2024-04-27 21:42
first quarter of 2024 addition of 45.74 GWac of new capacity, marking a 12.08 GW improvement compared to the previous year
increased by approximately 36% annually
lower than the 155% yea… Read More
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2024-04-27 21:32
China’s Ministry of Natural Resources has issued a document for solar offshore PV, stating that only four types of sea areas can accommodate offshore solar PV projects
offshore sola… Read More
2024-04-27 21:02
Danish Energy Agency announced this week plans for the largest offshore wind tender in the country’s history, which could see anywhere from 6GW to 10GW awarded from six new sites
Wi… Read More
2024-04-26 14:51
Rhode Island Rooftop Solar Lease:
Incentives in Rhode Island are prompting business owners to explore the benefits of solar power, particularly rooftop solar. The simplicity and profitabilit… Read More
2024-04-24 12:52
total amounted to 404 tons, equivalent to approximately 18,500 solar panels
PV Cycle Belgium says it collected 658 tons throughout 2023
Source pv magazine
quantity of… Read More
2024-04-23 11:12
the ship which is equipped with a new type of suspension system said to enable technicians to safely access offshore wind turbines even in high waves
suspension system, developed by Austr… Read More
2024-04-23 10:37
Last year, $1.8 trillion was invested in relation to the energy transition, up from $33 billion in 2004.
Blackrock estimates that the world’s green energy transition will require $4… Read More
2024-04-23 00:26
Solar up a bit
price of silver powder has increased by 50 yuan/ton to 7,610 yuan/ton, with a cumulative increase of 910 yuan/ton in this cycle
main grid front silver paste for the… Read More
2024-04-22 19:00
record of 17.802 GW was reached at 12:37 pm PT April 11, surpassing the April 10 record by 3.7%, according to CAISO latest Key Statistics report released April 16
CAISO also set an instan… Read More
2024-04-22 18:05
Update – California energy storage records extended:
On Sunday its dominance was even greater – setting a new output record of 6.5 GW
record share of 26.5 per cent of s… Read More
2024-04-22 18:00
Multiple clean energy records have hit in California this spring, one of which happened the evening of April 16 with 6.177 GW of energy storage outputting into the grid at 8.10 PM PST. At th… Read More
2024-04-22 17:02
around 50 interested parties considered investing in the company, without results
invested in a new laminator in November 2023 to achieve annual production of 200,000 modules – the… Read More
2024-04-22 16:57
Highland Materials has secured US$255.6 million in 48C tax credits to build a polysilicon plant in the US
facility is expected to have an initial annual capacity of 16,000 metric tons (MT… Read More
2024-04-22 15:55
We believe that after the implementation of the energy storage policy, the new energy storage will accelerate the promotion of entering the power trading market and expand its revenue mode… Read More
2024-04-22 15:00
IEA PVPS counts the world to have installed up to 446 GW DC of new PV capacity in 2023
global cumulative to 1.6 TW
global solar PV module inventory now stands at 150 GW
China – 23… Read More
2024-04-22 14:10
squirrels
Madison Fire Department officials said a squirrel may have played a role in a solar panel fire that occurred at a home Monday afternoon on the city’s far east side
just b… Read More
2024-04-22 13:00
meta-analysis on the growth of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and blackcurrants under different levels of shade generated by elevated agrivoltaic systems
although classified as s… Read More
2024-04-22 12:00
What’s next for New Bedford’s offshore wind terminal?
Source New Bedford Light
New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal cost taxpayers about $113 million and was comp… Read More
2024-04-22 11:00
Ahlux
solar panels on the villa’s roof are flat and lie between traditional ceramic curved tiles
cover 70sqm of roof, produce a maximum of 13 kilowatt-hours and are linked to an ec… Read More
2024-04-21 22:38
According to new data, EV prices are down 18.3% in April 2024, while non-EV prices are 13.1% lower than last year.
Ford cut Mach-E prices by up to $8,100 in March.
