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Researchers have measured data from a small energy community on a Finnish university campus to simulate their operation under different control strategies. The first control strategy gives priority to the use of heat pumps, while the second priority gives the price. The total costs were reduced by a maximum of 25% by the second option. March 27, 2025 Lior Kahana A research group led by scientists from the Aalto University of Finland has analyzed the impact of two control strategies on energy consumption and costs in a small energy community. The system includes a low temperature heating network driven by…
Researchers in China have identified a series of technical strategies to bring redox stream batteries closer to commercial production on aqueous sulfur. Improving the catalyst design, ion selective membranes and device integration are crucial to resolve the problems of this battery storage technology. March 27, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Schedule of a sulfur-based redox flow battery Image: Fudan University, Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering By ESS News Polysulfide is one of the most promising materials for electrolytes used in large-scale watery Redox flow batteries (RFBs) due to the inherent safety, high energy and low costs. However, potential polysulfide -crosover results in a…
Where Energies will soon be 5.4 GW State-of-the-Art Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant in Chikhli, inaugurated India. March 27, 2025 Uma Gupta By PV Magazine India Where Energies will be on March 29, 5.4 GW Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant in Chikhli, Navsari, Gujarat, on March 29. The company has started the commercial production of a 1.4 GW Monocrystalline Perc (Mono Perc) Zonnelijn, the first phase of the planned 5.4 GW capacity. The largest production facility for solar cells from India, the Chikhli factory, will add Topcon production of solar cells in the next phase 4 GW. Where Energies said that the…
Effect of sulfur composition on Lightfulfide for improving the performance of solar cells Solar cells convert sunlight into clean energy – but if the solar cells themselves are made of toxic materials, it almost beats the goal. That is where Tin Sulfide (SNS) enters. SNS is an environmentally friendly, natural abundant and relatively cheap semiconductor material that is a promising candidate for use in solar cells and thermo -electric conversion devices. To improve the performance in these applications, researchers from the University of Tohoku systematically investigated how abnormalities in the 1: 1 ratio from SN to S to the electrical…
The new batteries have a nominal DC voltage of 26.5 V and a maximum DC voltage of 28.8 V, with the operational AC stress range is 176-276 V. Their nominal battery capacity is 280 AH and the nominal battery energy is 7 kWh. March 26, 2025 Emiliano Bellini The M-ELV battery Image: Atmoce By ESS News The Netherlands-based micro-inverter and battery manufacturer Atmoce has unveiled new lithium ferrous phosphate with a low voltage ((LFP)) Batteries for residential applications. “In contrast to conventional high-voltage battery systems, the M-ELV battery eliminates electrical dangers and delivers superior 90% AC-Round-Trip-Efficiency, making it one of…
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have compared the performance of PV plants mounted on the ground with those of off-shore solar facilities and have discovered that floating installations benefit from the cooling effect of the seawater. March 26, 2025 Lior Kahana Researchers from the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals of Saudi Arabia have conducted a comparative study into experimental solar -driven photovoltaic (SFPV) and solar -PV (GSPV) -systems mounted on the ground -systems in an artificial intelligence system (AI) system (AI) system and the system and the system and the system and the system and the system and the…
Israël is considering two new rates for selling surplus electricity from home zoning installations back to the grid. The first offers a higher rate for the first five years, before it drops under the current speed, while the second will link the rate to inflation. A consultation is open until April 4. March 24, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Michael Pointner, Unsplash The Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure is planning to introduce new tariff rates for surplus solar energy to the roof under net measurement. The proposals relate to the sale of surplus electricity to the grid of home zoning…
According to the announcement of the acquisition, Drax sees the acquisition as a ‘compelling opportunity’ to add operational Bess activa to the flexgen portfolio of the wider Drax Group. Image: Heit. Drax has Outbid Foresight Group LLP to acquire the stock capital of the listed Harmony Energy Income Trust (Heit) for £ 200 million. A full subsidiary of Drax specialized in Battery Energy Storage Systems (Bess), Drax Bess Holdco (Drax Bidco), made a cash offer of 88p per share and appreciated Heit at £ 199.9 million. The range of Foresight, which was ready to accept if it was made solid,…
With two cycles a day, the Forton can be loaded without alienating the 15-year performance guarantee. This opens the possibility to act on the electricity market, so that companies can earn back their investments faster. March 26, 2025 Marian Willuhn The Tesvolt Forton is the first of the company to use LFP cells at high temperature that do not require liquid cooling and have a very long guaranteed service life life Image: Teslvolt By ESS News German commercial battery maker Tinkle The new Forton system developed to accommodate the fact that companies that can serve their batteries for two full…
The Chinese manufacturer said that his new heat pump system has a heating capacity from 6.5 kW to 17 kW and a performance bumps ranging from 4.8 to 5.23 by 15 C. March 26, 2025 Emiliano Bellini The China -based heat pump lecture Guangzhou Sprsun New Energy Technology Development Co., Ltd. (SPRSUN) has launched an air source heat pump for applications in swimming pools, spas and aquatic centers. “Our new heat pump system can maintain ideal water temperatures from 28 ° C to 35 ° C in every climate,” the manufacturer said in a statement. “It is saltwater and chlorine…