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Energy Vault's Gravity Storage to Revolutionize Southern Africa's Energy Landscape
Gravity Energy Storage Solutions partners with Energy Vault to revolutionize energy storage in Southern Africa, addressing power shortages and accelerating the transition to clean, sustainable energy.
Feb 2, 2024 // Storage, Africa, South Africa, Energy Vault
Techno-economic analysis of PV-powered golf carts
Danish scientists have revealed that adding 250 W photovoltaic panels to all of the buggies in a 50-cart fleet is a lucrative investment. With an upfront financial investment of around EUR75,000, yearly advantages of around EUR15,000 are feasible, they assert.
Jul 16, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Europe, Denmark, Aarhus University
New Green Hydrogen Plant Construction in La Robla, Northern Spain Announced by Naturgy & Enagas
Naturgy and Enagas Renovable are investing €485m in the Robla Hub JV to install up to 280 MW of green hydrogen production capacity in La Robla, northern Spain, powered by solar PV plants.
Feb 15, 2023 // Solar to Fuel, Spain, Europe, Naturgy, green hydrogen, Enagas Renovable
Design of a nanometric structure that enhances solar cell efficiency
Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have established a brand-new nanometric framework that can cover the surface area of some silicon photovoltaic panels and enhance their efficiency by approximately 40%. This design could be put on future solar installments to achieve a better power performance.
Feb 9, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, UC3M, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Ricardo Vergaz, Braulio García-Camara
Eindhoven team's family car wins World Solar Challenge
The Solar Team of the Eindhoven University of Technology won the World Solar Challenge in Australia in the cruiser category. This is the fourth year in a row that the Eindhoven team won gold in this category for family solar-powered cars, the university announced on Twitter.
Oct 21, 2019 // Technology, Transport, Australia, World Solar Challenge, Oceania, Eindhoven University of Technology, Twitter, Stella Era, Carijn Mulder
Ukraine federal government provides retroactive FIT cuts and new auction policies to parliament
The Ukrainian government's meeting room have been stuffier than common recently, as policymakers and renewable resource industry reps attempted to thrash out a compromise to reduce the economic burden left on the management by a feed-in tariff incentive routine which drove almost 2 GW of generation capability. The resulting cuts to settlements, detailed listed below by Ukraine-based lawyer Svitlana Teush, have at the very least had input from both sides.
Jun 17, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Ukraine, Svitlana Teush, Europe, FIT cuts
Chattisgarh Commission to set Generic Tariff for Solar Energy Projects
The Chattisgarh Commission has issued a draft order with the generic levelised tariffs for FY 2019-20 & 2020-21 for renewable energy sources like solar.
Jan 17, 2020 // Tariffs, India, Asia, tariff, Chattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission, CSERC
New MPPT formula for bidirectional inverter layout
A recently recommended inverter layout counts on a solar cost controller including optimal power point tracking. It is based upon a fabricated fish-swarm formula, which supplies high convergence speeds, flexibility, mistake tolerance, and also accuracy.
Aug 27, 2020 // Technology, Inverters, China, Asia, MPPT
Clearvise Expands Solar Portfolio with Sardinia Project Acquisition
Clearvise AG secures rights to 16.1-MWp solar project in Sardinia, part of larger Italian expansion. Shovel-ready in 2025, with more projects in the pipeline.
Apr 15, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Sardinia, Solar Project, Clearvise AG
Statkraft Backs Solar Park with 5 - year PPA
Statkraft is supporting the building as well as procedure of the 30 MW solar park.
The capitalist and also fund manager Okorenta is giving the equity for the solar park, as well as UmweltBank is co-financing the operation of the Strasen solar park in the long term.
Jul 15, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, power purchase agreement, Statkraft, Umweltbank, EEG subsidies, Heydt, Okorenta, RERenewable Energy, Strasen solar park, Sunovis, Western Mecklenburg-Pomerania
Hyundai-made vehicle with solar rooftop charging
Hyundai Motor has created the world’s first vehicle equipped with solar roof-mount charging. The innovative solution is claimed to provide extra electrical power, maximize fuel efficiency and driving distance.
Nov 26, 2019 // Transport, Asia, Korea, North America, Hyundai Motor, New Sonata Hybrid
Photo-electrochemical cells vs. PV electrolysis
Dutch researchers have evaluated the two most promising solar-assisted technologies to generate environment-friendly hydrogen, based upon the levelized cost of hydrogen. They found that PV-powered hydrogen manufacturing uses the lowest expenses, at $6.22/ kg, with a solar-to-hydrogen effectiveness ratio of 10.9%
Aug 12, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Europe, hydrogen, Netherlands, efficiency
Unlocking Perovskite Solar Efficiency and Stability
The University of Oxford and the University of the Basque Country have made a breakthrough in the development of perovskite solar cells. Through the use of an additive, the cells have 25.7% efficiency, improved air stability, and longer longevity. Read on to discover more.
Jun 28, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, University of Oxford, University of the Basque Country
Kerala Tenders for Empanelment of Contractors for 150 MW Rooftop Solar Projects
KSEB has actually welcomed bids for the empanelment of service providers for establishing of roof solar plants worth 150 MW in Kerala under the SOURA project
Mar 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, India, tender, Asia, rooftop PV, kerala, KSEB
Westlands Solar Park, California
The 2.7 GW Westlands Solar Park, among the globe's biggest solar energy plants, is being created in the San Joaquin Valley in California, United States.
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, pv power plants, North America, Westlands Solar Park












