World’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery
Researchers in the U.S. have created a new sodium battery architecture with stable cycling for several hundred cycles, which could serve as a future direction to enable low-cost, high-energy-density and fast-charging batteries.
US manufacturer Toledo Solar closes business
Toledo Solar says it has ended all R&D efforts and will wind down operations immediately due to an inability to license necessary technology for its cadmium telluride panels.
The Hydrogen Stream: Hydrogen power plants feasible but inefficient, says CATF
The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) says in a new report that dedicated clean hydrogen production and use is often a costly, inefficient decarbonization strategy for the power sector, while American Airlines says it has signed a deal with ZeroAvia for 100 hydrogen-electric engines.
Aggreko Energy acquires C&I solar developer
Aggreko Energy has purchased commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developer Infiniti Energy.
Enphase begins shipping US-made microinverters for commercial projects
Enphase says that it has started shipping US-made IQ8P-3P commercial microinverters, supporting up to 480 W of peak output power and compatible with solar modules up to 640 W.
California city to install pop-up solar canopy with EV charging
The City of Campbell contracted with Paired Power to install its Pairtree solar canopy.
The Hydrogen Stream: ERM starts trials for electrolysis, desalination, transport
ERM says it has launched offshore trials to test its Dolphyn Hydrogen process, while Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) and Evoloh have completed a joint research project on electrolyzer manufacturing process and anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer tech.
Rio Tinto building more solar at mining sites
Multinational mining company Rio Tinto has finished installation work at the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada and has announced plans for two 5.25 MW plants at a bauxite mine in Australia’s Northern Territory.
How to make seaports into energy communities with PV, wave energy
Researchers have simulated the operation of seven renewable energy communities in the Port of Naples and found them to offer lower life cycle costs. Using varying capacities of solar and wave energy, they were able to optimize the system to a 90% self-consumption rate. They also offered a scheme for the management of a port energy community.
Canada’s B.C. Hydro to offer solar, battery rebates
Homeowners in the Canadian province of British Columbia who install rooftop solar and battery energy storage systems will soon be able to apply for up to CAD 10,000 ($7,341) in rebates from electric utility B.C. Hydro.
