Residential PV

While distributed solar and storage are advancing quickly in Puerto Rico, utility-scale solar and storage procurements ordered by regulators in 2020 have made little progress.

India’s PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana scheme offers a subsidy of INR 30,000 ($361)/kW for residential rooftop solar systems up to 2 kW in size, and INR 18,000/kW for systems up to 3 kW. The total subsidy for systems larger than 3 kW has been capped at INR 78,000.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has outlined the feasibility of heat pumps in the US market in a new report. It says installation costs and energy savings prices have changed in relation to climate, heating sources, and types of homes. It says policymakers should further reduce the costs of installing heat pumps to benefit more US households.

After a year of discussions and negotiations, the Dutch parliament has decided to maintain the net-metering scheme. The phasing out of the program was intended to support the country’s distributed storage market.

An online platform taking inquiries into a subsidy program for residential solar heaters and PV systems has gone live in Jordan. The program will cover more than 30% of installation costs and aims to benefit around 7,000 targeted households.

Scientists in the Middle East have simulated the use of different building-integrated PV systems on Dubai’s high-rise buildings. They found that for buildings with more than seven floors, BIPV may be superior to rooftop power generation.

Pixii, a Norwegian battery manufacturer, has entered the residential storage business with a new battery. The device offers 3.3 kW of rated power, with a nominal voltage of 48 V.

Australian researchers have shown that free electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities using optimized solar systems can lower grid demand in the evening, with implications for broader nationwide efficiencies.

Researchers have conducted a small-scale experiment on the behavior of smoke in PV-related fires. They have found that in homes featuring rooftops with a pitch of less than 45 degrees, residents only have about four minutes to safely evacuate.

Sunwind’s patented Vertisolar solution features two 352 W full-black PERC solar modules, a microinverter, a connection system, and a monitoring device. The package includes an anti-theft system that also protects the wiring and the microinverter.