Author: solarenergy
Every second, our planet loses forest coverage equivalent to the size of a football field. That’s 4.7 million hectares of forest—an area larger than Switzerland—disappearing annually, according to the latest UN Food and Agriculture Organization data. This deforestation contributes to 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, accelerates biodiversity loss, and triggers soil degradation that can take centuries to reverse naturally. As these barren landscapes expand across continents, a question emerges: how can we restore these degraded lands while meeting our growing energy needs? An innovative solution is gaining momentum across environmental and energy sectors: strategically placing solar energy installations…
Apricum says in a new white paper that, despite the rising demand for combined energy systems with heat pumps in Europe, the installation process remains fragmented and difficult for customers. July 7, 2025 Patrick Jowett Customers in Europe’s Heat pump market are confronted with a complex and fragmented installation process, according to a white paper of Berlin -based Cleantech Advisory Firm Abricum. The paper outlines trends, challenges and opportunities in the heat pump sector. It said that demand is increasing to combined systems with heat pumps, solar energy, battery storage and energy management for home. When they are used together,…
Scientists in India have suggested designing new tandem solar cells using transition -metelichalcogenide as an absorber material for the soil PV device. Their simulations showed that these tandem cells can achieve efficiency of more than 35%. July 7, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar have designed a tandem solar cell based on an upper perovskiet device and a soil cell that depends on Transitional metal Dichalcogenide (TMD). TMDs are two -dimensional materials with remarkable semiconducting properties and high optical absorption coefferfiCients. This makes them suitable for the production of semi-transparent and flexible solar cells with…
Researchers in Europe are investigating semi-transparent solar windows, where microfabration technology is applied to both CIGS and PEROVSKIET devices, to overcome the display properties of earlier concepts for the solar window. July 7, 2025 Valerie Thompson A European team is investigating a new type of thin film Solar PV window that depends on microfabration techniques to overcome the display-impledige opacity and unwanted colors of earlier solar window designs. The goal is a new building integrated PV (BIPV) technology that can be used in every building as glass windows and glass facade tiles. In a three-year project of € 1.08 million…
Recurring energyA subsidiary of the Canadian solar sun, and global developer, owner and operator of solar and energy storage activa has reached a commercial operation in the 1,200 MWH Papago Storage Facility in Maricopa County, Arizona. The project is now sending stored energy to Arizona Public Service (APS), the largest electrical utility of the state, on time to help meet the rising electricity needs during the summer season. Papago Storage is the first of three recurring energy projects with toll agreements that APS become operational. Together, the three projects will offer 1,800 MWh of battery storage capacity and 150 MWAC…
The European Patent Office has ruled that Borealis AG Poe -Rapseling (POE) can continue to produce material for solar applications and reject a patent challenge by the Japanese mitsui chemicals. July 7, 2025 Marian Willuhn Image: Wesley Tingey, Unsplash The Austrian chemical company Borealis AG can continue to produce Poe material for the solar industry, after a statement of 2 July by the European Patent Office. The Japanese chemical producer Mitsui Chemicals, who contains a patent for the POE material “Engage 8400”, has submitted the matter. Borealis argued that the polymer used in the material was already available on the…
On 26 June the construction of the world’s largest energy storage project on the electricity assignments in Ulan Chab, Inner Mongolia, officially started. This 1 GW/6 GWH project, using Lithium -iron phosphate (LFP) technology, is intended to improve grid stability and to support the transition from Chinese renewable energy. July 7, 2025 Vincent Shaw By ESS News The construction of the world’s largest electrochemical energy storage projects on the world, based in Ulan Chab, Inner Mongolia, officially started on 26 June. The project, with a total planned capacity of 1 GW/6 GWH, is expected to play a crucial role in…
In schedules that are increasingly dominated by renewable energy sources, scheduling technology has emerged as a critical tool for maintaining stability and guaranteeing a reliable effect of the power system. In this interview with ESS NewsRui Sun, Sungrow’s deputy General Manager-Grid Technology Center, explains how Grid formation works, why it matters and where the technology already proves the value. He deals with technical challenges, regulatory gaps and why scheduling could soon become the new industrial stand. July 7, 2025 Mariha Maisch The NEOM project of Saudi Arabia contains Sungrow’s Grid-forming technology Image: Sungrow By ESS News One of the reasons…
Atomic 6 receives 2m Space Force Award to promote the next generation of Solar -Arrays Atomic-6 has protected a tactical financing increase of $ 2 million (TACFI) of the Space Systems Systems of the US Space Force to speed up the development of its light wing of solar panels. The price supports an effort of 21 months to mature and qualify for commercial and defense missions. The All-Composite Light Wing-Array offers more than four times the powerful PER-Kilogram of current systems, optimized for energy-rich orbital tasks, including communication, calculation activities and support for space stations. Testing milestones include composite material…
The government of Moldova says that developers have returned 30 grid connection permits for renewable energy projects, because it has introduced a financial warranty schedule aimed at freeing network capacity for viable investments. July 7, 2025 Patrick Jowett More than 109 MW schedule capacity for renewable energy projects has been returned to transmission and distribution operators in MoldaviaAccording to figures from the Ministry of Energy of the Land. The returned capacity follows the Introduction to a financial guarantee During the issue of schedule connection permits for renewable energy companies of power plants larger than 200 kW, mandatory by the government…