LG launches new residential storage solution
LG has developed two versions of its new enblock E storage system, each with usable energy capacities of 12.4 kWh and 15.5 kWh. It says the two models, sized at 451 mm x 330 mm, can be easily deployed in small spaces.
Engadiner Kraftwerke energizes second PV plant on Swiss retaining wall project
Swiss hydropower company Engadiner Kraftwerke said the new PV system went into service in the Swiss Canton of Graubunden to generate 230,000 kWh per annum. The array utilizes solar modules provided by Lithuanian manufacturer Solitek.
New approach to integrate PV-powered heat pumps into greenhouses
Scientists have proposed to use PV energy and heat pump-driven HVAC system in greenhouses conceived to grow tomatoes in the Mediterranean area. The system was found to have a payback time of only 2.9 years in southern Spain.
Monocrystalline solar modules more resistant to hail than polycrystalline panels
Scientists from Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have conceived a new experimental setup to conduct hail impact tests for photovoltaic modules. The first tests showed that monocrystalline panels lose less efficiency than their polycrystalline counterparts with the same number of busbars.
Rooftop solar’s success results in ‘struggling’ large-scale segment in Australia
As rooftop solar racks up records in Australia, price cannibalization has resulted in a “struggling” large-scale market segment. Bruce Mountain, head of the University of Victoria’s Energy Policy Centre, says that increasingly depressed wholesale electricity prices during the day are squeezing out big PV.
Hydrogen plus battery storage could enable clean energy transition
A new Stanford University report shows that the transition to clean energy could help many countries to reduce their annual energy costs by around 61%.
U.S. publicly traded solar installer Sunworks files for bankruptcy
The residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural solar installer files for bankruptcy amid troubled macroeconomic conditions for distributed solar nationwide.
Spain’s Genera trade show breaks new records
Spain’s largest renewable energy event saw the participation of the country’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and underscored the excellent state of health of the Spanish PV sector in all its segments.
Stormy January impacts irradiance across North America
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that North America saw irradiance below average, primarily due to the stormy conditions that prevailed during the second half of January.
Italy allocates 357.2 MW of PV in latest renewables auction
The Italian authorities have allocated 1,001 MW of renewables capacity in the nation’s 13th procurement exercise for clean energy. Developers have offered a maximum discount ranging between 2% and 6.3% from the auction ceiling price of €0.07759 ($0.0818)/kWh.
