Hybrid

Solar project

OX2 Secures Funds for 100MW PV Project

OX2 has secured financing from the energy transition bank NORD/LB for the Rutki solar farm in Poland.The closing marks a first step in the transition of OX2 bec…

Tender/bid

Australia Selects First Tender Projects

Image: SXCThe Australian government has selected 19 wind, solar and hybrid projects as part of this first national tender process, which opened in May.The proje…

Solar Cell

Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cell Based on Wide-Bandgap Top Device Achieves 33.10% Efficiency

Researchers in China have integrated a wide-bandgap perovskite solar cell with a hybrid back contact device in a four-terminal tandem cell that achieves high ef…

Microgrid

Suriname Starts Building Hybrid Solar Microgrids to Power 25 Villages

PowerChina is building three hybrid solar microgrids in Suriname, combining solar panels, energy storage, and diesel backup to power 25 remote villages across t…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Longi Debuts HPBC 2.0 Modules in China’s First Distributed Solar Project

Longi says its hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC) 2.0 dual-glass modules have been installed for the first time in a distributed generation project. The 2.2 …

Energy Storage Project

Major Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Project Comes Online in China

The project adopts supercapacitor hybrid energy storage assisted frequency regulation technology, consisting of 60 sets of 3.35 MW/6.7 MWh battery energy storag…

Electric Vehicles

EIA: US Share of Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Sales Reached a Record in the Third Quarter, Driven Mainly by Hybrids

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that the share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales in the United States increased again in the third qua…

Solar Power Plant

UN Invests $700,000 in 120 kW Hybrid Solar Plant in DR Congo

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has invested nearly $700,000 to build a 120 kW hybrid solar plant in Mambasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Th…

Solar project

‘Brazilian Solar Arrays Will Include Energy Storage by 2027’

Batteries will form part of the consumer picture within two to three years, according to Júlio Bortolini, from Brazilian conglomerate Soprano.Solar-plus-…

Energy Storage Project

Spain Approves 9 Photovoltaic (PV) and Hybrid Projects for 764 MW, Including 240 MW of Storage in the Fourth Week of November

Declaration of public utility (BOE) of the Ququima photovoltaic plant with 231.68 MW of installed capacity, its evacuation infrastructure and the Ququima 30/220…

Electric Vehicles

Lotus Delays Electric Sports Car, Hybrid Emira Could Happen

Lotus Delays Electric Sports Car, Hybrid Emira Could Happen.The Emira might stick around longer now that its electric replacement has been pushed back.At the be…

Electric Vehicles

EVs Help Vehicle Emissions Drop to Historic Low in the U.S.

EVs and PHEVs brought huge climate wins for the transportation sector in 2023. Emissions are down, fuel economy levels are up.Fully electric and hybrid vehicles…

Energy Investment

Naturgy and the EIB Agree on a €1 Billion Loan to Invest in Solar Photovoltaic and Onshore Wind Energy Projects in Spain

Naturgy and the EIB have signed a first tranche of this financing worth €400 million of the total approved €1 billion. The loan will finance the start…

Electric Vehicles

New VW Tayron SUV Enters Production

Volkswagen’s new Tayron SUV (earlier post) has entered production at the Wolfsburg plant in Germany. Customers will be able to choose from seven efficient…

Wind Farm

Hybrid Technology Boosts Wind and Solar Photovoltaic Energy

Increasingly weather-dependent electricity production makes grid operation more complex. A plant in Hjuleberg, Sweden, is using a solution based on new smart te…