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PV may help CSP reduce its LCOE by 18% in Saudi Arabia

Researchers have found that the current levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for concentrated solar power (CPS) plant in Saudi Arabia could be as low as $0.137/kWh. However, combining the tech with PV would significantly enhance the cost competitiveness of CSP.

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Smart grids could improve Saudi Arabia’s renewables potential

Saudi researchers say smart grids could have a minimal impact on the environment in Saudi Arabia, while supporting a technologically advanced power system compatible with end users.

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New research shows potential of hydrogen-source heat pumps

A new research project, thought to be the first to assess hydrogen as an energy source for heat pumps, has found that hydrogen-backed heat pumps could be an eco-friendly option for the building sector and support decarbonization in line with the UK’s net-zero targets.

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Sandia National Laboratories introduce grid-resiliency algorithms

Sandia National Laboratories developed software with tools to isolate downed or damaged lines, automate energy production and consumption regulation, and troubleshoot unintentional loops.

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Grenergy secures PPA for 260 MW-1,100 MWh of solar-plus-storage in Chile

Grenergy said its new power purchase agreement (PPA) for 260 MW/1,100 MWh of solar-plus-storage in Chile has a duration of 15 years. The installation is part of the fourth phase of the massive 1 GW/4 GWh Oasis de Atacama solar-plus-storage project.

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Germany hits 356,000 heat pump installations in 2023

Heat pump sales in Germany rose by more than 50% for the second year in a row in 2023, according to new figures from Bundesverband Wärmepumpe (BWP).

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Distributed US solar and storage policy trends

The NC Clean Energy Technology Center covers the latest trends in US solar policy.

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Chinese researchers develop high power density vanadium flow battery stack

Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) in China have developed a 70 kW-level vanadium flow battery stack. The newly designed stack comes in 40% below current 30 kW-level stacks in terms of costs, due to its volume power density of 130 kW/m3.

Rising CO2 prices could make PV heat pumps cheap choice for German homes

Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) says rising CO2 prices could make PV-powered heat pumps the most cost-effective choice for residential heating in the country, with heat pump uptake and district heating adoption proving more economical than replacing gas heating.

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WoodMac predicts strong yet flat global PV growth through to 2032

Wood Mackenzie says the solar industry has reached a new stage in its evolution and is predicting around 350 GW of global solar installations annually for the next eight years. The research firm is also forecasting challenges for the solar manufacturing sector and long-awaited benefits from the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States.

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