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The tide is changing for ground-mounted PV in Ireland
Ireland appears ready to embrace PV after years of failed announcements. Globaldata predicts the EU member state will deploy around 1.3 GW of solar by 2030, with renewables potentially meeting 65% of electricity demand. Furthermore, Irish Water has announced it wants to deploy solar at its water treatment plants.
Aug 16, 2019 // Plants, Ireland, rooftop, Irish Water, water treatment plants, Nenagh Wastewater Treatment Plant, Newcastle West Wastewater Treatment Plant, Saliis Limited, Globaldata, Arkapal Sil, PV microgeneration
BayWa r.e. finishes two floating solar projects in the Netherlands
BayWa r.e. as well as its Dutch subsidiary GroenLeven have recently energised 2 floating solar projects in the Netherlands with an integrated capacity of 29.2 MWp.
Jan 14, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, floating PV, Europe, Netherlands, baywa r.e., Benedikt Ortmann, solar projects, groenleven group
The substantial search for cation replacement in lithium-ion batteries
Powering whatever from smart devices to electrical autos, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have actually evolved considerably with advances in technology and transformed our globe.
Jul 20, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Japan, Lithium-ion batteries, Asia, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ryo Maezono
NeoVolta Poised to Lead the Emerging Solar Plus Storage Market
After closing the decade with record growth, the residential solar plus storage market is set for takeoff and NeoVolta is ready to meet this growth
Jan 27, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, solar plus storage, North America, NeoVolta, Brent Willson, International
Just how to speed up solar fostering for the underserved
As roof solar rates have fallen, several households at all revenue levels can now save cash by going solar. However, low- and moderate-income homes continue to be much less likely to adopt solar than high-income homes. So, scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) set out to examine if specific policy and also service designs could improve adoption equity in terms of family revenue.
Nov 10, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, rooftop PV, North America, Berkeley Lab, Eric O'Shaughnessy, Galen Barbose, Ryan Wiser, Sydney Forrester, Naim Darghouth
Polysilicon price reaches $39.3/ kg - the highest given that 2011
The price of polysilicon last week reached its highest level because 2011 and, according to Chinese module manufacturer JinkoSolar, there are no visible indicators that it might drop this year, as anticipated by numerous experts.
Feb 22, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, polysilicon, JinkoSolar, Asia
The Biggest Batteries Coming Soon to a Grid Near You
The 100-megawatt club is about to get a lot busier. Here are the world’s eight largest battery storage projects.
Sep 3, 2019 // Storage, California, USA, storage, TESLA, South Australia, North America, lithium-ion battery, AES, NextEra, Vistra
Making use of flexible organic solar cells in the stratosphere
Near-space aircraft and pseudo high-altitude satellites in the stratosphere have a wide application in environmental monitoring, catastrophe relief as well as reduction, agricultural and also forestry surveillance, resource expedition, as well as interaction. Solar power is the most effective power resource for near-space aircraft as well as pseudo high-altitude satellites.
Apr 10, 2023 // Technology, China, Asia, solar cell, flexible, Chinese Academy of Sciences, organic, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics and Aerospace Information Research Institute
Exploring the Key Players in Dubai’s Solar Panel Distribution Market
A Market Defined by More Than Demand
Dubai has positioned itself not just as a leader in luxury real estate or tourism, but as a forward-looking city
Aug 1, 2025 // Solar
How to Calculate the Benefit of a Solar PV System
We hear a lot about solar power these days. Government institutions and other energy companies promote solar power in every country in the world. There are
Jan 19, 2022 // Solar
French scientists try to uncover the secrets of black perovskite
X-ray analysis is said to have solved the mystery of how to preserve optical absorption in perovskite layers. Researchers say the discovery could help stabilize the material and speed up the launch of a new ingredient for PV research.
Aug 23, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Europe, Belgium, Julian Steele, KU Leuven University
US solar industry gets unlikely boost from the Trump administration
U.S. manufacturers First Solar and SunPower could be among the winners following the announcement that the Trump administration will impose a 25% tariff on bifacial panels, although analysts warned that the new tariffs could be an overall negative for the industry.
Oct 7, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, USA, SunPower, First Solar, Trump, North America, Bifacial panels, Jeffrey Osborne
Construction begins on pilot solar bike lane in the Netherlands
The electricity generated by the PV panels will be used to power the surrounding lighting system, as well as to heat the lane in winter to prevent road slipperiness caused by snow, ice or water. The project is part of a plan by the Dutch government to test the viability of solar power production on road infrastructure.
Jan 29, 2020 // Technology, PV panels, etherlands
Machine-learning to forecast the efficiency of natural solar cells
Picture looking for the optimal setup to construct a natural solar cell made from various polymers. Exactly how would certainly you start? Does the energetic layer demand to be extremely thick, or very slim? Does it require a large or a small amount of each polymer? Understanding exactly how to predict the particular structure and also cell design that would cause optimal efficiency is one of the best unresolved problems in products scientific research.
Jan 29, 2021 // Technology, Spain, solar cells, Europe, organic solar cells, ICMAB, Martin Heeney, Xabier Rodriguez- Martinez, Mariano Campoy-Quiles, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, URV
Newport eyes massive 75MW across the country considerable solar farm
Newport is eyeing a significant 75MW solar farm to be built on the Gwent degrees in south Wales.
Dec 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, Newport City Council, Rush Wall Solar Park, Development Of National Significance, Dns, Wpd












