US community solar to double by 2029, says Wood Mackenzie
Cumulative community solar installations are forecast to increase from less than 7 GW installed today to more than 14 GW in five years.
Making perovskite solar PV circular from the start
U.S researchers at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory used a circular economy framework to determine how to scale, deploy, and design metal halide perovskite solar panels to be easily recyclable in the future.
Dutch manufacturer unveils gel lead-acid battery for residential use
A new Dutch home battery has a new twist on old technology: gel lead-acid batteries, for safe operation.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: CECEP Solar to build 500 MW project with desert tech
CECEP Solar says it will build a 500 MW PV project with desertification-control technology in Dalad Banner, Inner Mongolia, including 75 MW/150 MWh of battery storage.
US tariffs on solar cells remain, volume increases
The administration of US Presiden Joe Biden has issued a proclamation stating that the tariff rate quota of 14.25% on solar cells will remain, but the volume will increase from 5 GW to 12.5 GW.
India installs 12.1 GW of solar in H1
India installed about 9.6 GW of utility-scale solar, 1.8 GW of rooftop PV, and 688 MW of off-grid capacity in the first half of 2024, or roughly 12.1 GW in total, according to a new report by JMK Research.
Battery fires in South Korea prompt transparency requirements over EV battery origins
Multiple incidents, including deaths and evacuations, have led to the Korean goverment asking carmakers to voluntarily disclose the makers of batteries in their EVs, with some surprising results.
Agrivoltaics for corn
Researchers have created a novel model that can help developers assess corn growth in agrivoltaic facilities. They also proposed to use spatiotemporal shadow distribution (SSD) to optimize crop yield and power production.
Offgrid PV-driven hydrogen vs. standalone solar-plus-storage
A German research team has compared the economic performance of an offgrid PV-electrolyser-fuel cell system with that of a standalone solar-plus-storage counterpart in a building in Niger. Its analysis showed that decentralized PV-driven hydrogen could achieve considerable lower levelized cost of energy and levelized cost of storage than the PV-battery system, with these values reaching €0.12 ($13.1)/kWh and €0.35/kWh, respectively.
Bslbatt launches storage system for C&I applications
Bslbatt says it has developed a new storage system for commercial and industrial applications, offering up to 241 kWh of capacity and supporting 100 kW or 125 kW of solar.
