Relectrify launches 36 kW/120 kWh storage system made of second-life EV batteries
Relectrify said its new storage system is suitable for commercial and industrial applications and is designed for installations in the 120 kWh to 2 MWh range.
NREL looks at opportunities in lithium-ion battery recycling
U.S. scientists assessed the reuse and recycling of large-format lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems and found there is plenty of room for improvement.
EDP wants to deploy another 13 GW of renewables by 2025
The Portuguese utility also wants to close all its coal power plants by 2025.
Shell acquires Next Kraftwerke
Through the operation, Shell wants to consolidate its position in the virtual power plant market.
Giant solar project under development in Romania
A group of international investors is planning to build a 700 MW solar plant in Arad, in western Romania.
Mini perovskite solar module with 18% efficiency from CEA-INES
The mini panel has a surface of 10 cm². It was built with a manufacturing technique that is claimed to be compatible with the integration of perovskite into heterojunction silicon solar cells in tandem architecture.
Belgium becomes a GW solar market
The central European country had its best year in terms of new PV deployment in 2020 with around 1,010 MW of installed capacity. Its cumulative solar capacity surpassed 6 GW at the end of December.
Analyst anticipates India rebound after poorest solar figures for five years
Out of the total solar installations, 78% (2520 MW) came from utility-scale PV and 22% (719 MW) from rooftops, says a Mercom India report.
MIT scientists develop perovskite solar cell with 25.2% efficiency
The US researchers claim to have achieved the remarkable result by adding a special conductive layer of tin dioxide bonded between the conductive layer and the perovskite material. They also improved the perovskite layer special additives that do not alter the material’s bandgap.
‘There is no magic to get to €1.5/kg for green hydrogen in 2022’
Solar pioneer Thierry Lepercq spoke with pv magazine about recent plans of the HyDeal consortium to deploy 95 GW of solar and 67 GW of hydrogen capacity in southern Europe by 2030. Record low green hydrogen prices are easily achievable as solar PV has already reached the required cost level and effects of scale in procurement and manufacturing of electrolyzer capacities will help reduce production costs, he says. Lepercq is also convinced that the consortium will begin selling solar-powered hydrogen at €1.5/kg when the initial supply to industrial customers begins in September 2022.
