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Turkey’s net-metering: Will commercial, residential or municipal lead the way?
Turkey introduced net metering in May, stoking hopes the scheme could add meaningful volumes of new solar generation capacity. Municipal governments elected in the spring can also boost the program’s success, provided the many layers of authority can work together, that is.
Oct 4, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Rooftop PV, Asia, rooftop PV, Turkey, Utku Korkmaz
Finnish solar maker obtains Lithuanian manufacturing facility acquisition over the line
Hunger might have been doing not have amongst personal capitalists-- at once when international supplies are tanking amidst Covid-19 and also international economic crisis worries-- however the environment-friendly brand-new Finnish federal government, and also surrounding managements, have actually actioned in to load the violation.
May 7, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, Sweden, Europe, North America, Denmark, Lithuania, Norway, Finland, covid-19, ICELAND, Valoe, Iika Savisalo
Tandem solar cell globe record: New branch in the NREL graph
Tandem cells combine 2 various semiconductors that convert various parts of the light spectrum into electric power. Metal-halide perovskite substances primarily make use of the noticeable parts of the spectrum, while CIGS semiconductors convert rather the infrared light.
Sep 1, 2020 // Technology, NREL, Germany, solar cells, Europe, Steve Albrecht, Marko Jost, CIGS cells, Christian Kaufmann
Voltalia lets 33MW battery facility in business initially in the UK
Voltalia has made its first endeavor right into battery storage in the UK, completing the let of a 33MW facility near Bristol from Electric Land.
Sep 2, 2020 // Storage, UK, Voltalia, Europe
Tandem solar cell globe document: New branch in the NREL graph
Tandem cells integrate 2 various semiconductors that transform various parts of the light range right into electric power. Metal-halide perovskite substances mostly make use of the noticeable parts of the range, while CIGS semiconductors transform instead the infrared light.
Apr 15, 2020 // Technology, NREL, Germany, Europe, solar cell, efficiency, CIGS, Steve Albrecht, Marko Jost
Reordering the layers in solar-cell modules can aid improve efficiency
A solar-cell module that mitigates cell-to-module losses has actually been established by KAUST researchers complying with a rethink of the module's optical design as well as how it must be stacked.
Aug 23, 2022 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cell, efficiency, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Lujia Xu
The Safety Question Persists as Energy Storage Prepares for Huge Growth
Recent battery plant blazes and a hydrogen station blast have again raised questions about the safety of energy storage technologies.
Jul 25, 2019 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, USA, storage, GTM, Arizona, David Kane, Arizona Public Service, APS, Wood Mackenzie, South Korea, Asia, hydrogen, North America, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
One-dimensional Anderson insulators forecasted to hold the mass solar effect
Materials in which electrons are highly localized are promising for use in next-generation solar cells and also optoelectronic devices, estimations by a RIKEN theoretical physicist as well as a collaborator have actually indicated.
May 27, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, RIKEN, next-generation solar cells, Naoto Nagaosa
CEP Renewables Establishes the Largest Landfill Solar Project in North America
Solar designer aids recover a scenic northwest New Jersey community transitioning a Superfund site to a clean power generation plant that delivers an earnings stream.
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, North America, Solar Project, CEP Renewables, Gary Cicero, Alyssa Sarubbi
The Case for Mini Grids Stronger Than Ever, Says Global Report
A brand-new report released the other day (July 1), State of The Global Mini-Grids Market Report 2020 has actually dug deeply into the present, prospective, and also barriers to more development of mini-grids worldwide. For its research study and also conclusions, the report focused on mini-grids in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and little island countries.
Jul 2, 2020 // Market Research, BNEF, EDF, Iberdrola, Engie, Enel, mitsui, sumitomo, financing mini-grids, Mini-Grids 2020, SDGs
China's CATL Reveals the First-generation Sodium-ion Battery
CATL has actually exposed its first-gen Sodium-ion battery. This battery would certainly be cost-efficient and also have a high rate of charging with a power density of 160Wh/kg. The supply chain for these batteries is expected to develop in 2023.
Jul 30, 2021 // Storage, China, Asia, CATL, sodium-ion battery, Zeng Yuqun
350MW solar-plus-storage center wins government approval in the UK
The UK government has green lit what stands to be the nation's biggest solar ranch, a 350MW project by the south east shore.
May 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, hive energy, Giles Redpath, wirsol, Cleve Hill, colocation
Made in the shade: Growing crops at solar farms yields effectiveness
In the threatening problem of climate change, growing industrial crops on solar farms is a possibly efficient use of farming land that can both increase business food manufacturing and enhance solar panel efficiency as well as longevity, according to new Cornell study.
Mar 3, 2023 // Technology, solar farm, Henry Williams, Max Zhang
10 ways to ensure bees gain from the solar energy boom
Researchers examining the effect of solar power advancement throughout Europe have come up with ten methods which the development of solar can be formed to make sure pollinators benefit
Apr 26, 2021 // Technology, UK, Europe, Hollie Blaydes, Simon Potts, University of Reading, Alona Armstrong
Hydrogen is the very first practical choice for seasonal storage space
Pressed hydrogen is "the initial practical alternative" to aid satisfy winter electrical power need in a high-renewables grid, claims DNV GL.
Mar 16, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, hydrogen, North America, DNV GL