The Hydrogen Stream: Japan finances Australia’s plan to produce H2 from coal
A Japanese state innovation fund has agreed to finance a coal-to-hydrogen project in Australia, while Honda says it has taken another step toward the commercialization of zero-emission backup power generation.
Only5mins! – Above and beyond
United Kingdom-based Above’s founder and CEO Will Hitchcock sits down with pv magazine to discuss the solar industry’s growing demand for drone-based aerial inspection and data analysis, the game changing utility of digital twins, and what the future holds for autonomous drone programs.
Haitai, Jinchen announce new solar factories in China
Haitai Solar says it wants to build a 3 GW panel factory in China’s Hebei province, while Jinchen has announced plans to expand its PV production equipment capacity in Jiangsu province.
Heat pumps vs. renewables – a dilemma for Germany’s way out of gas
Researchers have looked at whether Germany can substitute more gas with renewables-powered heat pumps or renewable electricity to reduce load hours at gas-fired power plants. They argue that heat pumps are the fastest way to cut German gas consumption.
North America’s bid to onshore rare earth supply
With electric vehicle (EV) adoption set to turbocharge demand for rare earth elements in Canada and the US this decade, attempts are being made to loosen the region’s dependence on China for the sourcing and processing of such critically important energy transition materials.
Dutch researchers propose modified IEC 61853 standard for bifacial solar
Scientists in the Netherlands have proposed the extension of the IEC 61853 standard to bifacial solar modules, with some key corrections. In particular, they recommend changing the third and fourth parts of the standard.
New polymer electrolyte for lithium-metal batteries
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have discovered a series of anionic network solid electrolytes that can deliver at least a fourfold improvement in cationic transport for lithium-metal battery applications.
Raptor Maps points to growing problem of PV system underperformance
Raptor Maps analyzed 24.5 GW of large-scale solar assets and determined that power losses due to equipment anomalies nearly doubled from 1.61% in 2019 to 3.13% in 2022. At the module level, cell and diode anomalies were the most common issues, it said.
Sterlite Power commissions 5 GW green energy corridor project in India
Sterlite Power’s Lakadia-Vadodara transmission project will deliver more than 5 GW of electricity from the Indian state of Gujarat to the rest of the country.
Meyer Burger shifting to 100% glass-glass bifacial panels
Meyer Burger says it will shift all of its manufacturing operations away from plastic.
