With power ranging from 2-6 kW in the seven-device series, the Sun2000-2-6KTL-L1 string inverters offer efficiencies of 98.2-98.4%. The 12kg products measure 365x365x156mm and feature two maximum power point tracking channels.Chinese industrial conglomerate and string inverter maker Huawei used a virtual show to launch its...
Read MoreResearchers have simulated a cart-mounted solar pump which they say would mean farmers in off-grid areas would be able to irrigate fields by paying only for the solar electricity used.Scientists in India have suggested installing solar-powered water pumps on carts could harness clean energy irrigation...
Read MoreSolar and wind projects commissioned beyond the year 2022—at least till mid of 2023—may be eligible for interstate transmission charges waiver on the electricity generated.The power ministry may consider at least a six-month extension beyond December 2022 for transmission charges waiver to solar and wind...
Read MoreSunPower Corp. recently announced the closing of a new program with Bank of the West which will provide SunPower commercial dealers with a new financing option as part of a one-stop-shop complete solution. Bank of the West contracts and servicing will be private-labeled as SunPower...
Read MorePacific Gas & Electric is on the verge of escaping from its 18-month bankruptcy, only to begin a years-long effort to prevent a repeat of the disasters that pushed it into insolvency in the first place. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali said this week that he plans to outline his...
Read MoreA German research team has developed a new photovoltaic-electrochemical device for alkaline water electrolysis. The prototype has an initial solar‐to‐hydrogen efficiency of approximately 7.7%.Researchers at Germany’s Jülich Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK-5) have created a photovoltaic–electrochemical (PV-EC) water-splitting device powered by solar energy....
Read MoreBill Gates and Breakthrough Energy see enhanced transmission as facilitating electrification and grid reliability. Increasing transmission development at the “seams” between regions could save consumers more than $47 billion and return more than $2.50 on every dollar invested.From pv magazine USA The American Council on Renewable...
Read MoreResearchers have proposed a new battery performance standard for Australia and possibly the world. If adopted, the standard could clarify consumer confusion around which energy storage system is right for them. From pv magazine Australia For many of us, the last two months have felt like two...
Read MoreNew Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced plans on Tuesday to develop an offshore wind port on an artificial island along the Delaware River, potentially giving the state a leg up in the race to attract offshore wind jobs and manufacturers. The New Jersey Wind Port, which is unlike anything...
Read More8minute Solar Energy has executed a power purchase agreement with Monterey Bay Community Power Authority (MBCP) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) on the Aratina Solar Center, a 250-MWdc/200-MWac, 150-MWh solar plus storage project. “Community Choice Energy providers across California are taking proactive and ambitious...
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