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The solar park will deliver a net biodiversity gain through improvements to existing hedgerows and through the planting of native grassland and wildflower meadows. Image: Enviromena. The University of Manchester has partnered with British clean energy company Enviromena in a deal that will see up to 65% of electricity demand supplied through a new solar project. The university will purchase electricity generated from Enviromena’s new solar farm in Medebridge, Essex. Once completed, the Medebridge solar farm will comprise 104,000 panels spread over 175 hectares of land. Construction started in April this year and commissioning is expected in the second half…
British scientists have proposed a way to combine photovoltaic and thermal energy with Stirling engines and battery storage in residential buildings. Despite the high initial costs, they said the cost-effective hybrid cogeneration system could significantly reduce CO2 emissions. May 9, 2024 Emiliano BelliniResearchers from the University of Durham in the UK have developed a hybrid cogeneration system that combines photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collectors with a Stirling engine (SE) and battery storage. The system is designed to meet the demand for electricity and domestic hot water (DHW).“The advantages of such a hybrid system are that it can immediately significantly reduce primary…
A bespoke biodiversity management plan will be developed in conjunction with the planning application to ensure the plan improves the site for wildlife. Image: Light source BP. Lightsource BP will outline its proposal to finance, develop and build a 57MW solar and 54MW co-located energy storage facility at a community information event on May 22, 2024. The project will be located on 182 hectares of land in County Meath, ROI. Lightsource BP, which finances, develops and manages solar energy projects, invites local residents to the information event. The project is an important facet of the company’s strategy to accelerate the…
Authorities in Ireland have opened a €20 million ($21.5 million) fund for energy research and innovation. It will support projects that contribute to the country’s clean energy transition, such as decarbonization of heat and energy storage. May 9, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Tommy Bond, UnsplashThe Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) said it will invest €20 million of public money in energy research and innovation this year.The funds will be earmarked for energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D) projects that will help accelerate Ireland’s transition to a clean and secure energy future, the SEAI said.Since 2018, more than 240 projects have…
Protected by Okay’s Carbon Protect™ insurance solution, the premium credits will be made available to businesses through lender Clima and Australian insurance broker PSC Paragon.PARK CITY, Utah And SYDNEY, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Marking the start of its global expansion, Okaythe leading US carbon credit insurer, has entered into a customer agreement with Australia’s carbon solutions platform climate. Oka + Clima partnership Clima connects companies worldwide with the largest range of carbon credits Australia, as well as for high-integrity global projects. By means of Okaycustomers will also now have exclusive access to some of the first insurance-backed credits in…
Engie and UAC Berhad have signed a 20-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 7.35 MW solar array in Malaysia. May 9, 2024 Patrick Jowett Engie and UAC Berhad, a Malaysian manufacturer of environmentally friendly cellulose fiber cement products, have signed a 20-year PPA. They will develop a 7.35 MW rooftop solar array at UAC Berhad’s factory in Ipoh, northwest Malaysia.The array is expected to supply 27% of the UAC facility’s energy needs. The two parties have been working together since 2018 to reduce CO2 emissions at UAC Berhad’s manufacturing plant, located on the Tasek Industrial Estate. They previously…
Tigo Energy has announced the latest additions to the Tigo Flex MLPE product family, the Tigo TS4-X line. Designed to serve both the commercial, industrial (C&I) and utility solar markets, Tigo TS4-X products support the latest high-power solar modules, up to 800W. Members of the TS4-X product family are compatible with Pure Signal technology in Tigo RSS transmitters and offer a Multi-Factor Rapid Shutdown (MFRS) option with redundant safety signaling for solar energy systems serving the food and pharmaceutical cold chain sectors, or other energy-critical applications. The new devices are combined with a list of third-party solar inverters to provide…
An Austrian research team has demonstrated lightweight, flexible and ultra-thin perovskite solar technology in palm-sized autonomous drones, demonstrating the technology’s stability and energy harvesting potential. The single-junction champion cell in the study had an open-circuit voltage of 1.15 V and an efficiency of 20.1%. May 9, 2024 Valerie ThompsonA team from Johannes Kepler University Linz has developed lead halide perovskite solar cells less than 2.5 μm thick, with a champion-specific PV power density of 44 W/g and an average performance of 41 W/g, which they were able to integrate into modules to power quadcopter-like drones the size of a palm.The…
Tigo’s new MLPE is designed to support commercial, industrial and large-scale solar projects. May 9, 2024 Ryan KennedyBy pv magazine USATigo Energy has announced a new line of module-level power electronics (MLPE), the Tigo TS4-X line. The MLPE product line is designed to support newer high-performance solar panels with power up to 800 W.“The installers operating at the cutting edge of solar are pushing the boundaries in system output and cost, and the TS4-X closes an important gap at the high end of the module performance spectrum,” said Jing Tian, Chief Executive Officer. Growth Officer at Tigo energy.The device provides…
LONGi has once again broken a world record for the efficiency of silicon solar cells. As certified by the German Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), new silicon heterojunction back-contact (HBC) solar cells designed by LONGi have achieved an efficiency of 27.30% under laboratory conditions. LONGi now holds the world records for efficiency in crystalline silicon solar cells and for efficiency in tandem solar cells of crystalline silicon-perovskite. In November 2023, LONGi set the efficiency record for the silicon-perovskite tandem at 33.9%. The new record was announced at the same time as the unveiling of the new Hi-MO 9…