Articles written by Carl Johannes Muth

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The missing piece for Germany’s Energiewende? World’s largest battery: Be it lead, lithium, water, or gas – there are many ways to store energy nowadays. However, the technology is often too expensive to deploy, or is at too early a stage or dependent on certain geographical conditions. In cooperation with the University of Jena, German utility company EWE plans to build the world’s largest battery storage facility using redox flow technology. Could this 120 MW battery project be the missing link for Germany’s ‘Energiewende’?
Carl Johannes Muth
Oct 05, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Phoenix Solar awarded contracts in Australia and U.S. The German PV company has received the order for a 39 MW solar plant in Australia. Meanwhile in the U.S., Phoenix Solar has been negotiating two other projects.
Carl Johannes Muth
Jul 28, 2017
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Swiss researchers testing planted rooftop areas in combination with PV systems Scientists in Switzerland are testing the optimum use of combined PV systems and planted flat rooftop areas, and how both systems affect each other. A first prototype has been installed on a roof of a senior citizen residence in the country.
Carl Johannes Muth
Jul 13, 2017
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Photon Energy is developing a 316 MW PV power plant in Australia The 590-ha-project is currently undergoing several studies and procedures. Yet it is not clear when construction of the power plant will begin nor whether Photon Energy oversees installation of the panels.
Carl Johannes Muth
Jul 05, 2017
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Research & Development
Patent lodged for natural photosynthetics for power generation Solar microbial fuel cells can generate electric power by photosynthetic and storage this to be used later when there is no sun.
Carl Johannes Muth
Jun 28, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Zambia receives $34.8 Million from German KfW The funding is to be used to implement a Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (REFiT)-Strategy. Zambia aims to attract investors to overcome the energy crisis and to generate power sustainably.
Carl Johannes Muth
Jun 27, 2017
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Austria´s new PV installations reaches 156 MW in 2016 A small increase of 2.6 % was recorded in the Central European country last year. The Austrian Photovoltaic Association is still calling for an adjustment of the state´s Green Electricity Act to unleash the limited PV extension.
Carl Johannes Muth, Sandra Enkhardt
Jun 23, 2017
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NASA tests new roll-out solar array in space The space agency has successfully deployed its new roll out solar array in space for testing. The new panels are lighter and more flexible than the standard folded arrays on older satellites.
Carl Johannes Muth
Jun 23, 2017
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Research & Development
Bernreuter Research: Silicon consumption drops to 3.6 grams/W by 2020 The use of diamond wire significantly reduces wafer saw losses. Some photovoltaic manufacturers have begun to switch their production, after technical problems appear to have been resolved.
Carl Johannes Muth
Jun 20, 2017