Ford also opened order… Read More
2024-04-21 17:58
Demand for silver in the PV industry increased by 64% from 118.1 million ounces (Moz) in 2022 to 193.5 Moz in 2023
report forecasts the demand could increase a further 20% this year, reac… Read More
2024-04-21 17:48
Power Up New England will utilize new and upgraded transmission points of interconnection in Massachusetts and Connecticut to access 4.8 GW of offshore wind and battery energy storage syst… Read More
2024-04-21 17:41
BloombergNEF estimates that lithium-ion battery demand across EVs and stationary storage came in at around 950 gigawatt hours last year
Global battery manufacturing capacity was more than… Read More
2024-04-21 17:34
New York ISO this week launched the nation’s first program to integrate aggregations of distributed energy resources into wholesale markets
new market rules require participating DE… Read More
2024-04-21 14:23
Freedom Forever had ~400MW PTO in 2023 and expects 480-600MW to PTO in 2024, which suggests volume could be up 20-50% according to this metric
believes Freedom can also grow sales and instal… Read More
2024-04-21 12:48
Between 2019 and 2022, the combined capacity for offtake between the different technologies reached a maximum of 1.1GW in 2021 and decreased to 0.9GW in 2022
2023 it registered 3.6GW, 42… Read More
2024-04-21 12:16
“zero degradation” can be achieved through a process called Pre-Lithiation
additives gradually release extra lithium in the first operational cycles of a cell which results in i… Read More
2024-04-21 01:55
Enphase Microinverters manufactured in Texas
Enphase manufacturing equipment
Enphase manufacturing line presentation
Enphase inverter stock
Link
The po… Read More
2024-04-21 01:13
“They have tried materials like OLED and QD-LED, but the photoresponsivity is not so good. For our perovskite LED, it’s good.”
interested in how to integrate the functio… Read More
2024-04-20 22:47
117 GW of new capacity installed
Global Wind Energy Council’s 2023 Global Wind Report
installations experienced a 50 percent year-on-year increase over 2022
54 countries deploying… Read More
2024-04-20 22:43
developed innovative technologies to separate and purify rare earth and battery elements from a variety of sources including ores, postindustrial wastes and recycled magnets
innovations i… Read More
2024-04-20 22:27
2018 the Watertown Town Council passed a first-in-New-England solar ordinance requiring solar on the equivalent of 50% roof coverage for new and substantially renovated buildings over 10,0… Read More
2024-04-20 22:17
half-tandem cells, which consist of one cell comprised of two active layers, stacked on top of each other without an intermediate layer
team used methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3), a pe… Read More
2024-04-20 21:47
imminent introduction of large-scale capacity in Q2 and Q3 will further strain polysilicon supply, especially considering that current prices are below manufacturers’ production cost… Read More
2024-04-20 21:38
total corporate solar funding, global venture capital funding, public market financing, and PV mergers and acquisitions all fell year on year in the first quarter of 2024
global solar sec… Read More
2024-04-20 21:29
report presents 35 interconnection improvement solutions developed through a DOE stakeholder engagement process launched 22 months ago, known as the Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange… Read More
2024-04-19 16:25
China’s 2024 domestic production target is ~750GW vs. Exawatt’s global demand forecast of ~550GW; 80-100GW likely from outside China
Chinese installations in the first two months… Read More
2024-04-19 10:33
shift from the standard “jelly roll” stack design
jelly roll design layers the battery cell’s electrodes and separators. This cell is rolled into a cylinder and then ins… Read More
2024-04-17 12:18
Ohm Analytics adjusted their projection of residential solar being down 13% vs 19%
