Top 5 US Storage Owners: SDG&E Solved a Crisis, Now It’s Fulfilling a Mission [GTM Squared]
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June
solar industry
New residential inverter from Huawei
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...
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17
June
Albania’s first floating PV project now under construction
Norway's Statkraft is building a 2 MW floating PV array, first announced a year and a half ago, at its 72 MW hydropower plant in Albania’s Elbasan region. Norwegian floating PV specialist Ocean Sun has agreed to supply tech for the €2 million plant.Norway’s Statkraft...
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17
June
Mobile solar pumping system offers pay-as-you-go solution for Indian farmers
Researchers 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...
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17
June
Mobile solar pumping system offers pay-as-you-go solution for farmers
Researchers 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...
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17
June
Transmission charges waiver to renewables may be extended beyond 2022
Solar 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...
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17
June
SunPower secures commercial solar financing through Bank of the West
SunPower 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...
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17
June
The 4 Things PG&E Must Do to Survive and Thrive Post-Bankruptcy
Pacific 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...
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17
June
PV-electrochemical water-splitting for hydrogen production
A 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....
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17
June
Battery performance standard for residential and commercial applications
Researchers 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...
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17
June