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By SB Staff April 17, 2025 The first three months of 2025 have seen $8 billion in investments canceled and 16 new large-scale factories and other projects abandoned or downsized in the renewable energy industry, according to a new report. E2’s latest Clean Economy Works monthly update shows that escalating market uncertainty is taking a toll on renewables as Congress begins debate on repealing tax credits and other incentives. The $7.9 billion in investments withdrawn since January are more than three times the total investments canceled over the previous 30 months combined, the report shows. Still, companies continue to invest…
FlirA Teledyne Technologies company has introduced its range PV -inspection solutions To accelerate panel installation and maintenance with solar projects. With these new products, including a clamp meter, radiation meter and IV curve tracer, users can verify the performance and safety of installed solar systems, monitor and maintain large-scale solar power plants and guarantee the quality of solar panels during production. Flir’s new range of solutions: The CM78-PV CAT III 1,500-VDC Solar Panel Klemmeter with built-in IR-Thermometer and meterlink connectivity. The PV78 solar panel radiation and temperature meter with tilt sensor and meterlink -connectivity. The PV48 solar panel tester and…
China has identified two new Quartz deposits with a lot of purity, because it wants to locate the delivery for solar and semiconductor production and reduces dependence on American import April 17, 2025 Vincent Shaw The Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources has announced the discovery of two large quarter positos with high purity-one near Qinling, the province of Henan and the other in the Altay region, Xinjiang. With the approval of the State Council, it has officially designated a high pure quartz as the 174th new classified mineral in the country. Under the current technological and economic parameters, high -purified…
Noriker Power’s byers Brae Bess. Image: Noriker Power. Investment manager Triple Point has agreed a debt facility of £ 15 million with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) developer Noriker Power. This marks the start of a new partnership between Triple Point and Noriker Power, both of which are important players at the British Bess market. The £ 15 million financing injection will be used to support Noriker Power’s advanced development pipeline, including the financing of important equipment for various from Noriker Power’s ready-made assets in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Since the launch in 2015, Noriker Power has…
The demand for silver in the PV industry became 197.6 million Ounces in 2024, according to a new report from the Silver Institute. It says that the average silver price last year was $ 28.27 per troy ounce, an increase of $ 23.35 in 2023. April 17, 2025 Emiliano Bellini The global silver demand fell by 3% to 1.16 billion Ounces in 2024, according to the report “World Silver Survey 2025”, recently published by the Silver Institute. “The impact of American rates will be an important risk for the silver question this year,” said the Silver Institute. “A longer period…
Business financing in solar energy decreased considerably in the first three months of this year due to policy rating, tariff shocks and legal uncertainties, says a report from Mercom Capital. April 17, 2025 Ryan Kennedy A three -month report from Mercom Capital said company Financing in Solar worldwide reached around $ 4.8 billion In Q1, 2025. This is a decrease of 41% compared to Q1, 2024 totals of $ 8.2 billion in Q1, 2024. “The decrease in financing this quarter reflects the growing investors in response to policy revenues, tariff shocks and regulatory uncertainties that companies and investors have forced…
Chinese EV -battery giant Catl places a 33% increase in Q1 profit The leading maker of electric vehicles, the Chinese company Catl, booked a jump of 32.9 percent in the winning of the first quarter, even if the demand for electric vehicles slows down. The company produces more than a third of all worldwide batteries of electric vehicles (EV) and works together with major brands, including Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volkswagen. Founded in 2011 in the eastern Chinese city of Ningde, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) was initially powered to success through rapid growth on the domestic market. The…
Dutch utilities Eneco and Delta Energie will test lower electricity rates for consumers – regardless of the PV system ownership – that shift consumption to periods of peak price. The pilot wants to encourage flexible demand during the afternoon hours. April 17, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Image: Image: 𝓴𝓘𝓡𝓚 𝕝𝔸𝕀 𝕝𝔸𝕀, Unsplash Dutch Power Utilities Eneco and Delta Energie said that they will offer consumers lower electricity rates – regardless of whether they have PV systems – that shift their consumption during peak hours for generating solar energy. The offer only applies to the Zeeland region and specific hours of the…
Competition in the development of cells with large capacity has been warmed up, whereby the top player of the industry comes up to shape the new standard in the storage space of the battery energy. April 17, 2025 Mariha Maisch By ESS News China’s Catl, the world’s leading battery maker, has officially exhibited its new 587 AH battery cell with high capacity, which will be integrated in the next generation Mood Energy storage system. This new battery cell has an energy density of up to 430 WH/L and, according to the manufacturer, offers superior safety performance compared to traditional small…
Researchers from the German Institute try to reduce silver use in PV devices in hetero junction under the umbrella of extensive research projects. Under their recent performance there is the manufacture of a heterojunction cell that a minimal silver consumption of only 1.4 mg per W. April 17, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer Isee) of Germany are currently working together with various industrial partners on innovative solutions to drastically reduce silver consumption for the heterojunction (HJT) solar cells under the umbrella of the Hit research project financed. “Within this work, Fraunhofer ISE…