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France added just 397 MW of solar in six months
At the end of June, France’s installed PV capacity topped 9.3 GW for a 4% increase on the figure recorded at the end of December. Only 397 MW of new capacity was put into operation, however, a much lower figure than the 490 MW deployed in the same period of 2018. Why?
Sep 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, France, Europe, CRE, David Callegari
Repositioning Australian roof PV
A University of South Australia research study has shown that solar owners offering electrical energy to the grid ought to position their panels to lessen the inconsistency in between peak usage and height production.
Sep 2, 2020 // Commercial, Residential, Grids, Rooftop PV, Australia, rooftop PV, Oceania, Kirrilie Rowe, OpenSolar, Andrew Birch
Sunfolding seeks to disrupt the tracker sector with air pneumatics
With $32 million in collection B financing as well as an ever-growing project pipe, air-based tracker start-up, Sunfolding, is hoping to raise its keep in the tracker market with tech that's straightforward, light as well as can be set up on terrain previously believed untouchable.
Sep 9, 2020 // Technology, Large-Scale, USA, North America, startup, Sunfolding, Gwen Rose
Solar power could stop China’s Belt and Road Initiative from unleashing huge carbon emissions
China has invested US$90 billion in the countries involved in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) since 2013. The BRI involves developing infrastructure in 126 partner countries to boost trade within a region stretching from Indonesia to Western Europe via the Middle East and East Africa, inspired by the historical Silk Road.
Oct 4, 2019 // Solar, China, Europe, Asia, Africa, carbon
New Enphase microinverter for high-power solar panels will begin shipping in November
Enphase Energy announced that the Enphase IQ 7A microinverter for high-power monofacial and bifacial solar modules will begin shipping to customers in North America in November 2019. The IQ 7A microinverter augments the lineup of seventh-generation Enphase microinverters with support for modules up to 450 W, targeting high-power residential and commercial solar applications.
Oct 28, 2019 // Inverters, Enphase Energy, microinverters, bifacial, solar modules, Badri Kothandaraman, Wayne Irwin, Jim Straeter, Carlos Martinez
Blockchain Technologies to Make a Better Asset Management Solar Software – Pros & Cons
It goes without saying that the 21st century is the era of digitalization with numerous innovative solutions that are constantly implemented and improve the quality of our life. The renewable energy sector did not stay on the sidelines and has been significantly changed for the last 15 years.
Feb 15, 2021 // Technology, Software, Blockchain, blockchain, eCharge, PowerLedger
4 Solar Stocks to Consider Owning in 2021
The solar sector has been blazing hot over the last three quarters of 2020. In fact, a few of these supplies are just heating up as we head into the brand-new year.
Dec 11, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Enphase Energy, Azure Power, sunpower corporation
How could pool floaties revolutionize the solar industry?
Sun worshipers that enjoy relaxing on pool mattresses may be on to something - two studies from Michigan’s Open Source Technology lab show the potential of a new type of floating photovoltaic (FPV) that uses foam like common pool toys.
Jan 6, 2021 // Floating PV, fpv, floating photovoltaic
Re-awakening the globe's very first solar cells for indoor photovoltaics applications
The globe's initial solid-state photovoltaics were reported in 1883, and were made up of selenium, which at some point led to the growth of the present-day photovoltaics, although the wide bandgap of selenium was limiting for applications of sunlight harvesting.
Dec 29, 2022 // Technology, China, Asia, solar cell, Bin Yan
Kalyon completes its 1.35 GW solar park Karapınar in Turkey's Konya province
Kalyon Holding's renewable energy branch has actually finished the construction of its 1.35 GW solar energy plant in Karapınar in Central Anatolia. It is just one of the biggest in the world. The Turkish business likewise said it increased the capacity of its solar module factory near Ankara to 2 GW per year.
Apr 10, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Turkey, Solar Power, renewable energy sources, Karapinar
Researchers report on the problem of hybrid perovskite prototypes after 10 months in space
Perovskite solar films developed by a graduate student in the Department of Physics at UC Merced while on an internship at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) not just survived 10 months in space with minimal degradation, but the little damage they did incur was greater than 90% relatively easy to fix.
Apr 17, 2023 // Technology, NASA, perovskite, Department of Physics at UC Merced, Glenn Research Center, GRC, Sayantani Ghosh
Renewables added 2,400 MW of brand-new creating capacity monthly in 2021
According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of information newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as well as the United State Energy Info Administration (EIA), solar, wind and other renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower) provided 81.07% of new residential electrical creating capacity in 2021.
Mar 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Ken Bossong
Perfecting Quantum Dots to Make The Most Of Solar Panel Effectiveness
Scientists in Australia have developed a formula to determine the exact size and also density of quantum dots essential to produce record efficiency in photovoltaic panels.
Jan 22, 2021 // Technology, Australia, solar panel, Oceania, efficiency
South Australia Is a Time Machine Into the Solar-Powered Future
The glut of home-generated electrical power there holds lessons for the future of distributed energy generation.
Feb 4, 2021 // Market Research, Australia, South Australia, Oceania
Large battery pipeline nudges 7GW in Australia, as functions for storage space multiply
Australia has around seven gigawatts of battery storage projects at various stages in the advancement pipe, a new report has estimated, nearly 1GW of which is on track to be provided by 2024.
Dec 11, 2020 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Ben Cerini, battery project, Cornwall Insight Australia