Worcester Bosch launches new series of high-flow monobloc heat pumps
Worcester Bosch’s new residential heat pumps are available in several versions, with output ranging from 4 kW to 30 KW. It says the new products can be cascaded up to six units.
Dubai’s 250 MW/1,500 MWh pumped-storage project nearing completion
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) Hatta pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant is now 74% complete, and it is expected to begin operations in the first half of 2025. The facility will also store electricity from the 5 GW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
Single-reagent tech to reuse silicon from end-of-life PV panels achieves recovery rate of 98.9%
Scientists in Singapore developed a single-reagent approach to recover silicon in recycled PV panels that reportedly offers high recovery rates compared to double-reagent methods. The recycled silicon was then effectively reused in anodes intended for applications in lithium-ion batteries.
India posts 76% YoY decline in solar module imports from China in H1
India has recorded a sharp decrease in solar panel imports from China as it prioritizes domestic solar manufacturing, according to a new study by Ember.
AI control tech to improve coefficient of performance of air source heat pumps
Scientists from South Korea have developed a heat pump optimization technique that controls the secondary refrigerant flow. The proposed technology offers the advantage of bypassing the need to control the compressor of the heat pump, which is a function that is commonly not available in commercial devices.
Stryten Energy vanadium redox flow battery on path to commercialization
Stryten Energy is planning to begin commercializing its vanadium redox flow batteries in January 2025. Meanwhile it has deployed a 20 kW/120 kWh pilot-sized version of the storage system at a facility operated by Snapping Shoals EMC, an electricity cooperative in Georgia, United States.
Italy adds 1,468 MW/2,058 MWh of distributed storage capacity in H1
Italy hit 3,045 MW/4,893 MWh of distributed storage capacity in the six months to the end of June. The segment continues to grow, led by the regions of Lombardy and Veneto.
French consortium plans 900 kW solar cycling path
A French consortium, led by the CNR (Compagnie nationale du Rhone), is launching a pilot project to build a 900 kW solar cycling path in southern France. The initiative, set to run from 2025 to 2028, aims to assess the performance and design of the PV facility.
Why does the digitalization of PV matter?
In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) presents the added benefits of digitalized PV systems, which it will also discuss in two events planned for the upcoming EU-PVSEC conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Smartly blending the wealth of PV energy with the advanced features of inverters can maximize the benefits of PV systems, according to ETIP PV.
Teralight complete Israel’s largest floating PV project
Teralight has completed Israel’s largest floating PV project, deploying 31 MW of capacity on two water reservoirs in the northern part of the country, at an estimated project cost of $33.8 million.
