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South Africa’s University of the Western Cape (UWC) has opened a 4MW solar and storage tender, with proposals to include a PV carport system and an online monitoring and management platform. The tender follows a construction, operation and transfer model for a maximum of twenty years. October 15, 2024 Lior Kahana University of the Western Cape Image: Danmichaelo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 The South African University of the Western Cape has done this launched a 4 MWp solar tender to power some of its facilities. In addition to the PV system, the tender includes a battery energy storage system…
Dutch trade body Holland Solar is urging the new Dutch government to introduce self-consumption incentives for batteries, boiler tanks and heat pumps used in combination with PV systems, as the country plans to phase out net metering by 2027 to abolish. October 15, 2024 Emiliano Bellini The new cabinet in the Netherlands has decided to abolish the net metering scheme for PV on roofs from 2027. Holland Solar, the Dutch trade association for the solar sector, welcomed the cabinet’s decision. However, it also urges the country to create financial incentives to support PV system owners to increase their own consumption.…
Using atomic layer deposition, a research team from the City University of Hong Kong has created an oxygen-poor tin oxide layer to replace the more common fullerene electron transport layer in perovskite solar cells. The result is a device with an efficiency of 25% that can maintain approximately 95% of its efficiency after 2,000 hours. October 15, 2024 Patrick Jowett Researchers from the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have presented a new manufacturing technique for perovskite solar cells. The team developed two innovations in the structure of perovskite solar cells. The first involved integrating the hole-selective materials and the…
AgriSolar clearinghouse Today, the Eastern Cottontail Solar Project announced it will implement sheep grass to assist with vegetation management at the project site, keeping the land in agricultural use. The commitment to implement sheep grazing was submitted in addition to Eastern Cottontail Solar’s permit application with the Ohio Power Siting Board. The project will seek to work with local herders to supply and manage the herd. “Our commitment to sheep grazing is an important initiative for Eastern Cottontail Solar as it aims to be the first U.S. project for developer EDF Renewables to implement agrivoltaics, which is the dual use…
Illinois is phasing out full retail net metering and moving to a new solar incentive structure called Smart Solar Billing on January 1, 2025. This change was codified in 2021 through the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), so the solar industry, utilities and other stakeholders have had four years to prepare for this substantial change. While commercial customers in Illinois have been using the Smart Solar Billing plan since 2017, residential customers will now follow suit. Some important elements of the new rate: Smart Solar Billing uses “Dynamic Supply Pricing” to value energy exports based on the time of…
China Resources Power has completed the purchase of 1 GW of modules for 2024 with Astronergy, while China Power Construction has secured 1.5 GW of n-type heterojunction (HJT) modules through a separate tender. October 15, 2024 Vincent Shaw Chinese resource power said Astronergy, a subsidiary of Chint New Energy, won both segments of its third PV module procurement round for 2024, securing a total of 1 GW. The contracts include 700 MWp of n-type bifacial double glazing modules with a power of 610 Wp or more for the first segment and 300 MWp of the same type with a power…
Innio Group has started operating a combined heat and power (CHP) plant for heating purposes in Austria, while PureWave told Hydrogen pv magazine that investigates geological hydrogen in Kansas using proprietary software and an AI system. October 15, 2024 Sergio Matalucci Innio Group said it started operating a 1 MW hydrogen CHP plant in Austria at the beginning of the heating season. The company deployed the first solution of its kind in Europe at the RAG Austria site in Gampern in June 2024. The project supplies the industrial factory with green electricity and heat. Jenbacher’s CHP plant uses green hydrogen…
Researchers in Sweden have measured barney yields in a vertical agrivoltaic installation and found that despite the shade created by the modules, yields are comparable to those in open field, if not slightly higher. Their methodology can be replicated for other locations and crops. October 15, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from Mälardalen University in Sweden have investigated the effects of a vertical agrivoltaic (APV) system on barley yield and nutrient content in Sweden during the 2023 growing season. “The dataset shows that barley grown under the vertical APV system has similar yields as under open field conditions, despite the increase…
Your solar panels and the dust dilemma Solar energy is one of the most efficient forms of renewable energy. Yet dust and dirt are enemies that can significantly hinder the efficiency of your solar panels. But don’t worry, at Solarise Solar we’re here to help you combat this and ensure you get the most out of your solar panel system.
Runergy joins Silfab and Heliene as U.S. solar panel installers agreeing to purchase glass from SolarCycle. SolarCycle will also recycle Runergy panels at its recycling facilities in the United States. Runergy just commissioned its 2 GW solar panel manufacturing plant in Alabama, and the company has signed for 4 GW (30 million m2).2) of SolarCycle’s domestically manufactured glass over a 5-year period. SolarCycle is currently building a glass factory in Georgia that uses recycled solar panels. “We are excited to work with SolarCycle to improve the sustainability and efficiency of our manufacturing process,” said Dr. Jusong Wang, Managing Director at…