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Solar Industry Grows 23% in 2019, But Clouds Are on the Horizon
There might be dark skies in the solar market's future, yet dark skies do not last for life.
Mar 18, 2020 // Market Research, USA, Sunrun, Canadian Solar, vivint solar, North America
Parallel and series connection of batteries – What’s The Difference & Which’s Better?
Does your boat, RV, solar installation, or other application require a higher voltage or ampere capacity than a battery can withstand? If so, connecting
Dec 30, 2021 // Storage
The weekend read: Chile taps ‘white gold’ for security of energy supply
Chile is home to a massive 10.3 million tons of lithium reserves, most of which is found in the Atacama Desert in the northern part of the country. With some of the highest solar irradiation levels on Earth, this region also boasts the perfect conditions for generating solar power. Developments in the photovoltaic market, alongside implementation of more efficient energy storage systems, are positioning Chile as a regional leader in this field. So what does the future hold for battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Chile, and what obstacles lie in their way?
Sep 1, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Engie, Chile, South america, BESS, lithium, Sebastián Piñera, AES Gener, Claudia Rahmann, Juan Carlos Jobet, Javier Giorgio
Fire at Tesla Big Battery in Victoria Places The Spotlight On Threats
With large storage in focus globally for its role, the battery fire in Australia will put the emphasis back on security. Though overall, the dangers continue to be little of significant damages, the fact that these batteries are readied to play such an important duty in total grid balancing, implies unique efforts to understand even more fool evidence protection as well as safety and security.
Aug 2, 2021 // Storage, TESLA, Victoria, Australia, neoen, Oceania
Take a break on the solar bench – but not for too long
Engie has raised eyebrows with the installation of several solar benches in Biarritz, southwestern France, as a local official has asked citizens to avoid sitting on them for long periods of time in order to keep their energy yield up. But the authorities over in Cannes are clearly impressed, as the municipal government in the French Riviera resort town has also revealed plans to buy more of the PV benches, which are designed by Croatian startup Include.
Aug 22, 2019 // Solar, France, Engie, pv modules, Europe, Guillaume Barucq, solar benches, Cannes
Evaluating the staining mitigation residential or commercial properties of anti-reflective coverings
Scientists in China have actually looked for to understand exactly how staining aggravated by anti-reflective coatings could hinder solar panel outcome. In regards to effectiveness against staining, the scientists discovered hollow-silica-nanoparticle finishings did better than strong silica alternatives.
Jun 3, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, Solar Panels, Asia
5 Best-Performing Stocks of the Top ETF of 2019 So Far
Invesco Solar ETF TAN topped the list of the best-performing ETFs so far this year with impressive returns of about 54%.
Dec 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, solaredge technologies, Invesco Solar
A new metric to evaluate the economic feasibility of cell efficiency increase
Researchers have introduced a new metric for determination of the highest allowable cost for cell efficiency increase and levelized cost of electricity optimization. The scientists have called this new parameter ‘value of efficiency’.
Dec 3, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Commercial, USA, LCOE, North America, PV cell, VOE
New hybrid product enhances the efficiency of silicon in Li-ion batteries
Scientists at the University of Eastern Finland have actually established a brand-new crossbreed product of mesoporous silicon microparticles and also carbon nanotubes that can enhance the efficiency of silicon in Li-ion batteries. Advancements in battery innovation are crucial for lasting advancement and also for attaining environment nonpartisanship.
Apr 22, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Li-ion batteries, Europe, Finland, Vesa-Pekka Lehto
1414 Degrees to develop the suspended Aurora CSP site in South Australia
The Australian energy storage company is planning the acquisition of SolarReserve Australia II, owing three solar sites in Australia. 1414 Degrees is about to create a huge solar park with 400 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity and a few thousand MWh of thermal storage.
Dec 2, 2019 // Storage, Thermal, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, Aurora CSP, 1414 Degrees, thermal, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Scientists catch honest photos of electrons collecting light at the atomic scale
In the look for tidy energy options to nonrenewable fuel sources, one appealing remedy depends on photoelectrochemical (PEC) cells - water-splitting, artificial-photosynthesis devices that transform sunshine and also water into solar fuels such as hydrogen.
Oct 5, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, hydrogen, Berkeley, solar fuels, Oliver Gessner, Monika Blum, Francesca Toma
The Hydrogen Stream: Underground hydrogen storage for 1 MW electrolyzer in France
Elsewhere, several hydrogen projects were introduced in Norway, Germany, India, China and also the UK. Royal Dutch Shell started operations at the power-to-hydrogen electrolyzer in China as well as Germany's Linde Engineering authorized a contract for the construction a green hydrogen demo plant in Norway. In Addition, Green Hydrogen Systems signed a supply agreement with Edinburgh-based Logan Energy to deliver electrolysis tools for a project in England.
Jan 31, 2022 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, France, Germany, UK, India, China, Europe, Asia, hydrogen, Norway
The 1.9 MWp Solar project in Taiwan is ready for commercial use
Taiwan’s 1.9 Mwp solar project located in Hualien Rongkai can now provide energy in a commercial quantity.
Dec 24, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canadian Solar, solar pv, Taiwan, Dr. Shawn Qu, Solar Power Plant, TaiPower
Unraveling the interfacial interactions of lead-free perovskite for efficient hydrogen manufacturing
The conversion of solar power into hydrogen energy stands for a promising and also eco-friendly technique for resolving the energy shortage and also reducing fossil fuel discharges. A research group from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) lately established a lead-free perovskite photocatalyst that delivers very reliable solar energy-to-hydrogen conversion.
Jan 16, 2023 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, hydrogen, perovskite, City University of Hong Kong, CityU, Sam Hsu Hsien-Yi
ACEN to acquire owner of 60-MWp solar park in the Philippines
Philippines-based AC Energy Corp (PSE: ACEN) will certainly get the designer of a 60-MWp solar park project in the Philippines, expecting the bargain to be finished by mid-December, it stated in a bourse filing on Thursday.
Dec 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Asia, Philippines, Solar Park, ACEN