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Germany-based Singulus Solar, a joint venture of Singulus Technologies, a German PV equipment manufacturer, and Yingkou Jinchen Machinery, a Chinese supplier of module manufacturing equipment, has announced that it will provide turnkey cell and module solutions to manufacturers of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) and heterojunction (HJT) PV products. June 17, 2024 Valerie Thompson Singulus headquarters in Kahl am Main, Germany.Image: SingulusSingulus Solar, headquartered in Germany, will supply production equipment, solutions and turnkey lines for individual cells and modules to manufacturers of TOPCon and heterojunction solar PV products. It is a newly established joint venture of Singulus Technologies, a German…
A computer-generated plan of the proposed Pembroke BESS. Image: RWE Energy producer RWE has submitted proposals for a 350MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to be located next to its Pembroke Power Station in Wales. The proposed BESS would be located on 5.1 hectares of land next to the current Pembroke Power Station and would include 212 battery containers and 106 power conversion systems (PCS) that would allow the system to be connected to the UK electricity grid. A pre-application consultation period has begun; members of the local community can provide feedback on the proposed planning application until Monday 15…
A new study from Germany shows that consumers may have a high willingness to pay (WTP) for apples produced in agrivoltaic facilities. The research also highlighted that consumers also take into account parameters such as organic farming, plastic use and origin. June 17, 2024 Emiliano BelliniResearchers from the University of Goettingen in Germany and the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark conducted a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to investigate whether consumers are willing to pay (WTP) for apples produced in agricultural voltaic plants.DCE is a quantitative methodology that states that individuals make trade-offs when choosing an alternative to a product or…
Energy storage can help reduce market risks surrounding imbalance costs. Image: Vattenfall. The UK’s growing energy storage fleet could reduce market risk for Contracts for Difference (CfD) projects. While a CfD protects renewable energy generation projects from price volatility, storage can help reduce negative prices, according to AFRY’s John Perkins. Speak with Energy storage.newsPerkins, senior director at consultancy AFRY, stressed that negative prices pose a “major risk” to generators and could amount to “several hundred” hours per year. But energy storage can help reduce market risks around imbalance costs. Without this, the costs of managing forecast errors would continually increase.…
Withdrawing carbon credits can be a powerful tool for individuals and companies to offset their carbon emissions and contribute to a greener future. By withdrawing these credits, we can ensure that the emissions reductions achieved are permanent and not double-counted, creating a more transparent and effective carbon market. This approach not only helps combat climate change, but also encourages the development of sustainable practices and technologies. If you want to know how the process works, this article explains everything you need to know about carbon credit retirement. Let’s start by explaining how these credits work. Understanding how carbon credits work…
The new module has a power of up to 650 W and weighs 29.6 kg. It uses JA Solar’s patented anti-dust frame technology, which is said to improve drainage and decontamination performance, reducing dust accumulation and avoiding hotspot issues. June 17, 2024 Emiliano BelliniChinese solar module manufacturer JA Solar presented a new dust-resistant TOPCon solar module at the SNEC fair, which took place last week in Shanghai, China.“It is specifically designed to meet the unique demands of rooftop scenarios,” a company spokesperson said pv magazine. “This module is lightweight, very reliable and easy to maintain.”The most important feature of the…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will conduct economic and technological feasibility studies on two Bulgarian pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations scheduled to be operational in 2032. The projects will each add generation capacity of approximately 800 MW and both will have a price tag of approximately €900 ($964) million. June 17, 2024 Blathnaid O’Dea From pv magazine ESS news placeThe EIB will advise and support the Bulgarian national electricity company Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania EAD (NEK) in the start of construction of two large pumped storage hydroelectric power stations in the southwestern part of the country. The projects are named after the…
Market analysis provider Aurora Energy Research has explored the potential for co-location of renewable energy sources with battery energy storage systems (BESS) in 12 European countries. This showed that Germany, Great Britain, the Irish I-SEM and Poland are leading the way. June 17, 2024 Marija MaischFrom pv magazine ESS news placeThe differences in regulations on the European markets for hybrid renewable installations are large. While some facilitate colocalized deployment and provide faster network access and a wide range of revenue streams, others lack specific policies and objectives. Confusing market signals, double taxation and restrictive grid policies, which prevent BESS from…
A Swiss research team published an overview of the technologies used for the production of colored, integrated PV in buildings, discussing the competitive characteristics of more than a dozen products, as well as success factors to drive market development. June 17, 2024 Valerie ThompsonResearchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) investigated colored crystalline silicon PV module technologies, suppliers and the success factors towards meeting the needs of architects and real estate developers with visual attractive building integrated PV (BIPV).The methods manufacturers use to produce colored modules, along with the…
Quality in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) is showing promising signs of improved integrity, according to a new analysis from carbon credit rating platform Calyx Global. The report combines market trend data with Calyx Global’s assessments of more than 500 projects to provide insight into ongoing efforts to improve the integrity of the carbon market. Finding higher-rated carbon credits in the VCM remains a challenge due to the dominance of mega-projects, such as REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and large-scale grid-connected renewable energy projects, which typically do not achieve higher ratings (A and B). Calyx Global co-founder…