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US anti-forced labour regulation gathers momentum as new bill passes House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives has actually passed the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act, which aims to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region, by a frustrating 428-1 in an action that can have serious consequences for the nation's solar industry.
Dec 10, 2021 // Policy, USA, North America, Xinjiang, china imports, WRO, forced labour, import ban, Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act
Energy Vault, 2 Others Construct Gravity-Based Energy Storage in China
The 100 MWh EVx system is being developed beside a wind farm as well as nationwide grid site in Rudong situated outside of Shanghai. Energy Vault and Atlas Renewable signed a $50 million licensing contract for making use of Energy Vault's proprietary gravity-based energy storage space technology.
May 6, 2022 // Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, China, Asia, North America, Energy Vault, Atlas Renewable, robert piconi, China Tianying, Eric Fang, EVx, Rudong, Yan
Researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine as well as four nationwide laboratories have developed a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without making use of cobalt, a mineral plagued by price volatility and also geopolitical problems.
Sep 22, 2022 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, University of California, Huolin Xin
Nuru Seeks $300 Million for Mini-Grids in Power-Starved Congo
Series B round to raise $60 million, Series C $90 million Company is backed by UK Agency REPP, IFC and Proparco
Apr 5, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Grids, Africa, Nuru, Congo
Supercapacitors difficulty batteries
A team collaborating with Roland Fischer, Professor of Inorganic as well as Metal-Organic Chemistry at the Technical University Munich (TUM) has actually created a very reliable supercapacitor. The basis of the power storage device is an unique, powerful as well as additionally sustainable graphene hybrid material that has comparable efficiency information to presently used batteries.
Jan 5, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Germany, Europe, Graphene, Roland Fischer, TUM
Supercapacitors difficulty batteries: graphene hybrid material gets to power thickness of batteries
A team working with Roland Fischer, Professor of Inorganic and also Metal-Organic Chemistry at the Technical University Munich (TUM) has developed a highly reliable supercapacitor. The basis of the power storage device is a novel, powerful and likewise lasting graphene hybrid product that has equivalent performance information to currently utilized batteries.
Jan 11, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Germany, Europe, Graphene, Roland Fischer, TUM
Solar Nation Rankings. The top 5 in Past 5 Years, the Next 5 Years
The surge in solar capability in the past years, especially because 2015, has been out there for all to see. It was simply a few years back in 2012 that the world commemorated covering the 100 GW mark in solar. Contrast that with 2021, when the globe expects to include 150 GW in just the year itself!
Apr 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, India, China, Australia, Europe, Asia, IRENA, Oceania, North America, Vietnam, International
Kesterite Supplies A Pathway To Greener Solar Cells
Kesterite is a natural mineral with numerous vital product residential or commercial properties, including a band space that can be utilized as a light absorber material for next generation thin-film solar cells.
Jun 3, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cell, thin-film solar cell, efficiency, IIITDM, Kesterite, SRM University, University of Oldernburg
Iberdrola bags 800MW of UK projects, becomes one of the marketplace's greatest players with 9% of all solar
Spanish energy business Iberdrola has actually bet huge on the UK market with the procurement on 17 solar PV projects from Elgin Energy and Lightsource bp, taking the company's share of UK solar from 2% to 9% and making it one of the greatest gamers in the marketplace.
Jan 17, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Iberdrola, Lightsource BP, Europe, Elgin Energy, acquisition
Solar PV capacity by country
Solar PV capacity by country (MW). Share of total electricity consumption On this webpage, you can find the rating of top solar photovoltaic generating
Apr 29, 2020
'Every step' of lithium battery worth chain will certainly have a passion in recycling
It will certainly be in the rate of interests of more or less everybody associated with the "wider lithium-ion battery supply chain" to develop efficient reusing communities, according to an analyst with IHS Markit.
Sep 25, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, IHS Markit, recycling, North America, Youmin Rong, startup, lithium battery, Chloe Holzinger, Kunal Phalpher, Li-Cycle
Out with old inverters, in with the brand-new
International need for substitute inverters will likely expand by virtually 40% to get to 8.7 GW in 2020, as a huge and also broadening mounted base old solar PV setups drives implementation, creates Miguel De Jesus of IHS Markit.
Feb 13, 2020 // Inverters, Opinions, USA, IHS Markit, Europe, Asia, pv inverters, North America, Miguel De Jesus
Solar PV & Energy Storage World Expo 2024
Solar PV & Energy Storage World Expo 2024 Outlook Event Name: Solar PV & Energy Storage World Expo Venue:Canton Fair Complex B Area Country:
Oct 26, 2023 // Solar
Inside the globe's biggest dam-based floating solar energy project
A floating PV solar array prepared for procedure at a dam in South Korea will certainly be the world's biggest built at such a facility. We talked with the group to figure out more about the project and the future possibility of such modern technology.
Jan 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, Market Research, Wood Mackenzie, South Korea, floating PV, Asia, Q-CELLS, Ian Clover, Hapcheon Dam, Molly Cox
Exactly how to make lithium-ion batteries invincible
In our future energized world, the need for battery storage is predicted to be enormous, reaching to upwards of 2 to 10 terawatt-hours (TWh) of yearly battery manufacturing by 2030, from less than 0.5 TWh today.
Jun 24, 2021 // Technology, Storage, USA, Lithium-ion batteries, North America, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, Gerbrand Ceder