Trina Solar has published a technology white paper on its previously announced 500-W bifacial Vertex solar panels. According to the white paper, the technology behind the Vertex holds great potential for realizing 600-W and higher power outputs based on its product design and manufacturing. Trina...
Read MoreAmazon’s commitment to reach 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy by 2030 is still on track, with the company announcing five new projects in China, Australia and the United States. In addition to a 100-MW solar project in China and a 105-MW...
Read MoreInovateus Solar, a Midwest solar developer, and En-Trust, an energy service and finance company for K-12 education, are collaborating on a portfolio of solar and energy efficiency projects for six Ohio school districts. When completed in 2020, the initial ten solar and energy efficiency improvements...
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The Indian government plans to set up of a 10 MW grid-connected solar project and a range of unique off-grid applications – including solar trees and solar drinking water kiosks – to meet all the energy requirements of town situated next to a 13th-century Hindu...
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With the inclusion of battery energy storage into new building codes and safety standards, it’s obvious just how mainstream storage is today.From pv magazine USA By Paul Dailey Electrochemical batteries have been around for more than 100 years and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have been in use...
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The Western Downs solar farm will deploy German power electronics made in Australia, with SMA announcing that it has picked up a contract to supply the 400 MW (AC) project.From pv magazine Australia German inverter supplier SMA continues has announced a new deal to supply Neoen’s...
Read MoreThe European Union is planning a 15-gigawatt renewable energy tender and auctions for green hydrogen projects as part of a trillion-dollar Green Deal package, according to draft proposals leaked this week. First revealed in December 2019, the EU's Green Deal was initially structured as a roadmap for the bloc to...
Read MorePacific Gas & Electric is turning to a decidedly low-tech solution to keep its customers’ lights on for this year’s coming fire season: mobile diesel generators. The bankrupt utility is struggling to secure its grid from causing more deadly wildfires and has been stymied in attempts to set up natural-gas-backed microgrids to power substations...
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Wireless electric vehicle charging carries a whiff of the future, akin to flying cars. But HEVO, a Brooklyn-based startup, aims to make it part of the present by emerging from obscurity with a commercially ready wireless charger this year. The company has designed a ground-mounted pad that beams electricity...
Read MoreBy any measure, 2019 was a breakout year for energy storage in the U.S. Fueled by improved economics, growing demand for resilience, and the ever-increasing integration of intermittent renewable generation, energy storage installations hit an all-time high of 522 megawatts/1,113 megawatt-hours last year. Though coronavirus-related supply...
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