It is important to note Ohm’s forecast is dependent on a recovery in H2’24
recent green shoots… Read More
2024-04-17 09:53
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released January-February PV production data…
manufactured about 330,000 tons of polysilicon
130 GW of sil… Read More
2024-04-17 09:43
increase in the number of products in other technologies, the market share of HJT dipped from 20% to 15% by 2023
number of companies offering HJT modules commercially has significantly in… Read More
2024-04-17 09:33
China hit 2.4 million tons of polysilicon production capacity at the end of 2023, and notes that the nation will end 2024 with 4 million tons of capacity if all announced production plans… Read More
2024-04-17 01:38
US utility Dominion Energy is seeking proposals for solar, wind and energy storage projects in the state of Virginia
will accept five types of proposals, including new solar PV projects a… Read More
2024-04-16 22:01
A 7.7 GW virtual power plant made up of distributed California solar plus storage assets could…
save electricity consumers $550 million annually by deploying about 7.7 GW of virtual p… Read More
2024-04-16 14:28
2.6 GW US Project Receives Final Federal Permit, Monopile Installation to Start in May
DP3 installation vessel Orion, owned and operated by the Belgian offshore construction specialist DEME… Read More
2024-04-16 14:20
solar panels installed above apple trees under the project, irrigation requirements were reduced by 50%
save 70% of pesticides on the area under the agri-PV system
Agri-PV system produ… Read More
2024-04-16 12:36
The interview was from January of this year, but was interesting to read, some of the thoughts here:
Freedom Forever is the largest residential solar installation company in the US. The comp… Read More
2024-04-16 01:24
BYD is preparing to launch the Gen 2 Blade Battery
BYD Blade Battery could charge from 10% to 80% in 30 minutes, had an energy density of 150 Wh/kg, a charge cycle lifespan of 3,000 + cha… Read More
2024-04-15 21:19
Most of the bloc’s members are set to commit more support to help their ailing solar panel manufacturers and opt to avoid using trade restrictions on cheap panel imports from China
EU… Read More
2024-04-15 21:14
For the first time since 2021, quoted solar prices decreased on the marketplace, falling 3.5% to $2.80 per watt for quotes in the second half of 2023
Energy storage meanwhile decreased for t… Read More
2024-04-15 19:02
6 MW/24 MWh battery energy storage system in Romania
first of three phases that are envisaged to be completed at 216 MWh by next year
connected to the company’s Mireasa wind farm of 50… Read More
2024-04-15 18:40
There’s much ado about some solar panels on a roof in Buffalo, but it’s just fine, and a very simple conversation really.
The Buffalo factory is a large commercial structure. Non… Read More
2024-04-15 17:49
From Paula Mints on LinkedIn
Manufacturer shipments increased by 996% in 2023 from 282.5-GWp to 564-GWp, with utilization slightly improved at 63%. Cumulatively, shipments of PV cell technol… Read More
2024-04-15 01:14
Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) found homes using heat pumps, insulation and electric vehicles make more use of British energy and use less than half the imported fuel of a house… Read More
2024-04-15 01:09
We observe that over the last 11 years, EV drivers across the United States have contributed approximately $3.12 billion more than their associated costs, driving rates down for all customer… Read More
2024-04-14 21:56
south-oriented system consists of 18 rows of 21 panels with a total output capacity of 170 kW
ZnShine 450 W bifacial solar modules with a bifaciality rating of 70%
Panel orientation was vari… Read More
2024-04-13 17:00
The battery game is changing. In terms of pricing, it’s been happening since June 2023 – with cells more than halving, and it’s expected to go further.
