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Startup P&E Power & Energy offers multilevel inverter technology to manufacturers and integrators from Battery Energy Storage Systems (Bess). Connecting individual cells makes cost savings possible and the lifetime and efficiency of the systems, which can be configured individually for each application, can be increased. March 28, 2025 Cornelia Lichner A demonstrator for a BESS with integrated multilevel -former technology with voltages of up to 1,500 kV Image: P&E Power & Energy By ESS News Demolition of individual battery cells is a driver in Bess who loses storage capacity over time. Small differences in quality, which initially seem minimal, gradually…

Researchers in China have manufactured an aluminum contact-based top-cone sun cell that has achieved a power conversion-efficiency of 22.92%. The device is built with an aluminum contact production process that reportedly does not endanger the quality of the surface passion of underlying silicon oxide layers. March 28, 2025 Emiliano Bellini A group of researchers led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has developed a tunnel oxide -passivated contact (Topcon) -Zonne -Zon based on aluminum (already) contacts placed on the back. “The proposed cell configuration is aimed at replacing expensive Silver (AG) pastas used for cell contacts…

Trafigura says that planning has canceled for a $ 471.2 million green hydrogen plant in Australia after a feasibility study, while Aurora Energy Research says that by 2035 Germany, Spain, Sweden and Groot -Britain can stimulate more than 50% of the renewable energy question, that € 100 billion in in investments. March 28, 2025 Sergio Matalucci and Matthew Lynas Transformer has deleted plans for a $ 471.2 million green water dust factory in his Port Pirie Smelter in South Australia after completing a feasibility study, a company said told PV -Magazine. The raw materials company established in Singapore will continue…

Imagine a solar panel so thin it could be rolled up like a poster, yet powerful enough to generate electricity better than anything we’ve seen before. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the reality of graphene-enhanced solar technology, a breakthrough that could revolutionize how we capture and use renewable energy. At its core, graphene is a remarkable material that defies the limitations of traditional solar technologies. Discovered in 2004 by physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb-like lattice. Picture a sheet of carbon just one atom thick—so thin that it’s considered…

Seven universities unite to push solar projects over California Canal System A coalition of the faculty of seven prominent research institutions, including six based in California, has launched an ambitious initiative aimed at scaling up the use of Arrays of solar panels that are installed on the enormous channel infrastructure of California. The California Solar Canal Initiative (CSCI), powered by researchers from the USC Dornsife Public Exchange in collaboration with Solar Aquagrid, tries to offer critical data and strategic insights to effectively improve government agencies, tools and communities in the field of Solar Canal systems. Their work builds on a…

From PV Magazine 03/25 Bright Winter Sun heated a cool morning in a pleasant day in Greenwood, South Carolina, despite the threat of rain. On the last day of January 2025, around 80 attendees, including national and local representatives, and community leaders lived in a modest event in the small city to mark a great achievement for the American solar energy. The ribbon cutting ceremony was for one Es Foundry Solar Cell Production Facility Probably the largest of the nation – for the time being. Representatives of the solar industry, Trade Press and ES Foundry customers toured through the production…

The flagship battery storage project started on 1 February, just a few days before they break ties with the Russian Power Grid. March 28, 2025 Mariha Maisch By ESS News Esti Energia, Esti Energia in Estonian State, has inaugurated the largest battery storage facility for batteries in the Auvere Industrial Complex in Ida-Viru County. The 26.5 MW/53.1 MWH system was developed to stimulate the stability of the regional electricity grid and to limit high peak electricity prices for consumers. The project, which was supplied with a price tag of € 19.6 million, was put into use on 1 February only…

Scientists in the United States have created a test platform for energy shelter in solar-plus storage systems under extreme temperatures ranging from -180 C to 300 C. March 28, 2025 Lior Kahana A research team led by scientists from Purdue University in the United States has developed a test platform for solar-plus storage systems that work under extreme temperatures, within a range of -180 C to 300 C. As the first experiment with the platform, the scientists tested a PV system equipped with a lithium ion battery (LIB) in a temperature range of -105 C and 80 C. “The research…

The two accepted projects are located in Nottinghamshire and East Riding of Yorkshire. Image: Octopus energy. The planning inspection has accepted two PV factories on solar energy on Utility scale for research: German energy company RWEs 320 MW Peartree Hill Solar Farm in the East Riding of Yorkshire and PS Renewables and Ørsted’s 740mw in the Earthhamshire. Because of their generation capacity, both are considered nationally important infrastructure projects (NSIPs), which means that they have to look for a development assignment (DCO) before they start construction. After the factories have been investigated, the planning inspection will recommend to approve or…

In a new weekly update for PV -MagazineOpis, a Dow Jones company, offers a quick look at the most important trends in the global PV industry. March 28, 2025 Opis China: The Chinese Modulemarker (CMM), the OPIS-Benchmark assessment for Topcon modules from China rose 1.14% to $ 0.089/W free on Board (FOB) China, with higher price indications between $ 0.085-0.093/W. FOB China Mono Perc module prices remained stable at $ 0.085/W FOB China with indications between $ 0.082-0.088/w. The Topcon module prices of China have expanded the profit for the fifth consecutive week, powered by a strong domestic demand prior…