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New Zealand’s floating debut billed as country’s top PV project to date
New Zealand looks set to join the countries tapping into floating solar worldwide via a new, city-based scheme, sponsored by a utility duo.
Sep 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, New Zealand, solar pv, floating PV, utilities, IRENA, Oceania, vector group, auckland, Simon Mackenzie, watercare
New all-black module with result of 400 W
Solaria claims that it will certainly begin marketing its brand-new all-black panel for property PV applications in the U.S. market within the present quarter. The monocrystalline module is geared up with a microinverter from Enphase as well as has an effectiveness score of 20.2%.
Apr 22, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, solaria, North America, Suvi Sharma, Dave Ranhoff
Kaco Launches New 1-Phase String Inverters for Residential PV Systems
The "blueplanet NX1 M2" has outcome powers between 3 and five kVA.
With two MPP trackers, each capable of managing 3,500 watts, they appropriate for any kind of roofing system geometry, says Kaco.
Aug 6, 2021 // Residential, Inverters, Germany, Europe, KACO new energy
Con Ed energises 300-MW renewables transmission line in New york city
A new 300-MW transmission line has actually been appointed in New York City's Queens Borough to bring electrical energy from renewable resource plants, permitting the retirement of high-polluting thermal power stations.
May 10, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, New York City, Con Ed
Lodestone Energy Plans 220-MW Solar Park in New Zealand
Lodestone Energy to build 220-MW solar park in New Zealand's South Island, powering 50,000 homes annually. Expanding portfolio with Haldon Station partnership.
Jun 25, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, Solar Park, Lodestone Energy
New record effectiveness for flexible perovskite solar cells
Researchers have created a product for flexible perovskite solar cells that makes use of sunlight-generated electrons better, obtaining a brand-new record efficiency of 20.7%. The product consists of a permeable planar electron transportation layer that improves the communication in between its electrodes and perovskite layer, raising efficiency to push the idea closer to real-world applications.
Dec 10, 2020 // Technology, South Korea, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, flexible, efficiency, KRICT, Jangwon Seo, Mónica Lira-Cantú
New chemistry guarantees much better lithium sulfur batteries
Researchers in the U.S. have established a brand-new cathode chemistry for lithium-sulfur batteries, which they say pledges to conquer performance problems originating from sulfur's reduced conductivity and also tendency to react with lithium.
Jun 22, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, lithium-sulfur batteries, Chao Luo
Ormat Launches 20-MW Battery Storage in New Jersey
Ormat Technologies boosts its energy storage game with the new 20-MW Montague facility, paving the way for a greener future and expanded market reach.
Jan 2, 2025 // Storage, USA, New Jersey, Ormat Technologies, North America
New membrane technology to boost water purification and energy storage
Imperial College London scientists have created a new type of membrane that could improve water purification and battery energy storage efforts.
Dec 11, 2019 // Technology, Storage, water, London, Imperial Colleg, battery energy, Nafion, Qilei Song, Neil McKeown, Rui Tan, Nigel Brandon
Fronius will bring new hybrid GEN24 inverter to SPI 2019
Fronius is bringing its new hybrid Primo GEN24 inverter to Salt Lake City for Solar Power International 2019. The new solution provides all the benefits of the SnapINverter and additional features, such as being incredibly compact, easily scalable, quick to commission via an app, and easily serviceable. This new all-in-one hybrid inverter combines the functions of multiple devices in one compact device: battery charger, battery inverter, controller and the intelligence to be the operating system of your home’s energy supply. However, the product won’t be available to the public until 2020.
Aug 9, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Inverters, USA, inverter, Fronius, Salt Lake City, SnapINverter, Adrian Noronho, PLC
Bangladesh sets new power tariffs for slow solar developers
Government of Bangladesh is dissatisfied by slow development of a number of photovoltaic projects and is establishing new power tariffs associated with solar production cost reduction.
Nov 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Bangladesh, Asia, tariffs
Florida Power & Light starts building on 6 new solar facilities
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has started building and construction on 6 new solar energy centers that are anticipated to enter into operation by the end of the year.
Jul 31, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, pv power plants, North America, Florida Power & Light, Eric Silagy
New off-grid solar panel from China
Chinese supplier Bslbatt has revealed a modular lithium-ion battery that can be utilized for the off-grid storage of solar energy. The tool has a storage capacity ranging from 5.1 to 30.7 kWh as well as is asserted to provide constant procedure for approximately 6,000 charge cycles.
Feb 18, 2022 // Technology, Residential, Storage, Chine, Bslbatt
New off-grid solar battery from China
Chinese supplier Bslbatt has unveiled a modular lithium-ion battery that can be made use of for the off-grid storage space of solar power. The tool has a storage capacity varying from 5.1 to 30.7 kWh and also is claimed to offer steady operation for up to 6,000 charge cycles.
Feb 28, 2022 // Storage, China, Asia, Bslbatt
New silicon/perovskite solar cell globe record nears 30% effectiveness
Silicon has long been the gold standard for solar cells, however it's starting to reach its limitation. Perovskite is emerging as a promising companion, and now designers have attained a new efficiency record closing in on 30 percent for this sort of tandem solar cell.
Dec 11, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, silicon, efficiency, HZB, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin