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STANLIB Powers Solar, EV Push in SA
South African investment firm STANLIB has acquired a 51% stake in energy solutions provider Solareff Ltd and its electric vehicle charging infrastructure subsidiary GridCars, committing to fund ZAR 600 million in capex-free energy solutions. This move seeks to make a social and economic impact in South Africa.
Aug 8, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, South Africa, STANLIB, Solareff
Portsmouth City Council solar generation hits new record thanks to sunny springtime
Portsmouth City Council has actually videotaped a record quantity of solar generation during the COVID-19 lockdown thanks to the sunniest spring on record.
Jun 15, 2020 // Plants, Commercial, Residential, UK, Europe, covid-19, Dave Ashmore
New solar forecasting model executes ideal
A brand-new mathematical model for anticipating variations in solar irradiance has actually been established at Uppsala University. It might assist to promote extra effective use electrical energy from solar energy. In examinations of numerous data models, the model confirmed with the ability of making highly reputable forecasts, and also emerged as the very best for this purpose in some areas. The results have actually now been published in two write-ups in the journal Solar Energy.
Jul 3, 2020 // Technology, Sweden, Europe, Uppsala University, Joakim Munkhammar
Uncovering the secret of ternary polymer solar cell success
Solar cells will certainly doubtless play a significant component in a lasting energy future.
Apr 22, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, polymer, University of Tsukuba, Itaru Osaka, Kazuhiro Marumoto
Enphase states grid-forming IQ8 microinverter will begin delivering in December
Enphase Energy revealed the Enphase Energy System with IQ8 solar microinverters will start delivering in December 2021 for consumers in North America. IQ8 is Enphase's smartest microinverter yet, capable of forming a microgrid throughout a power blackout throughout the day utilizing just sunlight, providing backup power also without a battery.
Oct 25, 2021 // Inverters, USA, Enphase Energy, North America, Badri Kothandaraman
Space age solar solution moves toward production
A consortium of European research institutes has received €10.6 million in EU funding to establish pilot production of a high efficiency module concept developed by Swiss startup Insolight. The module combines high efficiency multijunction cells with a solar concentrator lens and has previously demonstrated 29% efficiency.
Sep 4, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Europe, PV module, European Union, CSEM, Insolight, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Laurent Coulot
BLUETTI's AC500 Portable Storage Launches
With its concentrate on solar powered portable storage space, Bluetti has done a good job of opening up the market
Sep 2, 2022 // Storage, clean energy, USA, Nevada, North America, electric vehicles, International, green energy, Bluetti, Portable Power Station
Vertical Panels: The Future of Solar Farming in the US
Next2Sun's agrivoltaics projects bring vertical solar panels to the US, maximizing land use and offering protection for crops and soil health. Collaboration with iSun in Vermont marks a new milestone.
Jan 17, 2024 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Germany, Europe, PV module, North America, startup, Next2Sun
ENEOS Plans Revamp of 12-MW Solar Park in Japan
ENEOS Renewable Energy Corp boosts efficiency at Uruma Mega Solar Plant, reinforcing Japan's shift to sustainable energy with cutting-edge upgrades.
Feb 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, PV Power Plant, ENEOS Renewable Energy Corp
Sungrow inks 300-MW partnership deal in Indonesia
Chinese solar inverter maker Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd (SHE:300274) on Wednesday claimed it has signed a 300-MW strategic partnership agreement with its channel agent, Indonesian solar roof specialist Utomo SolaRUV, to expand its sales in the Indonesian market this year and beyond.
Mar 24, 2022 // Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Sungrow, China, Asia, Indonesia
Dhamma Energy receives favorable EIS for 50-MWp solar project in Spain
Madrid-based developer Dhamma Energy stated that it has been issued a good ecological impact declaration (EIS) for the project to build a 50-MWp solar farm in the Spanish area of Murcia.
Feb 24, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, Dhamma Energy, Solar Project
Solar-powered system extracts drinkable water from "dry" air
Scientists at MIT and somewhere else have significantly boosted the result from a system that can remove drinkable water straight from the air even in dry regions, using warmth from the sun or another source.
Oct 15, 2020 // Technology, Asia, Korea, MIT, Evelyn Wang, Guihua Yu
Sungrow Unveils Solar + Storage Solutions at ASEAN Show
Sungrow introduced its newest commercial PV inverter SG125CX and also power optimizer SP600S during the ASEAN Sustainable Energy Week 2022. It brought Power Optimizer SP600S which enhances power generation on module level and permits 4% to 30% yield increase.
Sep 20, 2022 // Inverters, Sungrow, Steven Zhu
Nofar Nabs €507m for Italy Solar-Storage Push
Nofar Energy secures €507m to turbocharge Sunprime’s Italian solar-plus-storage push, scaling 290 MW PV, 350 MW storage and C&I flexibility amid rising demand for firmed renewables.
Feb 25, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Italy, Battery Storage, Europe, debt financing, Nofar Energy, Sunprime
Potassium steel battery becomes a competing to lithium-ion modern technology
From mobile phone, to solar energy, to electrical autos, humankind is progressively depending on batteries. As need for risk-free, effective, as well as effective power storage space remains to climb, so also does the call for appealing options to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which have actually been the leading modern technology in this room.
Mar 4, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, lithium-ion battery, Potassium metal battery, Nikhil Koratkar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute