In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that South America saw widespread above-average irradiance in January, despite weak La Niña conditions. However, storm systems fueled by Atlantic moisture suppressed solar generation in parts of Brazil and Bolivia.
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Hard-to-abate segments in the energy transition, such as the chemical industry and marine transportation, require electricity-based e-methanol in large quantities. The transport costs could be a key factor in determining the best locations for future green e-methanol projects.
Faster-than-expected price falls and global oversupply of batteries will go up against a rising tide of global protectionism this year. So how will it all shape up for the energy storage industry? Storage industry thought leader and UN adviser Marek Kubik considers the key issues.
This week, Women in Solar Europe (WiSEu) gives voice to Hildagarde McCarville, CEO of UK-based Anesco. She believes the evolving renewables industry presents a huge opportunity for women, and also for leadership teams to actively help drive the transition to greater diversity and equity.
Energy solutions company Australian Flow Batteries has rolled out its containerised solar vanadium battery system in Western Australia, which can be stowed in less than an hour to protect modules during the region’s annual cyclone season.
Tesla will provide 372 of its MegaPack 2 XL battery systems as well as engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services.
The CEC estimates that approximately 24,000 new chargers were installed in the first half of 2024, and the Fast Charge California Project aims to incentivize even more.
As Saudi-Algerian researchers report on the northern African country’s hydrogen potential, Denmark’s GreenGo Energy starts its 6 GW electrolysis hydrogen project in Mauritania.
The country installed around 1.12 GW of new PV capacity in January, thus raising its cumulative installed solar power over the 100 GW threshold.
The Albanian government has received requests from four companies looking to develop four separate solar projects located across the country.
At the end of December 2024, the country reached a cumulative installed PV capacity of 476 MW.
Scientists in China have conducted a year-long study on six “aquavoltaics” farms hosting sea cucumber aquacultures under the solar panels. Due to the lower water temperature, the hibernation period of the animal was reduced, as was mortality, compared to the previous year.
A crippling tax burden; an inability to bank energy arbitrage income; and uncertainty about grid fees, network ancillary payments, and solar-plus-storage eligibility could all affect a procurement exercise planned for June.
The ground-mounted 75 MW project features over 136,000 solar panels deployed across a 80-hectare site. Retail electricity units belonging to Philippine power company AboitizPower will offtake the energy produced.
Scientists in Colombia have created a 10-year open dataset for PV panel fault detection. Data was acquired using an electronic load system, oscilloscope, and thermographic camera in outdoor environmental conditions.
The Chinese perovskite solar cell and module maker said its custom-designed double-glass perovskite modules measure 1,200 mm x 1,000 mm and achieve a light transmittance of around 40%.
Scientists have proposed a novel design for standalone solar PV water pumping systems, using an intermediate supercapacitor buffer to temporarily store solar energy and release it in high-power pulses. Daily water productivity has grown by 64%, based on a simulation. An experimental setup was also tested.
Next Energy said its 101.6 cm x 152.4 cm laminated transparent power-generating windows were produced with its pilot production line.
Researchers in Germany have compared the electrical behaviour of sodium-ion batteries with that of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries under varying temperatures and state-of-charges. Their work shows how state-of-charge during cycling significantly affects the efficiency of sodium-ion devices.
The new manufacturing facility will require an investment of CNY 8 billion ($1.1 billion) and will be located in Suining, Sichuan province.
Tongwei originally intended to invest CNY 5 billion ($700 million) to buy a 51% stake in Runergy.
Following the indictment of its chairman, Gautam Adani, in the United States over bribery allegations, questions are being asked about Adani Group’s ability to raise capital. With the charges related to solar, India’s PV industry has wider concerns. Adani Group refutes the allegations and says it is as robust as ever.
Researchers in Singapore used a biomass-derived polymer to increase the efficiency of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite solar cell. The cell was also found to obtain a 90% efficiency retention after 1,100 hours, which compares to 52% for benchmark cells designed without the proposed polymer.
Sungrow secured a 7.8 GWh battery storage deal from Saudi Arabia last year and is planning to strengthen its presence across the whole Middle East.
India’s state-controlled National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Ltd. will act as middle man between successful developers and power distribution companies in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Following a report in January, BYD has now officially secured the 12.5 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) supply deal.
A state-backed consortium is constructing China’s first large-scale compressed air energy storage (CAES) project using a fully artificial underground cavern, marking a major step in the technology’s commercialization.
Reforms over the past three years have lifted restrictions on foreign investment and sped up the permitting process for solar projects in the Philippines. As the government banks on renewables to drive the rapid expansion of power production, challenges remain for local project developers. Neil Ford reports.
The 185 MW / 370 MWh Koorangie battery energy storage project in Victoria has reached a major milestone with developer Edify Energy confirming the system has successfully exported power to the grid for the first time.
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