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The new Hi-MO 9 module, intended for applications in utility-scale PV projects, is available in eight versions with output power ranging from 625 W to 660 W and energy conversion efficiency from 23.1% to 24.4%. June 7, 2024 Emiliano BelliniChinese solar panel manufacturer Longi has unveiled a new module series based on its patented hybrid passivated back-contact (HPBC) cell technology.“Longi’s first-generation BC products were primarily positioned for the roofing market, but the second-generation BC is completely different,” the company said in a statement. “The Hi-MO 9 panel is primarily positioned for the ground-mount market.”The new product is available in eight…

Connecting to the electricity grid is one of the biggest obstacles facing the green energy transition today. The associated bottlenecks have caused many countries problems in bringing a healthy and beneficial renewable energy pipeline onto their national electricity grids, but in this decade that matters, where we must accelerate the deployment of renewables, every MW is necessary for a successful energy transition. If we want to avoid grid congestion and secure the full potential of renewable energy, further innovation is needed – for example when it comes to the combination of green energy projects we use. Fortunately, there is one…

New tests carried out on France’s oldest PV system have shown that the solar panels can still deliver performance values ​​in line with what the manufacturers promised. June 7, 2024 Gwénaëlle DeboutteBy pv magazine FranceThe French association Hespul was founded in 1991 setting up the first photovoltaic installation connected to the national network in France. After the inauguration of the Phébus 1 power plant on June 14, 1992 in Ain, Hespul decided to expand its activity to promote photovoltaic energy in France, which was virtually non-existent at that time.The association has now revealed that around 10 m2 of the panels,…

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined today that there is reasonable evidence that the U.S. solar panel industry is being significantly harmed by imports of silicon solar cells and panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Commission will now pass the decision-making baton to the Ministry of Commerce, which will decide whether to initiate anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) before the end of the year. The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee (AASMTC) filed the petition for the AD/CVD investigation in April. It is the second AD/CVD study into sun products from Southeast Asia. In August…

Panelists discuss AI and machine learning and their applications in finding greater revenue for PV projects. Image: Solar media In a world of rising capital costs and the associated need to maximize project returns, technology is becoming increasingly important. Thanks to AI and machine learning, the vast amounts of data that solar farms produce can be processed, analyzed and built into powerful strategic insight. That was the gist of the title of the session How is technology driving UK solar energy forward? on day two of British sun top, where moderator Abid Kazim, founder of Lumina Renewables, opened the session…

Mondragon Assembly says it is supplying Greece’s first agrivoltaic energy production line. The production line has a capacity of 150 MW, with plans to upgrade to 300 MW, and is tailor-made for semi-transparent solar panels. June 7, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Mondragon AssemblyThe Spanish Mondragon Meeting develops a tailor-made turnkey line for Brite Solara Greek manufacturer of PV modules, will make semi-transparent PV panels for agricultural applications.The facility, billed as the first agrivoltaic solar PV production line in Greece, is expected to be fully operational by the end of this year.The production line is tailor-made for semi-transparent PV modules using…

Gresham House’s Glassenbury battery storage system. Image: Gresham House. Octopus Energy has signed a two-year, fixed-price tolling agreement with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund for 500 MW of its battery assets, bringing the utility’s virtual power plant (VPP) portfolio to more than 1.5 GW. Fund manager Gresham House yesterday (June 5) announced the two-year fixed price contract with Octopus, which covers 568MW/920MWh of its UK battery energy storage system (BESS), half of its long-term target portfolio of 1,072MW. Octopus Energy will use the batteries from the BESS projects at a price determined by the duration of the assets – expressed…

Rystad Energy says China appears poised to smash its national hydrogen targets and consolidate its lead in the global electrolyser market, while the European Union and Japan have agreed to cooperate on hydrogen research. June 7, 2024 Sergio Matalucci Image: Rystad Energy’s hydrogen solution, June 2024 Rystad energy said China’s hydrogen electrolysis capacity could reach 2.5 GW by the end of December, reaching the 2025 green hydrogen production target a year earlier. “This capacity to be expected to produce 220,000 tons per year (tpa) green hydrogen, 6 kilotons per year (KPA) more than the rest of the world combined,” said…

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 Last August, MDN told you about a new Cambridge University study published in the journal Science exposing the sale of carbon credits as a scam (see Cambridge Study Finds Carbon Offsets Using Trees is a Scam). After the carbon credit scam was exposed, major companies like Shell, Nestle and Gucci exited the market and refused to spend money on so-called solutions to global warming (see With Carbon Credits Scam Exposed, Big Names (Like Shell) Exit market). How big is the scam? Try almost $1 trillion per year (see Global Carbon Credit Market is $909 Billion…

Credit: NextEra Energy Entergy and NextEra Energy Resources, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, today announced a five-year joint development agreement that will accelerate the development of up to 4.5 GW of new solar power generation and energy storage projects. The agreement represents significant progress toward Entergy’s growing renewable generation portfolio. “We are excited about this joint development agreement, which will enable Entergy to provide our customers with low-cost, renewable energy as demand grows in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas,” said Rod West, group president of utilities for Entergy. . “We believe the energy industry is at an inflection point and…