Switzerland’s Energy Vault will support India’s state-run power producer NTPC in energy transition by deploying its gravity-based energy storage technology and software solutions. India’s largest power generating utility NTPC Limited is looking to deploy Switzerland-based Energy Vault’s EVx gravity-based energy storage technology and software solutions to...
Read MoreResearchers at the University of Genoa have conducted a techno-economic analysis to assess green hydrogen produced via water electrolysis and its conversion into three alternative fuels – methane, methanol, and ammonia. They looked into efficiency, storage capacity, annual costs, and production costs of the different...
Read MoreJapan*s Kopel has developed a device with a thickness of just 1.2 mm, with contacts on all of the finger electrodes of busbar-less solar cells. Japan's Kyoshin Electric (Kopel) has developed a pin-probe bar to manufacture contacting systems for busbar-less solar cells. The FSS4 probing solution...
Read MoreCommunity solar developer UGE has teamed up with the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy and the Town of Norway and to bring community solar to Norway, Maine. The 1-MW solar farm, set to begin construction this summer, will be built atop a capped landfill. In...
Read MoreLeeward Renewable Energy (LRE) signed a multi-year supply agreement through First Solar to provide 1 GW of thin-film PV solar modules to be used across the developer’s pipeline of solar projects in 2023 and 2024. This latest supply agreement expands LRE’s order book with First...
Read MoreSupply demand mismatch is the most crucial factor which is directly or indirectly leading to an increase in module prices. At present, demand (especially for poly-Si) far outstrips the supply. A balance between the supply and demand is essential for stabilization of solar module prices. In...
Read MoreThe nation installed 12,438 MW of solar (10,217 MW utility-scale and 2,221 MW rooftop) and 1,111 MW wind during the 12 months ending March 31, 2022. The record addition was mainly due to the completion of projects delayed from the previous year. India added a cumulative...
Read MoreDaqo announced its best quarterly financial results, with net profit reaching $535.8 million, while Sungrow saw its profit drop by 19%. Polysilicon manufacturer GCL-Poly changed its name to GCL Technology Holdings Limited and announced a plan to build another 100,000 MT polysilicon factory in Inner...
Read MoreIn other news, Volvo has invested in fast-charging battery tech firm StoreDot, Tesla has reported record profits in Q1, and Dutch start-up behind the world’s first commercial grid-independent solar car Lightyear has entered a carsharing partnership. A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science...
Read MoreNorth Carolina-based Powerhome Solar officially changes its name to Pink Energy today. The residential solar provider has been in business for eight years and works in 15 states: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and...
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