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The Chinese manufacturer said the result was confirmed by Tüv Rheinland. It was achieved by a sunken pyramid structure that reportedly reaches selective texture on the non-electrode area of the rear and a zebra-junction passivating contact structure that is said to guarantee excellent passivation. July 1, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Chinese polysilicium and solar -Module manufacturer Tongwei claims to have reached a 91.7% bifaciality factor in a 722 W solar module based on tunnel oxide passivated contact (topcon) solar cell technology. “We have achieved this result with a top concel with a bifaciality of 94.3%,” the researcher of Tongwei, Xiajie Mix,…
Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) has commissioned the largest Vanadium Redox -Flow battery in Europe, a pilot facility of 2 MW/20 MWh in Germany. July 1, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina By ESS News Fraunhofer ICT started serving Europe’s largest Vanadium Redox Flow -Battery. The battery has a power of 2 MW and a capacity of 20 MWh. The pilot facility, installed as part of the Redoxwind project in Fraunhofer ICT facilities in Pfinztal, Germany, is connected to the direct-flow temperature circuit of a wind turbine of 2 MW. Fraunhofer ICT said a test has shown how renewable energy can…
Neil Kenward, director for strategy, economy, research and net zero on OFGem, spoke today on the Clean Power 2030 tops. Image: Solar Media. Orgem has given the provisional green light to an initial investment program of £ 24 billion to make the transfer of clean energy from renewable sources possible. “The core of today’s announcement is the need to upgrade our electricity network […] We have approved the network companies to continue with all remaining electricity transmission projects that have been identified by Neso if necessary for complying with the Clean Power 2030 plan, ”said Neil Kenward, director for strategy,…
Kaisheng New Energy says that it is planning to build a photovoltaic glass factory of 2,000 tons a day in the province of Zigong, the province of Sichuan. July 1, 2025 Vincent Shaw Image: Benjamin Jopen, Unsplash Kaisheng new energy said that the subsidiary of majority, Zigong New Energy, will invest around CNY 1.40 billion ($ 193 million) to build a photovoltaic glass factory of 2,000 tons a day in Zigong, Sichuan. The facility includes an ultra -clear glass line and eight lines for ultra -thin inkhadel materials for solar modules. The construction is expected to take 12 months, with…
Vodafone Procure & Connect gets access to part of the operational benefits of the development of Bramley Bess (photo). Image: Shell. Shell Energy Europe has joined forces with Vodafone Procure & Connect to determine how the storage systems for battery energy (BESS) can become an increasingly important part of the grid management systems in the coming years. The two companies want to gain insight into the functionality of Bess -Activa to determine how they can support the energy balancing and flexibility services for energy demand, because larger volumes of renewable energy come online and put an increased pressure on grid…
The British government has a contract-for-difference (CFD) application (CFD) for the proposed XLinks Interconnector, a submarine cable of 3,800 km, rejected to supply electricity of a planned 10.5 GW solar wind facility in Morocco in the British Grid. July 1, 2025 Emiliano Bellini and Marie Beyer The British Ministry of Energy Security and Net Zero (Desnz) has said that it will not grant a CFD to a submarine cable project that the British developer XLinks is planning to build a 10.5 GW Wind-Solar facility in Morocco with locations in Wales and England. The Desnz was originally planning to grant a…
Michael Shanks MP, parliamentary under-secretary of state for energy, gave the ministerial address at the Clean Power 2030 Summits. Image: Solar Media. The Solar Power Portal team is at the UK Solar Summit in London today (1 July) reporting live from the event. Our rolling coverage can be found here; check back throughout the day to stay up-to-date as the event goes on. ‘The world is watching’ On a significant day for the UK solar sector – on which the groundbreaking Cleve Hill project began commercial operation – the event’s chair was optimistic about the role the UK will play…
Credit: Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences With an overwhelming dual majority in both rooms, the legislative power of Oregon voted to make the state a leader in energy saving with a first-in-the-nation strategy to create a regulatory framework for building microgrids. Microgrids are local, stand -alone energy systems that are designed to work independently of the larger power network (known as ‘island’), or in coordination with it. This allows systems to continue supplying electricity, even during a grid disturbance. Microgrids can also fill capacity shortages during peak demand times by feeding the schedule, which not only benefits the…
The Senate of the state of New Jersey has unanimously adopted Smart Solar Punning legislation (S4100) on 30 June with a voice of 39-0. The bill will speed up the approval process for residential solar and battery systems and deliver more savings on solar installations and energy bills for families in the entire state. This legislation would require the Ministry of Community Affairs (DCA) to create an online, automated permit platform for solar and battery installations available on the roof within one year of signing the account. Households with code-conforming projects can avoid expensive and difficult bureaucracy and obtain the…
A scientist in Turkey has imagined Hybrid atmospheric water harvesting systems supported by PV and compared their performance. They were all supposed to work with R1233ZD (E), R1234YF and R600A, as well as R32 cooling agents. The required PV system size was as low as 20 m2. July 1, 2025 Lior Kahana A researcher from Turkey’s Tarsus University has investigated eight different configurations of hybrid atmospheric water harvest (AWH) systems supported by PV. AWH Systems extracting water vapor from the air and condense it in liquid water, using desplans, heat exchangers and vapor compression -cooling (video recorder). “AWH is an…