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56 MW crossbreed wind-solar plant powers up at Australian golden goose
The distinct solar, wind, as well as battery project has actually been finished at Gold Fields' Agnew Gold Mine, noting Australia's biggest crossbreed microgrid of its kind.
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, James Harman, Stuart Mathews
Battery Pack Prices Be Up To an Average of $132/kWh, However Rising Commodity Prices Beginning to Bite
Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,200 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have actually fallen 89% in actual terms to $132/kWh in 2021 [1] This is a 6% drop from $140/kWh in 2020.
Dec 29, 2021 // Storage, China, Asia, lithium-ion battery, Kwasi Ampofo, James Frith
New solar panels from photovoltaic panel waste
Solar energy is great information for planet Earth-- but solar panels are not as climate-friendly as they should be. Researcher Martin Bellmann is using what he calls the "black gold" waste materials from solar panel manufacture to make new panels.
Nov 29, 2022 // Technology, solar panel, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Martin Bellmann
Industry: Political deadlock puts Spain’s clean energy shift at risk
Politicians’ failure to form government pacts condemns Spain’s clean energy shift to further delays and uncertainty, the industry has warned as the country heads to fresh polls.
Sep 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Spain, Europe, FER
Solar projects allocated to support N'Djamena borders in Chad
Argentine corporation Alcaal Group has signed an MoU with Chad's Ministry of Finance and also Ministry of Energy for a 200MW solar PV with a battery storage element located near the resources city of N'Djamena.
Aug 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Africa, chad, Alcaal Group, Idriss Déby
Gathering climatic water to cool PV panels
Researchers from Saudi Arabia have actually suggested a brand-new PV panel cooling down strategy which utilizes a climatic water farmer. The tool makes use of waste warmth from the PV panel to gather climatic water during the night and afterwards launches it throughout the day to cool off the module. The scientists declare the tool might additionally be enhanced to create fluid water, which could be utilized for the cleansing of the components.
May 12, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Saudi Arabia, PV panels, Asia, atmospheric water harvester
Testing floating PV with tracking systems
French water management agency Société du Canal de Provence (SCP) is planning an innovative floating project to test its combination with a solar tracking system. The 250 kW project was awarded a fixed tariff in a special tender for innovative PV projects held by The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) in February 2018. The plant will be deployed on a water surface managed by SCP in Southern France.
Jan 29, 2020 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, France, tender, floating PV, Europe, SCP
Hydrogen research fuels new solar ideas for green energy
New research led by Curtin University explores the use of methanol as a storage for hydrogen fuel, providing a potential green option for the extraction and creation of this zero pollution energy source.
Dec 5, 2019 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Curtin University, Guohua Jia, Zongyou Yin
Solar Array Setup at a Space Station by NASA as well as ESA
Solar panels are powering the spacewalks of astronauts for the first time at the International Space Station.
Jun 25, 2021 // Plants, NASA, Solar Panels, ESA, solar array, astronauts
Plugging performance-sapping issues that hamper perovskite performance
A multifunctional molecule that connects numerous atomic-scale defects in perovskite solar products can dramatically improve the longevity and electric result of this promising solar modern technology, KAUST scientists have revealed.
Aug 18, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, KAUST, Furkan Isikgor
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
Risen Energy switches over to steel frames on photovoltaic panels due to aluminum's high carbon-footprint
Chinese photovoltaic panel maker Risen Energy has launched a brand-new solar panel with an alloy steel frame rather than the standard aluminum.
Nov 11, 2021 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, PV module, Risen Energy, Aluminum
Solar Is Dirt-Cheap and About to Get Even A Lot More Powerful
The solar market has spent decades reducing the expense of creating electricity direct from the sun. Currently it's concentrating on making panels even more powerful.
Dec 20, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, solar panel, Risen Energy, Jenny Chase, Xiaojing Sun
Carlsberg Partners With Solar Desalination Firm to Purify Sundarbans Water
The Carlsberg Group has partnered with solar desalination innovation firm Desolenator for converting brackish water to clean drinking water in the Sundarbans
Nov 26, 2020 // Technology, Plants, India, Asia, West Bengal, Carlsberg, clean water, Solar Desalination, Sundarbans
MA'ADEN, GlassPoint sign pact to create world's biggest solarized steam plant
The upcoming solar thermal plant called 'Solar 1' will be located in Ras al Khairto harness the power of the sun to produce steam that will better be used to improve bauxite ore into alumina.
The 1,500 MW solar steam facility will help MA'ADEN attain sustainability objectives by decreasing carbon discharges by over 600,000 tons annually.
Jun 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, Asia, MoU, carbon emissions, GlassPoint, industrial solar steam, MA'ADEN, Riyadh Al Nassar, Robert Wilts, Rod MacGregor, Saudi Green Initiative, SGI







