Solar

Australia

Weighing Vortexes as a Method to Optimise Hydroelectric Power Efficiency

Hydroelectric energy is often considered the backbone of clean power, but an urgent need to improve efficiency is driving engineers to explore a whirlwind of op…

Solar project

Wisconsin Approves 1.3 GW Vista Sands Solar Project

After extensive environmental review, Doral Renewables’ Vista Sands Solar project has been praised as one of the most beneficial and impactful projects in…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Australian University Testing 20 KW Agrivoltaic System on Vineyard

Australian renewables company Greenwood has installed 48 solar panels at the University of Melbourne’s Dookie Campus vineyard to aid research on how agrivoltai…

Solar thermal

Dualsun Presents Heat Pump-Compatible Residential PVT Panel

The French manufacturer said its PVT module features a PV module efficiency of up to 21.8% and a thermal output ranging from 459 W/m2.DualSun, a French photovol…

Solar Module

TU Delft Scientists Integrate Power Electronics for MPPT in Solar Modules

A research team in the Netherlands investigated how copper planar air-core inductors can yield the required inductor properties to support sub-module power conv…

Photovoltaic （PV）

UK Solar Industry Must Transition to Circular Economy, Says NICER

The National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) program says in a new report that the UK solar industry could generate 1.2 million tons of wast…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Spanish Company Fined for Selling Solar Power at Night

The Spanish authorities have hit renewable energy supplier Contigo Energía with a €6 million ($6.3 million) fine for selling PV energy at night.Spai…

Solar Cell

Sino-American Silicon to Halt Production at Solar Cell Factory

Sino-American Silicon (SAS) says it will suspend production at its solar cell factory in Taiwan from Jan. 7 to Feb. 4.SAS, a Taiwan-based solar ingot and wafer,…

Solar Power Plant

World’s Highest Solar Plant by Elevation Goes Online in China

China Huadian and PowerChina have completed the world’s highest solar plant by altitude, a 100 MW facility in Tibet, paired with 20 MW/80 MWh of battery s…

Battery

Moving Energy via Batteries on Railways

SunTrain is hoping to ship renewable energy via battery-powered trains, charged from solar and wind, using rail networks.SunTrain, a US-based energy transportat…

Photovoltaic （PV）

German Institutes Unveil Facade With PV, Weather Protection, Thermal Insulation

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (Fraunhofer UMSI…

Photovoltaic （PV）

GD Power Has Secured Board Approval to Proceed With a 500 MW Offshore Solar Project

CHN Energy‘s subsidiary, GD Power, said that it has secured board approval to proceed with a 500 MW offshore solar project in Changli, Hebei province. The arra…

Photovoltaic （PV）

China Southern Power Grid Has Announced the Results of Its First Batch of Its PV Module Tenders for 2024

China Southern Power Grid has announced the results of its first batch of its PV module tenders for 2024, with bid prices ranging between CNY 0.668 ($0.092)/W a…

Solar Inverter

Deye to Build Inverter Factory in Malaysia

Deye, a Chinese inverter manufacturer, says it will invest $150 million to build a new production facility in Malaysia.Deye said it has secured board approval t…

Photovoltaic （PV）

ACWA Seeks $145M for Uzbek Solar-Storage Schemes

[Image: ACWA Power]ACWA Power has applied for financing from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for two solar-storage projects in Uzbeki…