Relyez launches 5 MWh battery for 2-hour energy storage
The battery is intended for two hours of storage in large-scale and C&I applications. It reportedly features a roundtrip efficiency of 88% and a lifespan of 8,000 cycles.
Perovskia Solar raises $2.36 million, secures 10 IoT clients
Perovskia Solar has completed a seed funding round and secured 10 Internet of Things (IoT) companies as clients. The company designs custom-made solar cells for devices like keyboards and smartwatches that can generate electricity indoors.
New method to identify optimal floating PV sites
Researchers in Spain have created a novel method to select within a set of water bodies those where the investment in floating PV could be most beneficial. They combined geographic information systems, multi-criteria analysis, and intelligent optimization. The new approach reportedly results up to 8.4% better LCOE compared to conventional methods.
Flexible perovskite solar cell based on polycarbonate substrates achieves 13.0% efficiency
An international research group demonstrated the first perovskite solar cells on polycarbonate substrates, suitable for flexible PV applications. Using an industrially compatible fabrication method, the group produced devices with 13.0% power conversion efficiency, 87% of which was maintained after 1000 bending cycles at a radius of 20 mm.
California transportation terminal retrofits energy storage to its solar carports
Energy Toolbase and Stellar Solar implemented an advanced energy management system for the Mira Loma transportation campus.
APsystems unveils home solar and energy storage power control system
The new power control system (PCS) is designed to maximize capacity and storage integration with solar arrays.
Saipem unveils offshore floating PV platform
Saipem, an Italian oilfield services provider, has developed an offshore floating PV platform in collaboration with its Norwegian unit, Moss Maritime.
Powerchina switches on 100 MW solar tower in South Africa
Powerchina has switched on a 100 MW solar tower in South Africa. The concentrated solar power (CSP) project will supply 480 GWh of clean energy to the country’s power grid each year. The system’s molten salt storage enables 12 hours of full-load operation.
Fraunhofer ISE claims 31.6% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell
The German research institute said it utilized a hybrid manufacturing route to deposit the perovskite solar on the cell’s top PV device based on an industrially textured silicon heterojunction technology. For the bottom subcell, a standard silicon solar cell was used.
Clivet launches water-cooled multipurpose heat pump
The Italian manufacturer said the its new polyvalent reversible heat pump has a seasonal coefficient of performance of 4.44 to 4.59 and a seasonal energy efficiency ratio of 7.72 to 7.53. It can reportedly achieve a flow temperature of up to 55 C.
