Wavelength-selective PV tech for agrivoltaic applications
Scientists in Sweden have conducted a comprehensive review of all wavelength-selective PV technologies for agrivoltaic installations. They suggested creating standards for reporting on the performance of these technologies.
New research optimizes energy density in sodium-ion batteries
A machine learning model has identified Na[Mn0.36Ni0.44Ti0.15Fe0.05]O2 as the optimum composition to attain the highest energy density for sodium-ion (Na-ion) devices.
Aira launches residential heat pump with minimalist design
The Sweden-based heat pump provider said its new product is one of the slimmest and most compact system available on the market to date.
New fire protection guidelines for installing batteries in Sweden
Svensk Solenergi has shared new guidelines for installing stationary battery storage systems. Its publication comes as the number of battery installations in Sweden, across both the residential and larger-scale markets, is accelerating.
Better Energy inaugurates large-scale solar park in Sweden
Danish energy supplier Better Energy has completed its first large-scale solar project in Sweden, a 24 MW facility in the southern part of the country. It has secured 10-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with three Swedish companies for the energy.
Sweden’s first large-scale agrivoltaic park inaugurated
Production is now underway at Sweden’s first large-scale agrivoltaics park, owned and operated by Svea Solar. A power purchase agreement is in place with a local vertical farmer for the electricity produced, while the farm underneath the solar panels will produce rapeseed, ley and wheat on a rotational basis.
Vertical agrivoltaics for barley
Researchers in Sweden have measured barney yield in a vertical agrivoltaic facility and have found that despite the shade created by the modules the yields are comparable to open-field control conditions, if not slightly higher. Their methodology can be replicated for other sites and crops.
Sweden’s largest battery goes online
Sweden’s largest energy storage investment, totaling 211 MW/211 MWh, goes live, combining 14 sites.
The Hydrogen Stream: Harvard researchers say H2 costs underestimated
Harvard University researchers say hydrogen costs are underestimated due to unaccounted storage and distribution variability across sectors, while Kore Infrastructure has told pv magazine that it aims to reach a levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) of between $1/kg and $2/kg.
Vattenfall enters large-scale battery storage business
The energy company announced plans to invest extensively in large-scale battery business in response to the growing demand for flexibility, adding 500 MW of battery storage annually.