The 6.25 MWh TENE… Read More
2024-04-13 16:13
At least 16 photovoltaic firms listed on the mainland have canceled or delayed over CNY60 billion (USD8.3 billion) of investment projects since the fourth quarter of last year, according t… Read More
2024-04-13 11:52
Risen replaced its 150 µm wafer with a much thinner and flexible 100 µm wafer for its Hyper-ion HJT cell
By October 2023, its busbarless 100 µm Hyper-ion HJT Cell realiz… Read More
2024-04-12 22:38
“A lot of people are dropping out of the second life energy storage space,”
24,000 sqm, c.US$30 million investment facility will produce BESS units for the residential and com… Read More
2024-04-12 20:36
lamppost EV charger is now commercially available in major US metro areas
retrofits lampposts into a modular and upgradable Level 2 EV charging platform powered by a mobile app
Voltpost part… Read More
2024-04-12 19:52
San Juan Islands, most power comes from the Washington state mainland, by way of two underwater cables
local electric utility wants to cover a pasture near the town of Friday Harbor with 5,2… Read More
2024-04-12 19:45
“By ignoring the acknowledged societal and other benefits of customer-sited renewable generation and assigning value solely to limited economic benefits, did the Commission f… Read More
2024-04-12 16:24
Green Li-ion has launched a commercial-scale plant to process unsorted battery waste, or “black mass,” from used lithium-ion batteries
plant will produce sustainable, battery-gra… Read More
2024-04-12 00:49
Perovskite-perovskite-silicon triple-junction solar cells have technical potential to reach 44.3% efficiency
optical properties of perovskite/perovskite/silicon triple-junction cells sugg… Read More
2024-04-12 00:44
For Marketers, the DJI Mavic Mini is a top choice.
For Surveyors, look at the DJI Air 2S or Autel EVO II V3.
For O&M use cases on residential and small commercial systems, consider t… Read More
2024-04-11 20:38
print perovskite solar cells could streamline the scale-up of the technology
Our team demonstrated the roll-to-roll production of series-connected [solar] modules for the first time and ach… Read More
2024-04-11 20:29
total of three caverns about 20 meters wide, 300 meters long and 40 meters high will be excavated
bottom of the caverns will be 100 meters below ground level
underground caverns wi… Read More
2024-04-11 20:19
worldwide wind power production is very predictable, with annual variations remaining within a ± 3 % range
wind energy indexes that Eoltech releases each month for the 300 geographica… Read More
2024-04-11 20:16
computer simulations and laboratory experiments to see if depleted oil and natural gas reservoirs can be used for storing this carbon-free fuel – Hydrogen
studying if hydrogen stored i… Read More
2024-04-11 20:06
total output capacity of 170 kWDC and consists of 18 rows of 21 ZnShine 450-W bifacial panels each mounted in rows running North to South
Peak electricity production occurs during the e… Read More
2024-04-09 22:57
Hallandale Beach proudly announces the acquisition of nine (9) cutting-edge electric buses
largest electric bus fleet owned by any municipality in Florida
total bill for the new bus fleet co… Read More
2024-04-08 17:29
in the highest efficiency band above 22.5%, only 2 companies, Maxeon and Jolywood, offered such products until June 2022
July 2022, Huasun joined the club with a 22.53% HJT module
Aiko made… Read More
2024-04-08 17:25
noise of battery energy storage system (BESS) technology has “exploded” as a concern in the last six months
“I’d say that in the last six months noise has exploded as… Read More
2024-04-08 15:42
Adani Group has reportedly started producing ingots and wafers for its solar cell and module manufacturing plant, according to a report from Reuters
capacity of 2GW
will be used to make… Read More
2024-04-08 14:25
number of used EVs sold in the U.S. grew from 283,000 in 2022 to just under 400,000 in 2023, and are expected to reach nearly 560,000 in 2024.
