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Offshore Wind Power

‘Sofia Creates £760M of Value for UK Economy’

[Image: RWE]A study commissioned by RWE on the socio-economic impacts of its flagship 1400MW Sofia offshore wind farm project, spotlights the value it is creati…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Coupling PV With Direct Air Capture

Schematic of a PV-driven direct air capture systemResearchers in China have suggested to combine PV plants with direct air capture (DAC) technologies in an effo…

Energy Investment

Crown Estate Scotland Pours Funds Into Offshore Wind Research

Crown Estate Scotland has pledged £250 000 to support the Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence, led by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult…

Photovoltaic （PV）

LCOE Not Correct Optimization Parameter of PV Plants, Say Researchers

New research from Italy shows the importance of considering power plant dispatchability in PV project planning. The scientists claim assessing a project’s…

Energy Storage Project

German Researchers Investigate Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage

An example of a neat-film-based molecular solar thermal (MOST) system, created by researchers in 2022A four-year research project by several German universities…

Green Hydrogen

ArcelorMittal Freezes Green Hydrogen DRI Projects, Blaming Slow Policy Progress

ArcelorMittal will delay final investment decisions (FIDs) on decarbonisation projects, including plans to build up green hydrogen-ready direct reduced iron (DR…

Energy Transition

EU’s Energy Security Architecture – The Way Forward

Energy security has risen to the top of the EU’s political agenda, yet much remains to be done. The EU cannot continue relying on imported fossil fuels, p…

Photovoltaic （PV）

‘The Crop People Don’t Understand the PV Aspect’

University of Exeter academic Aritra Ghosh tells pv magazine a multidiscipline approach is required to unlock the full potential of agrivoltaics. Discussing a n…

Solar Cell

Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell Based on Co-absorbed Self-Assembled Monolayer Achieves 24.68% Efficiency

A research team in China improved the efficiency and stability of an inverted perovskite cell using a co-adsorbed approach to incorporate self-assembled monolay…

Crude Oil

Velesto, Petronas, NOV Partner to Automate Drilling Operations

Velesto Energy Bhd. (Velesto) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) and National Oilwell Varco L.P. (NOV) to im…

Offshore Wind Power

UK Programmes to Probe Floater Impacts

Image: StatkraftThe Ecological Effects of Floating Offshore Wind research programme (ECOFlow) has confirmed £7m funding for two UK projects investigating …

Carbon Emissions

Powering Oil & Gas Production With Renewables and Low-Carbon Energy: Electrification Brings Emission Cuts of 80%

While the energy transition toolbox is filled with decarbonization tools, electrification seems to be the jewel in its crown, based on research conducted by Rys…

Solar Panel

New Research Finds Utility-Scale Solar Parks Foster Biodiversity

A series of longitudinal studies of three solar-pollinator sites in Minnesota have demonstrated evidence of native prairie growing under solar panels, providing…

Wind Farm

Joint Industry Project Launches to Create Nature-Friendly Offshore Wind Farms

Wood Thilsted has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with multiple industry and research institutions to jointly advance nature inclusivity in offshore …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Progress on Standardized Tests, Protocols for Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaics

Glass-covered curved modules supplied by Nanjing AGG EnergyResearchers from University of Miyazaki in Japan have published a technical background paper about te…