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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…

Battery

Belgian Capacity Auctions Catalyze 1.1 GW of Battery Storage

Similar to last year, battery energy storage systems (BESS) made up almost all new-build capacity selected in recent Capacity Remuneration Mechanism (CRM) aucti…

Green Hydrogen

Stellenbosch and Groningen Universities Partner to Launch FUTURA HyCASA Green Hydrogen Hub

Stellenbosch University (SU) and the University of Groningen (UG) are collaborating to create a pioneering research hub for green hydrogen and sustainable energ…

Hydrogen Production

Arcelormittal to Build Hydrogen Plant in Poland to Decarbonise Galvanising Operations

ArcelorMittal Poland will build a hydrogen production plant for its Kraków branch, which stopped using coal for coke production in July.Partly developed …

Solar Technology

Scientists Design 30.22%-Efficient Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cell With Heterojunction Bottom Tech

An international research team has developed a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with a hole transport layer based on methyl-substituted carbazole and submic…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Agrivoltaics Can Improve Water Conservation in Africa

Research led by the University of Sheffield installed an off-grid agrivoltaic system in Tanzania and a grid-tied agrivoltaic system in Kenya. They found the ins…

Wind Power Project

The Crown Estate Backs Offshore Wind and Marine Research With GBP 7.3 Million

The Crown Estate has pledged GBP 7.3 million (approximately EUR 8.76 million) to support five research projects aimed at accelerating the UK’s path toward…

Solar Cell

Trina Solar Claims Record-Breaking Efficiency of 26.58% for TOPCon Solar Cell

Trina Solar says it has achieved a record efficiency of 26.58% for a tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell. The Chinese manufacturer says Germany&…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Balloon-Integrated PV System for Emergency Power Needs at Low Altitude

Researchers in China have created a balloon-integrated photovoltaic system that reportedly represents a feasible solution for emergency PV power generation in m…

Solar Cell

Inkjet Printed Formamidinium Tin-Lead Perovskite Cell With 10.26% Efficiency

Researchers from Germany and India have demonstrated an inkjet printing method to fabricate formamidinium tin-lead perovskite solar cells, achieving 10.26% powe…

Distributed energy

New Algorithm May Help Mitigate Unequal Power Curtailment

Developed by researchers in South Africa, the proposed technique is based on the water cycle algorithm (WCA), a population-based metaheuristic optimization algo…