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Flexible solar cells with record efficiency of 22.2%.
at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Power Solution ISE in Freiburg, Germany.
Setting brand-new records for 23 years.
Ayodhya Tiwari as well as his team
Oct 12, 2022 // Technology, Italy, Europe, efficiency, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Flexible solar cells, Romain Carron
Mercedes' newest electrical car features thin-film solar cells on the roofing
Germany-based car maker Mercedes-Benz has provided this week the Vision EQXX, the most recent model of its electrical car fleet.
According to the business, the vehicle is the most effective electric car it has actually ever developed, thanks to impressive power intake of less than 10kWh per 100km and also a series of greater than 1,000 kilometres.
The car features a newly developed in-house system that is asserted to accomplish a benchmark efficiency of 95%, from battery to wheels. "The battery pack in the Vision EQXX holds virtually 100kWh of power, yet has 50% less quantity as well as is 30% lighter than the ... benchmark cram in [the] EQS," the supplier specified, referring to one of its best known electric vehicles.
Beginning with 2024, all the vehicles in the series will certainly be equipped with 117 solar cells positioned on the roofing.
" It was developed in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE-- Europe's biggest solar energy research institute," Mercedes-Benz stated in a statement. "The web result of reducing the energy drainpipe on the high-voltage system is an increase in variety. On a solitary day, and under suitable problems, this can add up to 25km of range on long-distance trips."
The power produced by the solar cells is kept in a lightweight lithium-iron-phosphate battery which supplies a climate blower, the lights, the infomercial system and also various other ancillaries. "Mercedes-Benz and its partners are working towards using solar power to charge the high-voltage system, too," the maker additionally described.
In a current meeting with pv magazine, Bonna Newman, program supervisor for PV and also wheelchair module technologies at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), stated that electrical cars incorporating PV modules on their bodywork or roofing system have the possible to get to greater than 10,000 kilometres each year of pure solar-powered driving and that the modules could have a repayment time of simply three to four years. According to her, the advantages of vehicle-integrated PV are proportional to the solar radiation degrees of an offered location, its demand for electrical vehicles, and also power prices.
Jan 6, 2022 // Transport, Germany, Europe, Mercedes
Energiequelle partners on 100MW French PV portfolio
certainly manage the funding and also sale of the projects from its base in Germany when completed.
Aedes Energies head of state and also chief executive officer
Feb 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, ENERGIEQUELLE, Aedes Energies, Thomas Guirous
AMPYR, Hartree Collaborate to Build 5GW of Solar Power in United States
introduced plans to establish 4GW of ground-mounted solar power projects in Germany, the Netherlands and also the United Kingdom.
AMPYR Energy has been dealing
Mar 24, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar Energy, AMPYR Energy, renewable power, Ampyr Solar Europe, Hartree, Saurabh Beniwal, AMPYR Energy USA, Stephen Semlitz
Gore Street suggests ₤ 75m fundraise to pursue 1.3 GW pipeline
CEO of Gore Street Capital, referenced the company's recent growths right into Germany and Texas, mentioning: "These a lot more inceptive markets supply considerable
Mar 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Gore Street
Bulgaria May Add 4.9 GW of Renewable Energy by 2031
are a number of eco-friendly projects in the pipeline in Bulgaria. Germany-based leading renewable player wpd has actually introduced that the company
Mar 30, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Solar Energy, Europe, nuclear power, hydropower, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Bulgaria, Electricity System Operator, ESO, ESO draft plan, onshore wind capacity
Ib vogt, ACEN form joint venture to establish utility-scale solar in Asia-Pacific
new joint venture (JV) in between Germany-headquartered ib vogt and also ACEN-- which lately altered its name from air conditioner Energy-- will establish at
Apr 4, 2022 // Plants, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Asia, ib vogt, Indonesia, Vietnam, AC Energy, joint venture, ayala, laos, ACEN
Spanish Company Licenses its Patented 'Continuous String' Process
options. The Group presently has 6 production plants in Spain, Mexico, France, Germany, China and Brazil, and a subsidiary in India. The company makes and also
Oct 6, 2021 // Manufacturing News, BATTERIES, Solar Panels, Mondragon Assembly, Basque Country machinery manufacturer
'Global storage readied to triple in 2021'
Mackenzie anticipating advancing installs to go beyond 100GWh by 2030, led by Germany as well as Italy.
High power rates will press the European non-residential
Oct 7, 2021 // Storage, USA, Wood Mackenzie, China, Asia, North America, Xu Le
Iberdrola selects agrivoltaic projects for start-up assistance system
with agriculture is also being checked out at a brand-new research facility in Germany from developer BayWa r.e. and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy
Nov 17, 2021 // Plants, Iberdrola, tracker, agrivoltaics, PV Hardware, Ombrea, utility, agriPV
Perovskite solar cells soar to brand-new heights
the University of Pavia (Italy) and the Technische Universitat Dresden (Germany), researchers have actually created an unique technique to dramatically boost
Dec 3, 2021 // Technology, Germany, Europe, Yana Vaynzof, efficiency, perovskite solar cells, Giulia Grancini
Energy Dome wins BNEF Pioneers 2022 for CO2 battery long-duration energy storage space technology
as many as 30 energy storage space centers over the next five years in Italy, Germany, the Middle East, and Africa. The centers will certainly make use of Energy
Apr 18, 2022 // Storage, BNEF, Italy, Europe, Claudio Spadacini, Energy Dome
Shell locks green power for Germany’s Refhyne II hydrogen electrolyser
to source roughly three-quarters of the output from a 230-MW solar project in Germany to supply its 100-MW Refhyne II proton-exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser.
Nov 20, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, Germany, Europe, shell, green hydrogen, PEM electrolyser, solar offtake
Largest solar power stations in Switzerland
it has since fallen behind its world-leading northern and southern neighbors, Germany and Italy. Nevertheless, the capped capacity that was set up to prevent
Oct 11, 2024
Dear European solar industry: Let’s lead the interconnected platform before it is too late
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Competitive landscape
Europe, especially Germany as the birthplace of solar, has a unique chance to come up with a platform
Aug 14, 2019 // Opinions, ABB, Sungrow, China, Amazon, Europe, SMA, Schneider Electric, CAPEX, Solarworld, Kaco, Shunfeng International Clean Energy










