Hydrogen-powered boat to sail in Australian waters within 18 months
Australia’s Poseidon Marine H2 says it expects to have a hydrogen-powered boat in Australian waters within the next 18 months, after bringing on board the principal engineers from Dynamic Efficiency.
Honeywell batteries deployed at US utility-scale PV, storage project
Hecate Energy is developing a 50MW solar project and 20MW/80MWh storage installation in New Mexico.
Scatec provides update on operations in Ukraine
The Norwegian renewable energy developer said its solar power plants are still intact and can be operated remotely. It is currently assisting its Ukrainian employees by offering transportation, accommodation and other immediate support.
Testing different PV module brands in photovoltaic-thermal architectures
Solar modules from Trina Solar, Canadian Solar, and Felicity Solar were tested in a prototype of a photovoltaic-thermal collector that uses excess heat from the PV elements to heat water. The system uses a thermally insulated helical coil heat exchanger to recover panel heat and a solenoid valve to allow water recirculation when the temperature below the PV module rises significantly.
Belgium hits 7GW milestone
Belgium deployed around 850 MW of new PV systems in 2021, which is 300 MW less than in 2020 but more than what the local industry had expected.
Solid-state lithium-ion battery with capacity retention of over 4mAh/sq cm
Researchers from the University of Waterloo, Canada, have developed a new solid chloride electrolyte that swaps out half of the indium for scandium and offers several important advantages, such as high voltage operation.
Impressive numbers for Chinese solar panel glassmaker
Xinyi Solar has proposed a dividend for the second year running as it announced shareholders would bank net profits of $630 million despite rising materials and shipping costs last year.
Underwriters Laboratories to assess Redflow’s redox flow batteries
Underwriters Laboratories, a US non-profit standards development organization, will carry out research into the operating and safety profile of Redflow’s redox flow batteries under nominal and off-nominal conditions.
Solar module anti-soiling coating for retrofit application
Dutch company Rads Global Business has developed an anti-soiling coating for solar PV modules that are at least two years old. The new product is claimed to increase power yield by up to 7% and to have a payback time of 2.5 to four years depending on the dust level of the site.
Germany installed 420MW of PV in January
The cumulative capacity of all PV systems in Germany reached 56.7 GW at the end of January.
