Green car dealership powered by renewable
TC Chevy in Ashland, Oregon, is installing pole-mounted solar on trackers manufactured locally by Stracker Solar.
New off-grid launch: DC/AC inverters and high-end DC charging system
In this pv magazine Webinar, new off-grid solar products from Morningstar will be announced, with key developments to its foundational products in its GenStar MPPT DC charging platform. And, new SureSine inverters, featuring six models, from 150-2500W, engineered following years of demand from customers, with industrial-grade build quality and wireless apps for a new, complete solution.
The Hydrogen Stream: Hyundai to export heavy-duty hydrogen trucks to Germany
Seven German companies have agreed to put 27 Hyundai heavy-duty fuel cell trucks into fleet service in the coming months. American Airlines has revealed an investment in ZeroAvia, while New Fortress Energy has invested in a 120 MW industrial-scale plant in Texas.
High-performance aqueous calcium-ion battery
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States have developed a special class of materials for bulky calcium ions, providing pathways for their facile insertion into battery electrodes.
US fund invests in automated utility-scale solar installation platform
Terabase Energy has raised $44 million in a recent funding round to support digital and robotic platforms for the development of utility-scale solar power plants.
World’s largest underground hydrogen storage project
Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development are set to begin construction on a 300 GWh underground storage facility in the US state of Utah. It will consist of two caverns with capacities of 150 GWh, to store hydrogen generated by an adjacent 840 MW hydrogen-capable gas turbine combined cycle power plant.
US added 4.2 GW of solar in H1
The US Energy Information Administration expects 17.8 GW of solar capacity to be added to the grid by the end of this year.
Inverted perovskite solar cell with 16.94% efficiency
A US-Chinese research group has built a perovskite solar cell with a hole-transporting material (HTM) based on conducting polyaniline (PANI) polymer. The device showed significantly higher efficiency than a reference solar cell relying on an HTM made of commonly used PEDOT:PSS.
World could install 250 GW of solar this year, claims Bloomberg analyst
Rob Barnett, a senior clean energy analyst for Bloomberg, forecasts a 30% increase in global PV deployment this year, and double-digit growth through 2025.
Tigo releases design quality tool for large commercial solar
The US module level power electronics provider also introduced an installer certification course.
