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2024-05-13 18:00
Fluence total pipeline grew by $2.9B, or 14.8 GW, from Q1 to Q2
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defines pipeline as its “uncontracted, potential revenue from energy storage products and sol… Read More
2024-05-12 13:06
Department of Public Utilities is considering several proposals to spread the cost of substation upgrades, and until it decides on them no solar projects larger than 15 kilowatts can move fo… Read More
2024-05-12 10:58
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appeals board reversed the approval of the solar power manufacturer in a light industrial district, which is how that community is zoned
Residents were worried about the pro… Read More
2024-05-12 01:13
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EIA reported that the median length for solar projects has reached 25 months from signing of interconnection agreements to actual commercial operation dates
Solar developers… Read More
2024-05-11 21:26
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average 2024 price of a BESS 20-foot DC container in the US is expected to come down to US$148/kWh, down from US$180/kWh last year, a similar fall to that seen in 2023
means th… Read More
2024-05-11 17:18
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price of €0.0911 ($0.098)/W is 2.15% more than its last purchase in December 2023
Solaria’s latest solar module procurement price costs 71% less than in 2022
435… Read More
2024-05-11 17:01
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US government targets $2/kg hydrogen by 2026, $1/kg by 2031
electrolyzer system costs of $250/kW (low-temperature electrolyzers)
$500/kW (high-temperature electrolyzers) by… Read More
2024-05-11 16:57
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US companies have announced more than 100,000 jobs in clean energy manufacturing since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
69 new projects in the solar sector… Read More
2024-05-11 16:42
BloombergNEF is seeing ’energy storage systems’ – probably battery cells in packs, in 20’ shipping containers, decked out with supporting gear (HVAC, etc)… Read More
2024-05-09 17:03
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Shanghai Metals Market reported last week that the amount of polysilicon #inventories in China is approaching 250,000 metric tons
250k MT = 250 billion grams, 2.2 grams per wa… Read More
2024-05-09 14:58
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engineers in the bowels of a nearly century-old apartment building drilled 14 holes to a depth of 500 feet to install a heating system that taps the constant temperature of subterrane… Read More
2024-05-09 01:32
global solar cell and module manufacturing industry is currently operating at a utilization rate of approximately 50%
global investments in new solar factories amounted to $80 billion in… Read More
2024-05-08 00:28
119-acre site is designed, owned, and operated by WattEV
world’s first electric truck stop featuring a solar-powered microgrid with a battery energy storage system (BESS) and is cap… Read More
2024-05-08 00:19
U.S. utility-scale solar, wind and storage sectors added a combined 5,585 MW of new capacity in the first quarter of 2024
increase of 28% compared to installations in the same period a ye… Read More
2024-05-08 00:08
company’s biggest earner, with the 50 MW, two hour battery
announced on Monday that the Bouldercombe battery earned AU$4.2 million of net revenue in its first full quarter of operat… Read More
2024-05-08 00:01
we investigate the potential to optimize the screen-printed front side metallization of silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells
a grid layout is improved by increasing the number of cont… Read More
2024-05-07 23:52
three different PV technologies to power a greenhouse hosting 400 cucumber seedlings
PV module cover on the greenhouse’s roof has a “negligible” impact on crop yield… Read More
2024-05-07 12:25
This finding has paved the way for a Tennessee company called Carbon Rivers to begin the lengthy process of recycling about one thousand blades into material to make, among other items, comp… Read More
2024-05-05 00:02
new installations of global energy storage are poised to reach 74GW/173GWh in 2024
year-on-year growth of 33% and 41%
China, the United States, and Europe contributing a whopping 85% to… Read More
2024-05-04 16:35
Maine can replace two aging gas-fired peaker plants with up to 200 MW of 4-hour battery storage at a lower lifetime net cost than a new gas plant
Though 2-hour battery storage is the lowe… Read More
2024-05-04 16:23
solar panels and cells manufacturing facility in North America, committing a total investment of USD 294 million (EUR 274.4m).
