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The weekend read: Perovskites step out of the labs
Michael van der Gugten, Sales and Marketing Executive at Smit Thermal Solutions, is convinced that perovskite solar cells have reached maturity, and that they are ready to make the step from the lab to production. He is leading the organization of a conference on this topic and expects that the perovskite community, production equipment suppliers and crystalline silicon cell manufacturers will discuss the implementation of perovskite-silicon tandem cells or the production of standalone perovskite modules.
Aug 12, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Opinions, Solar to Fuel, China, Asia, hydrogen, Michael van der Gugten, Smit Thermal Solutions, ALD, OPV, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Vivint Solar refutes contract forgery allegations
Vivint Solar has refuted claims by short-seller Marcus Aurelius Value of “malfeasance” around sale contracts, in a counteroffensive launched after days of gradual stock share decline.
Oct 1, 2019 // Plants, Residential, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, Residential PV, vivint, North America, litigation, court dispute, short-sellers, baml, pv residential installer, Marcus Aurelius Value, Philip Shen
Does Solar Rechargeable Battery Worth the Cost?
If you’ve been trying to put in a solar array system recently, you’ve most likely stumble upon the subject of star batteries. Despite the very fact
Dec 4, 2021 // Blog
Tesla Owner Mines Right Up To $800 A Month In Crypto With His Car
CNBC has actually shared the story of Siraj Raval, an owner of a Tesla Model 3 that has tried different methods of mining cryptocurrencies. His setup includes cost-free bitcoin mining software program on his Mac mini M1, which is powered by plugging an inverter right into the 12-volt power socket in the center console of his Model 3.
Jan 10, 2022 // Transport, Blockchain, TESLA, Elon Musk, mining, Bitcoin, Siraj Raval, Chris Allessi, Ohio River Vally Institute
Hydrogen-powered bicycles offer new electromobility concept
With the 200 hydrogen bikes offered to journalists and world leaders at the G7 summit in Biarritz proving popular, manufacturer Pragma Industries has received an order for 1,000 of them from Chilean president Sebastian Pinera. The company’s founder, Pierre Forté, wants the bike to have a societal impact in developing countries.
Sep 4, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Storage, Transport, Solar to Fuel, Lithium-ion batteries, Toyota, France, Europe, hydrogen, Daimler, hydrogen-fueled cars, Pierre Forté, Pragma Industries, Sebastian Pinera, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Solar farm fitted with batteries to fulfill grid output control needs browses the web in Japan
One of the first large-scale solar farms in Japan so far to be geared up with battery storage space in order to fulfill the demands of a neighborhood grid operator as well as energy, has been completed on the island of Hokkaido.
Jul 7, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Japan, Asia, sb energy, Alex O'Cinneide, HEPCO
Can a Novel Zinc Battery Deliver Clean Multiday Backup Power?
California is checking Canadian start-up e-Zinc's long-duration modern technology to keep companies powered through wildfires and failures.
Sep 25, 2020 // Technology, Storage, California, USA, North America, startup, Zinc Battery, James Larsen
Brisbane battery company utilizing UQ technology supplies option to keeping solar power to power residences
A Brisbane organization claims it is the only firm on the planet making its very own graphene from natural gas
Graphene batteries are a lot more secure than lithium batteries, which are used in lots of family things
There is an expanding demand for investment in technology such as batteries to assist with solar power storage space
Nov 7, 2022 // Technology, Storage, Australia, Oceania, Graphene, brisbane, Craig Nicol, Xiaodan Huang
Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that operates at night
In truth, a specially created photovoltaic cell might create up to 50 watts of power per square meter under ideal conditions in the evening, about a quarter of what a traditional solar panel can create in daytime, according to an idea paper by Munday and graduate student Tristan Deppe.
Feb 3, 2020 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, University of Maryland, Jeremy Munday
Vikram Solar Works with Inox Wind's Saibaba Vutukuri as New CEO
In a substantial advancement, nation's among the leading solar module maker Vikram Solar on Wednesday stated that it has selected Saibaba Vutukuri as its brand-new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Feb 5, 2020 // Manufacturing News, India, Asia, Vikram Solar, solar module, Gyanesh Chaudhary, Saibaba Vutukuri
21-year solar PPA for three French airports
The airports of Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget will be supplied with solar energy by French solar company Urbasolar and energy supplier GazelEnergie. The PV plants connected to the agreement are now in development and will begin providing power in 2021.
Feb 6, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, France, pv power plants, Europe, Edward Arkwright
SECI Gets CERC Approval to Sell 600 MW Solar Power to Haryana & Bihar at Rs 2.44/ kWh.
CERC has actually authorized the request submitted by SECI looking for authorization for marketing of 600 MW solar energy to Discoms in Haryana and also Bihar at a toll price of Rs 2.44/ kWh.
Feb 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Haryana, SECI, Asia, tariff, Solar Power, Bihar, CERC
Switzerland renews assistance for renewables
The Swiss government has decided to prolong its incentives for renewable energy jobs, while also changing them to advertise better competition. Additionally, it prepares to replace feed-in tolls for massive solar installments with a new auction device.
Apr 8, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Switzerland
In coming years, Montgomery Co. may require solar panels on homes
In the coming years, homes that are built in Montgomery County, Maryland, may need to have solar panels installed on their rooftops
Sep 27, 2019 // Residential, Rooftop PV, USA, rooftop PV, North America, Marc Elrich, Maryland, Lori Graf
Solar powered weeding tractor uses manual labour
You might not have realised this, but there’s a group of hackers out there without whom you wouldn’t be able to put food on the table. They hack under the blazing sun and pouring rain, and have been doing it for thousands of years. Known more commonly as farmers, their creative problem solving skills with whatever is lying around can be absolutely jaw dropping. [Andrew Mans] is one such individual. He built a solar powered weeding tractor that uses human labour to do the actual weeding.
Oct 16, 2019 // Transport, Agriculture, solar electric motor, tractor, weeding, Andrew Mans













