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Steam-generating heat pump for industrial applications The Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) plans to build a heat pump that generates steam at 184 C at 11 bars without using gas. The tech, which uses natural refrigerants, will be used in the pharmaceutical industry.
Beatriz Santos
Jan 30, 2023
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Second-life batteries might beat new ones on solar LCOE in remote locations UK scientists have discovered that second-life batteries could provide a lower levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) than conventional batteries in school buildings equipped with PV in East African schools. They said the cheapest system configuration uses either 7.5 kW or 10 kW of solar with 20 kWh of storage.
Emiliano Bellini
Jan 27, 2023
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Puerto Rico could approach 40% renewables by 2025 Rapidly deploying 5.2 GW of planned solar and storage in Puerto Rico, a possibility raised in a report by six national laboratories, would require an improvement in the Puerto Rico utility’s practices. A mandated procurement process has suffered delays at many steps.
William Driscoll
Jan 26, 2023
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Markets & Policy
Australian scientists source silicon from solar waste to build better batteries Researchers from Victoria’s Deakin University say they have successfully tested a new process that can safely and effectively extract silicon from end-of-life solar panels, and then convert it into nano materials worth more than $45,000 (USD 31,500) per kilogram, in order to build better batteries.
David Carroll
Jan 26, 2023
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Applications & Installations
Weekend Read: Giga and giga pv magazine Australia’s Natalie Filatoff reports on the benefits of planning vast solar project pipelines, and the barriers faced by those who dare to dream big.
Natalie Filatoff
Jan 21, 2023
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Research & Development
Renac unveils high-voltage hybrid inverters for residential applications Renac Power’s new hybrid inverters have efficiency ratings of up to 97.5% and European efficiency ratings of 97.2%. They are available in four versions, with power outputs ranging from 3 kW to 6 kW.
Beatriz Santos
Jan 20, 2023
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Applications & Installations
New residential battery inverter solution from China Esysunhome (ESYSH), a new energy storage company in China, has developed a 5.12 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery system with a 7.9 kW inverter. It says six modules can be combined for up to 30.72 kWh of energy storage capacity.
Beatriz Santos
Jan 19, 2023
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Will Africa be left behind in the scramble for renewables? Buoyant predictions about a rosy future for African photovoltaics, based on the continent’s abundant solar resources, continue to overlook the difficulties of securing investment, as Empower New Energy co-founder and CEO Terje Osmundsen explains, referring to a report published by the Africa Solar Industry Association at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi today.
Terje Osmundsen
Jan 18, 2023
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Survey: How should smart grids be implemented? PV integration in smart grids is a complex but highly relevant issue, with various aspects to be considered to develop different scenarios. Researchers in the IEA-PVPS Task 14 program are conducting a survey to collect opinions from peers in the PV branch to perform such an analysis.
IEA-PVPS
Jan 16, 2023
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