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LBIC: Seeing solar potential
Digital imagery with laser lighting has been utilized to quantify a solar cell's performance for a while through a procedure called light beam induced current (LBIC) mapping. But, because of the serial nature of image processing, it has not been easy to do fast. Danish start-up InfinityPV states it has used a method which can expedite the LBIC rate by over 10 million times.
Dec 12, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Europe, solar panel, LBIC
Germany's PV capacity addition at record level in January following roof boom
For the month of January, 56,620 photovoltaic systems with an overall capacity of 780.7 megawatts (MW) were freshly reported to the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), of which 760.4 MW were supported by the Renewable Energy Law (EEG) and 20.4 MW were unsubsidized systems.
Mar 6, 2023 // Rooftop PV, Germany, Europe
Hungarian utility wraps up very own 300 MW PV auction
Power business MVM will add brand-new generation ability to the 100 MW of solar it currently runs in its homeland.
Sep 23, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Hungary, Europe, auction
New Mexico energy plans nearly 1GW of solar-plus-storage to change coal plant
New Mexico's biggest energy plans to create 950MW of solar and storage by 2022 as it departures the state's San Juan coal plant as well as eyes 100% emissions-free electrical power by 2040.
Oct 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, New Mexico, IEEFA, pnm, carbon capture and storage, Karl Cates
Mainstream cuts ribbon on 145-MW solar farm in Chile
Ireland-based clean power producer Mainstream Renewable Power on Tuesday held a commencement event to note the opening of its 145-MW Rio Escondido solar farm in Chile.
Aug 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, solar farm, Mainstream
Indian Researchers Recover Pure Silicon from Obsolete Solar Cells
The ordinary life expectancy of a photovoltaic panel has to do with 25-30 years. Today, around the world, around 60 million lots of photovoltaic panels remain in their end-of-life phase.
Nov 16, 2021 // Technology, India, Tamil Nadu, Asia, solar cell, hydrofluoric acid, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, photovoltaic panels, solar recycling, Solar Waste
AES to get 250MW Indiana solar
The Petersburg project will additionally have 180MWh of energy storage
Aug 2, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, India, Asia, North America, AES, Matt Handel, Kristina Lund
Banks' Big Battery: 200-MW Power for 600K Homes
Banks Renewables, the renewable energy division of the Banks Group, unveils plans to build a 200-MW battery storage system in Scotland to power 600,000 homes. Brookfield Asset Management acquires Banks Renewables, investing in their wind, solar and storage projects.
Oct 6, 2023 // Storage, SCOTLAND, Banks Group
Green H2 Demo Plant: Duke's Florida Project
Duke Energy's innovative pilot project in DeBary, Florida, will feature green hydrogen production, storage and combustion technology. In collaboration with GE Vernova and Sargent and Lundy, the project will create the first combustion turbine running on up to 100% hydrogen. Construction starts this year and is expected to be operational by 2024.
Oct 30, 2023 // Plants, Storage, USA, Duke Energy, North America
10 GWh Deal: Quinbrook & CATL Partner for Storage Solutions
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners signs agreement for 10 GWh of energy storage solutions from CATL. 5-year framework to supply optimized solutions for projects across US, UK and Australia, 1 GWh of first deliveries for Australia & UK. Already deploying CATL solutions at Gemini solar-plus-storage complex in NV. 20 GW of storage projects in pipeline.
Nov 8, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, CATL, quinbrook infrastructure partners
Aussie Govt Funds First Nations Green Hydrogen Project
Government grants support groundbreaking 850-MW green hydrogen project in Western Australia's Kimberley region, led by First Nations and aiming to produce renewable hydrogen and ammonia at a large scale.
Mar 20, 2024 // Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, green hydrogen
Chilean power carrier intends to construct 788 MW solar park
Colbún has actually requested authorization to construct a 788 MW solar project in Chile's north area of Antofagasta.
Feb 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, Colbún
New generation of solar panels consisting of small sunflower imitations
A new type of PV plants is being developed: solar systems consisting of rows of small man-made sunflowers, which automatically turn their heads toward the sun.
Nov 5, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV plants, Los Angeles, sunflower, SunBOT, Ximin He, University of California
What is Air mass (Sometimes called Air mass ratio)?
The length of the way solar radiation has to pass to reach the earth. Air mass is defined by the cosine of zenith angle, i.e. the angle between the vertical
Sep 11, 2023
Brazilian Creral to construct 7.3 MW of solar farms in South, Southeast
Brazilian cooperative Creral Cooperativa de Geracao de Energia e Desenvolvimento has begun building and construction works on 7.35 MW of distributed generation (DG) solar farms.
Apr 7, 2021 // Plants, solar farm, Creral, Brazilia