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Nikola plans to sell 100 hydrogen fuel cell trucks for logistics operations in California, Volvo has started developing hydrogen combustion trucks and Airbus has announced plans to start investigating hydrogen projects in the US state of Georgia. May 24, 2024 Sergio MatalucciAiLO Logisticsa transportation company operating in the Port of Los Angeles has placed an order for 100 units Nikola hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Delivery is planned for 2025. AiLO Logistics, a new brand company that merges several companies, had previously ordered 50 Nikola FCEVs. “Deliveries of that original order have begun and will continue into 2024,” said…
Developer Loop Energia has built a 1.2 MW off-grid solar power plant that now serves a central irrigation system in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The project reportedly allows local farmers to double soybean yields by realizing significant savings through significantly reduced diesel consumption. May 24, 2024 Alessandra NerisBy pv magazine BrazilBrazilian cotton producer Sementec’s Dom Perignon farm in São Desidério, Bahia, has doubled its harvest with a pioneering irrigation project powered by solar and thermal energy.The irrigation project was made possible by Brazilian PV project developer Loop Energia. The system is fed through eight artesian wells, seven central pivots…
Malakoff Corporation Berhad, a Malaysian independent power producer (IPP), plans to acquire a 51% stake in ZEC Solar and a 49% stake in TJZ Suria. It says it has already signed a share sale and purchase agreement with Zelleco Engineering. May 24, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Asia Chang, UnsplashMalakoff Corporation Berhad, a Kuala Lumpur-based energy company, has signed a conditional purchase and sale agreement with Malaysian engineering company Zelleco Engineering to acquire two companies.Under the terms of the agreement, Malakoff will acquire more than 22.3 million common shares in solar energy developer ZEC Solar, representing 51% of its total share…
VeChain announces the approval of its Carbon Trading Patent application by the US federal agency Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As part of the application, VeChain explained the need to offset the challenges of global warming through the implementation of carbon emissions technology. VeChain Global Technology’s (VET) efforts in environmental efficiency subsequently came into the spotlight VeChainThor achieved a remarkably low carbon footprint of 4.46 tonnes CO2e/year in 2022. This represents 0.000216 kWh of electricity per transaction, underscoring the relentless campaign and unrivaled eco-friendly approach. A year before this remarkable achievement, VeChain filed a petition for a patent with the…
Lithuanian researchers promote solar cell technology Researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, who previously developed high-efficiency solar cells, have expanded their invention. The self-assembling monolayers can now be applied in perovskite solar cells with both inverted and regular structures. Self-assembling molecules form a layer one molecule thick and act as an electron transport layer in solar cells. “The molecules that make up these monolayers, like a smart glue, cover the surface of the constructed devices with a thin layer one molecule thick. And this is not random, they do not stick wherever they go, but attach themselves by…
Visionpark said its new solution for solar carports is self-weight and does not require a foundation. It can reportedly house all kinds of solar panels and be installed quickly. May 24, 2024 François PuthodBy pv magazine FranceThe French startup Visionpark has developed a solar carport solution based on concrete.“The concrete structure we use is self-weighting and does not require a foundation,” says the company’s founder, Armand Téolis. pv magazine France. “Above all, it is very quick to install. For example, a 500 kW installation can be completed in fifteen days. There is therefore no need to anchor the structure and…
Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) released model policy that encourages the adoption of automated rooftop solar permitting software. This release comes like the American hits 5 million solar installationsof which more than 97% are on residential roofs, and this total looks set to double over the next six years. The model policy provides states with a template to encourage local governments to adopt automated rooftop solar permitting software. The software helps governments, homeowners and solar companies reduce the costs of rooftop solar permits and inspections by standardizing, streamlining and automating the permitting process. “As states struggle to…
Work on the new BESS is expected to start this year. Image: Zenobe Atlantic Green has signed a deal worth almost £200m with Ameresco, which will build a new 300MW battery energy storage system (BESS) alongside Envision Energy. The Cellarhead BESS project will connect to National Grid’s Cellarhead substation in the West Midlands and will have a maximum energy capacity of 624 MWh. Construction is expected to start this year and the final connection to the electricity grid is planned for the end of 2026. The development agreement between the parties is worth £196.5 million; The long-term agreement stipulates that…
An international research group has used a newly designed coalition game system to ensure economic justice among energy community members. The game system takes into account different types of prosumers who rely on standalone and combinations of solar energy and storage. May 24, 2024 Lior KahanaAn international group of scientists led by China’s Sichuan Normal University has developed a novel coalition gaming system that maximizes the collective payoff of prosumers in a community-level peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading market.A coalition game is part of game theory, in which players form coalitions to achieve common goals and higher benefits.“The methods presented in…
Climate policy is a contentious issue in parliament, especially in view of the upcoming elections. Moving the date means decisions will have to be speeded up or abolished altogether. Image: Rishi Sunak via Twitter. On May 22, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the next general election will take place on July 4 this year. The announcement, long before the major political parties began meaningful campaigning, came as a surprise to most political commentators. Sunak said: “I have never and will never let the people of this country face the darkest of days alone,” and acknowledged that “Putin’s invasion…