more than half of the used EVs available wer… Read More
2024-04-08 12:19
The report depicts a clear rising trend in the number of days of hail over 2″ in diameter each year — and last year was a particularly active one
In 2023, Louisiana saw 65% more… Read More
2024-04-08 12:11
Fortescue Metals has officially opened its 2GW/yr hydrogen electrolyser factory in Gladstone, Queensland
first in the world to house an automated assembly line
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM)… Read More
2024-04-08 12:02
99 MW DC/88 MW AC Dugald River Solar Farm (DRSF) is located in Mount Isa, Queensland
184,000 solar panels
contracted to supply power to mining group MMG, Mount Isa Mines (MIM) and New Centur… Read More
2024-04-08 11:06
Governor Justice vetoed House Bill 5528, aiming to increase utility-scale solar project capacity in West Virginia, citing potential harm to the coal industry
“Really and truly, I be… Read More
2024-04-07 18:20
will require annual additions to grow from 473 GW in 2023 to over 1.1 TW annually between 2024 and 2030
Annual investments too must increase from $570 billion in 2023 to $1,550 billion on an… Read More
2024-04-07 18:08
plans to source high-quality silica quartz for the polysilicon fab from the North Queensland quartz and silicon mining project proposed by Solquartz
AUD 7.8 billion ($5.1 billion) Project Gr… Read More
2024-04-07 18:05
1.2 GW annual capacity, it will be equipped to roll out over 2.5 million solar panels/year
GIGA ONE is the 1st factory for Nordcell that aims to build a vertically integrated production… Read More
2024-04-07 13:44
prototype cells house an energy density of 720 Wh/kg – more than double other cells currently being integrated into passenger EVs in China
improves the migration ability of charged… Read More
2024-04-07 13:37
BYD’s most affordable Seagull EV, starting $9,700 (69,800 yuan)
30.08 kWh and 38.88 kWh Blade Battery options, good for 190 mi (305 km) and 252 mi (405 km) CLTC range
launched the… Read More
2024-04-07 13:01
510MW phase one of the Nova Power Bank will be complete this summer, with another 110MW coming online in autumn and the final 60MW in 2025
43-acre project is on the former site of Calpine… Read More
2024-04-07 12:27
successful closing of Quinbrook Valley of Fire Fund with $600 million in capital commitments from leading US and European institutional investors
acquires 51% stake in landmark Gemini Solar… Read More
2024-04-07 12:21
solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has raised CHF206.75 million (US$228 million) following the closure of its rights offering
funds, which were provided through the issuance of 20,144,423,88… Read More
2024-04-07 12:18
study is unique in the range of tandem technologies assessed, including two-terminal (2T), three-terminal (3T) devices, and two types of four-terminal (4T) tandem devices, stacked 4T and s… Read More
2024-04-05 09:31
On 3 April, Russian forces targeted a Ukrainian solar power plant for the first time.
not an attack within the combat zone, but rather a strike on a facility located deep within the count… Read More
2024-04-05 01:12
state could move to potentially eliminate setback standards and restrict local governments from passing certain ordinances, which would prohibit local control to pass temporary moratoriums… Read More
2024-04-04 14:17
largest BESS system integrator in China, targeting the US energy storage market
Beijing HyperStrong Technology
largest system integrator in China, it claims, and one of the top five in the w… Read More
2024-04-03 09:39
new electric vehicle battery pack with a 1.5 million kilometre (932,057), 15 year warranty
will be using the long life battery packs in their buses and heavy vehicles. Yutong, one of Chin… Read More
2024-04-03 02:13
541 projects are being funded by the Inflation Reduction Act through the Rural Energy for America Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $120 million in renewable ener… Read More
2024-04-03 00:58
Australian energy major AGL and solar cell technology innovator and manufacturer SunDrive Solar have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the development of a commercial-scale P… Read More
2024-04-03 00:53
nation’s cumulative solar module manufacturing capacity stood at 64.5 GW on Dec. 31, 2023
solar cell capacity reached 5.8 GW
Gujarat accounted for 46.1% of the country’s cumu… Read More
2024-04-03 00:44
Renewable energy covered 91% of total electricity demand in Portugal in March
Hydroelectric energy had the largest share at 47%, followed by wind at 31%, solar at 6%, and biomass at 5%
t… Read More
2024-04-03 00:37
proposing $6.1 billion in transmission projects, mainly to help deliver offshore wind to customers
Transmission projects to access clean energy resources total about $4.6 billion and are… Read More
2024-04-03 00:26
“A survey of 1,000 homeowners conducted by Aurora found 44% said it’s hard to know if an installation company is trustworthy”
figure has doubled in last year
In January… Read More
2024-03-28 15:59
New Bedford is still part of Vineyard Wind 2’s plan, however in a different capacity — as an operations and maintenance hub at the New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal. While staging… Read More
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