will establish the factory in two phases, with a plan to sta… Read More
2024-05-04 16:12
Lyten, opening of its first lithium-sulfur battery pilot plant in San Jose, California
September company announced it had raised $200 million to scale manufacturing of its 3D graphene mat… Read More
2024-05-04 14:22
PERC modules remain stable with Pmax loss of only 1–2%rel after 1000 h of DH testing, regardless of the BOM employed
after the same duration of DH testing, TOPCon cell modules degra… Read More
2024-05-04 14:07
755.03W THC HJT module, exhibited by Chinese manufacturer Tongwei, was the module with the highest output presented at WFES 2024
trend towards larger modules and highe… Read More
2024-05-04 13:32
thermal energy storage, or TES, which uses molten salt or even superheated rocks
NREL prototype heaters powered by renewable energy sources like wind and solar can raise the temperature o… Read More
2024-05-04 13:21
How is CATL making “zero degradation” batteries?
CATL and Yutong’s collaboration has yielded LFP batteries boasting a lifespan of up to 15 years, with “zero… Read More
2024-05-04 12:59
Wollongong-based Sicona Battery Technologies
initially be capable of producing about 6,700 tonnes per annum (tpa) of silicon-carbon anode material
scaling up to a total output of 26,500… Read More
2024-05-03 17:23
JinkoSolar released its 2023 annual performance report, posting PV module shipments of 78.52GW throughout the year
targeting a production capacity of monocrystalline wafers, high-efficien… Read More
2024-04-30 10:59
Chinese solar manufacturer Huasun has developed a zero busbar (0BB) technology integrated with its latest heterojunction (HJT) modules.
Huasun’s approach involved welding and dispen… Read More
2024-04-30 10:55
Natron Energy Inc. will unveil what it bills as the first full-scale plant in the US for making sodium-ion batteries on Monday
plant situated near Michigan’s western shore has alrea… Read More
2024-04-30 10:41
China’s state-owned Cosco launches the Greenwater 01, the world’s largest fully electric container ship
powered solely by batteries, saving 3,900 kg (8,600 lb) of fuel for eve… Read More
2024-04-29 14:54
InfoLink forecasts 2024 global installations of 493-538GW (mp: 516GW) vs. 467GW in 2023, representing ~11% y/y growth
InfoLink forecasts 245GW in China, 97GW in Europe, 48GW in the US (which… Read More
2024-04-29 14:48
China Securities has revised its forecast for China’s PV installations in 2024, projecting 260 GW to 280 GW of new capacity this year. This would be a significant increase from th… Read More
2024-04-29 14:43
General updates from Roth MGK…lots of modules in the country:
With ~4-5GW of imports a month over the past year, we have about 1.5 years of inventory.
…believes that most of it… Read More
2024-04-29 13:19
Copper’s surge to $10,000 a ton just days after the bombshell news that BHP Group is trying to buy Anglo American Plc is highlighting a core disconnect at the heart… Read More
2024-04-29 10:45
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has developed a proof of concept that helps cut the use of polymers by making direct glass-to-glass welds in solar cells
makes use of femtoseco… Read More
2024-04-28 15:28
in 2023, clean energy added around USD 320 billion to the world economy
represented 10% of global GDP growth
clean energy growth accounted for around 6% of GDP growth in the world’… Read More
2024-04-28 13:31
Older, thermal plants, which used heat to turn salt water into steam, delivered potable water at more than $3 per cubic metre.
reverse osmosis technology — in which water is pushed… Read More
2024-04-28 13:07
Government says massive solar installation is affecting 30 million consumers, imposing Rs1.90 per unit burden on them
Pakistan government said on Saturday net-metering was promoting unhea… Read More
2024-04-28 13:03
researchers in Germany has developed a comprehensive optoelectrical simulation model for triple-junction solar cells based on subcells relying on perovskite, perovskite, and crys… Read More
2024-04-28 12:55
latest scenario from market researcher Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BloombergNEF) arrives at only 880 GW in 2030
the 2022 results presentation from Chinese polysilicon manufacturer GCL T… Read More
2024-04-28 12:43
IEA Outlook report asserts that global EV sales are set to remain “robust” in 2024, reaching around 17 million by the end of the year
Q1 sales grew by about 25% year-over-year… Read More
2024-04-28 12:24
deployed 4,053MWh of storage in Q1 2024
Tesla doesn’t offer a breakdown of those figures by product (Megapack vs Powerwall)
Musk said it was the Megapack large-scale battery energy… Read More
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
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
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