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Research reveals factors limiting the voltage of polycrystalline CdSeTe solar cells
So far, solar cells based on polycrystalline cadmium selenide telluride (CdSeTe) have actually shown some crucial constraints, despite their low construction costs as well as useful qualities. Most notably, these solar cells display higher voltage losses than other mature photovoltaic or pv innovations (crystalline silicon, for example) as well as this considerably hinders their efficiency and also performance.
Mar 30, 2022 // Technology, NREL, Arizona State University, Colorado State University, CSU, CdSeTe solar cells, ASU, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Arthur Onno
How to choose the best battery for a solar energy system
There are different types of solar batteries for home use available on the market today. They have different specifications, and to choose a proper solution
Jul 28, 2020
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
The Hydrogen Stream: More huge scale hydrogen for Port of Rotterdam
Somewhere else, French renewable hydrogen start-up Lhyfe has announced it is building an electrolyzer in eastern Germany, and also Los Angeles-based Southern California Gas has actually launched a hydrogen-powered drone to check its gas grid.
Jan 12, 2022 // Solar to Fuel, USA, France, Germany, Europe, hydrogen, North America, startup, Lhyfe, Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers, Hydrogen Optimized, Emerson
City of Sydney flicks the button to 100% environment-friendly power
The city of Sydney is currently running completely on renewable resource produced from wind and solar ranches in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Jul 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Sydney, Oceania, Clover Moore, Matthew van der Linden, Bob Hayward
Denmark's Eurowind Energy throws biogas right into the mix
Danish renewables designer Eurowind Energy A/S has set up a new competence centre for biogas to complement the existing ones for solar photovoltaic (PV), wind energy and Power-to-X (PtX).
Feb 20, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Europe, Denmark, Eurowind Energy
Why the World's Most Advanced Solar Plants Are Failing
These facilities of the future are riddled with troubles-- but it's not far too late to locate fixes.
Jun 24, 2020 // Thermal, USA, NREL, North America
Japan sets feed-in tariffs for the 2020 Japanese Financial Year
Feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in Japan for solar PV systems have actually now been provisionally set by the national Ministry of Energy Trade and Industry (METI) for the next financial year, which starts in April.
Feb 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Japan, Asia, rooftop PV, feed-in tariffs, third-party ownership
"Capacity deferral is the key source of storage value"
Large batteries obtain most their worth from replacing gas peaker plants as well as avoiding the installment of extreme amounts of transmission and also generation framework. Nevertheless, batteries can not change all gas plants, MIT scientists located. From an all natural economics point of view, there is a particular share of storage space that is thought about cost-effective. With battery expenses decreasing, that share is regularly boosting.
Aug 14, 2020 // Storage, USA, MIT, North America, Dharik Mallapragada
Seraphim Joins the 500w Club, With S4 fifty percent Cell Series
Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co., Ltd. (Seraphim), a first-rate solar item maker in China, has signed up with the expanding band of suppliers using a 500 plus Watt module with the launch of its S4 half-cell series photovoltaic (PV) modules on December 1. Seraphim, which till last year claimed to have over 85 percent of its sales outside China, is a smaller however strong gamer in the space, based out of China's solar production hub, Jiangsu.
Dec 1, 2020 // Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, Asia, seraphim
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
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
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
Self-sustaining solar home on wheels wants to absorb the Sun
Students from the Netherlands will take their new solar ride 3,000 km to Spain.
Sep 17, 2021 // Transport, Spain, Europe, Netherlands, Stella Lux
Maximizing the potential of PV irrigation in Spain’s ‘Sea of Plastic’
Spanish researchers have developed an analytical model to optimize the operation of PV water pumping systems. They say simultaneously irrigating different parts of a farm could help minimize costs and maximize energy use. The model was tested on an olive farm divided into four zones in the Spanish province of Almería.
Dec 19, 2019 // Technology, Spain, Europe, PV water pumping system