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Technology-specific renewables auctions promoted in new EU rules
The European Commission (EC) has revealed brand-new rules to assist in EU nations' financial investments in renewables and also help them reach their clean energy targets.
Dec 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, agrivoltaics, SolarPower Europe, rooftop solar, Floating solar, european commission, Contracts For Difference, Emissions, auctions and tenders
Saudi Arabia Announces 10 New Renewable Energy Projects
The complete capacity of power generation of the announced renewable energy projects will be 7 GW. The new renewable energy projects become part of the strategy to understand the Kingdom's 2030 Vision.
Dec 12, 2022 // Plants, Saudi Arabia, Asia, green electricity, Renewable Energy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Middle East renewable energy, West Asia renewables
Hanergy sets new efficiency record for heterojunction module
Chinese thin film producer Hanergy has set a new record of 24.85% module efficiency for silicon heterojunction technology. The record was achieved at the company’s research & development center in Chengdu, China, and has been confirmed by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin, Germany.
Aug 8, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, Hanergy, heterojunction module, silicon, Institute for Solar Energy Research, Kaneka, Zhang Bin, Miasolé, CIGS thin film, North America
New 1,500 V string inverter from Growatt
The new gadget is offered in 4 different variations with nominal power ranging from 185 to 253 kW. The inverter has actually a reported effectiveness of 99.0% and a European performance between 98.5% and 98.7% depending upon the dimension.
Aug 13, 2020 // Inverters, China, Asia, efficiency, Growatt
New method addresses problem with perovskite solar cells
A new technique to manufacturing perovskite solar cells has actually addressed previous problems as well as yielded devices with high effectiveness and superb stability, scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report in the new issue of the journal Science.
Dec 26, 2022 // Technology, NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Kai Zhu
Soltec, Fraunhofer ISE Revolutionize Concentrating PV with New Prototype
Soltec and Fraunhofer ISE revolutionize solar energy with cutting-edge CPV technology, boosting efficiency by 30% and opening new possibilities for solar power integration.
Aug 2, 2024 // Technology, Fraunhofer ISE, Soltec
New solar forecasting model executes ideal
A brand-new mathematical model for anticipating variations in solar irradiance has actually been established at Uppsala University. It might assist to promote extra effective use electrical energy from solar energy. In examinations of numerous data models, the model confirmed with the ability of making highly reputable forecasts, and also emerged as the very best for this purpose in some areas. The results have actually now been published in two write-ups in the journal Solar Energy.
Jul 3, 2020 // Technology, Sweden, Europe, Uppsala University, Joakim Munkhammar
Towards brand-new solar cells with energetic learning
Exactly how can I prepare myself for something I do not yet know? Researchers from the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin and also from the Technical University of Munich have addressed this almost philosophical inquiry in the context of artificial intelligence. Learning is no more than making use of prior experience. In order to handle a new circumstance, one requires to have actually taken care of roughly comparable situations prior to.
Apr 26, 2021 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, Karsten Reuter
Maxeon Launches New PV Module, Prolongs its AC Series
Performance 3 AC solar PV module, the new participant into the firm's AC portfolio, complies with the intro of the Maxeon 5 AC panel in late 2020. The new panel will be offered in Australia via authorized installment dealerships under the SunPower brand, starting in the third quarter.
Jul 19, 2021 // Manufacturing News, pv modules, Asia, Singapore, Maxeon, Keera Single, AC panels, AC Series, Jeff Walters
New solar panels from photovoltaic panel waste
Solar energy is great information for planet Earth-- but solar panels are not as climate-friendly as they should be. Researcher Martin Bellmann is using what he calls the "black gold" waste materials from solar panel manufacture to make new panels.
Nov 29, 2022 // Technology, solar panel, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Martin Bellmann
Invenergy Launches New 50-MW Battery in Arizona
Invenergy powers up Arizona with El Sol Energy Storage Center, marking its tenth battery installation and boosting renewable energy storage to nearly 200 MW in 2023!
Aug 30, 2024 // Storage, USA, Arizona, Invenergy, North America
Viridian releases brand-new, larger roofing system integrated solar modules
Cambridge-based Viridian Solar has actually included 2 new modules to its Clearline fusion series of roof covering integrated solar.
Feb 18, 2021 // Manufacturing News, UK, Europe, PV module, PERC, mono-crystalline, Cambridge, Viridian Solar, Jamie Berryman, Clearline Fusion, Roof Integrated Solar
New 5G string-inverter for industrial applications from Ginlong
The Chinese producer has actually incorporated the Solis 110 kW string inverter right into its 5G technology system. The firm declares the updated gadget can use more powerful system returns as well as a reduced levelized expense of power. The rate of the Solis-110K-5G inverter is EUR0.035/ W.
Apr 28, 2020 // Inverters, China, Asia, Solis, Hefeng Lu
Tesla prepares massive solar roof expansion in many new markets
Tesla might not be installing solar roofs, now also known as Tesla Solarglass, at a rate of 1,000 roofs per week, but it is quite evidently preparing a massive expansion in many new markets.
Jan 15, 2020 // Rooftop PV, TESLA, Elon Musk, rooftop PV, Tesla Solarglass
Solar, storage win big in $2.7 bn New York tender
Move is the State's biggest land-based renewable energy deal to date
Jun 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, NYSERDA, North America, Boralex, Patrick Decostre, Kathy Hochul