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The Virginia General Assembly officially passed House Bill 1062/Senate Bill 271, which will enable third-party rooftop solar leasing in Virginia and strengthen energy choice for customers. The law will come into effect on July 1, 2024. More than 50,000 homes in Virginia have solar installed, and the market is expected to grow nearly tenfold over the next decade as customers look to take control of their energy and lower their electric bills. Expanded solar financing options, such as third-party leasing, help reduce upfront costs and make the decision to install solar more feasible for people of all incomes. “SEIA commends…
Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions has unveiled its SimpliPHI 6.6 Home Battery System. The new SimpliPHI 6.6 battery delivers 6.65 kWh of energy and can be installed in stacks of one to three. For increased power, a system can be scaled to six stacks of three with the 18 batteries delivering 119.7 kWh with maximum continuous power of 84 kW. The SimpliPHI 6.6 battery stack uses lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry, and the unit is outdoor-rated so it can be installed indoors or outdoors with no additional cabinets required. The system can be ground- or wall-mounted. Each battery is 17.3-in. tall by…
PCL construction will be the EPC for Great Bend Solar, a 48 MWAC solar energy project being developed by Doral Renewables in Meigs County, Ohio. “PCL is committed to a greener future by connecting the world’s communities with breakthrough utility-scale solar solutions,” said Andrew Moles, general manager of PCL’s solar division. “Great Bend is our third solar EPC project in Ohio, and we are honored to build it for Doral Renewables – a leader in championing the future of clean energy.” The project’s groundbreaking is tentatively scheduled for this summer and is expected to create 200 jobs in the local…
An international research team has developed a new type of perovskite solar cell by using 4-phenylthiosemicarbazide (4PTSC) as a precursor additive. The device showed improved open-circuit voltage and “exceptional” long-term stability. May 1, 2024 Emiliano BelliniA group of researchers led by the Chungbuk National University in South Korea has designed a tin halide perovskite (Sn-HP) solar cell that uses an additive known as 4-Phenylthiosemicarbazide (4PTSC) to reduce imperfections in the perovskite layer. “The use of wide bandgap tin halide perovskites (Sn-HP) provides an eco-friendly option for multi-node Sn-HP photovoltaics,” said co-study author Padmini Pandey. pv magazine. “However, rapid crystallization often…
A Gresham House BESS project. Image: RASTER. Gresham House Energy Storage Fund revenues will start to recover in 2024 after a decline in 2023, fund manager Gresham House said. Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc, listed in London under the GRID ticker, owns and operates battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the UK and announced its annual results this week (April 29). Company confirmed the ‘weak revenue environment’ of 2023 with revenue down 38% to £38.7 million (US$48 million) and EBITDA down 47%, and the fund turned to a loss of £110 million from a profit of £217 million…
A&B Smart Materials won this year’s CleanTech Challenge (CTC) with their new solar panel cooling solution and received £20,000 to help develop and improve their technology.According to a report published by the World Economic Forum, excessive heat can cause a reduction in the efficiency of solar panels, resulting in a decrease in energy output about 0.5 percentage points for every degree Celsius increase in terms of temperature. And solar farms worldwide lose up to 25% of their energy generation due to overheating alone.Backed by a team with a rich background in thermal engineering, nanotechnology and smart materials, A&B Smart Materials’…
An image of NextEnergy Capital’s Llanwern solar farm in Great Britain. Image: NextEnergy Capital. Global investment firm NextEnergy Capital has secured US$110m (£85.75m) in equity financing for its solar and battery energy storage focused fund NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG). The fund secured a further $100m (£77.9m) of capital from a European pension fund, alongside existing NPV ESG investors KLP, a German corporate pension fund and a large Scandinavian pension fund. The fund expects to welcome even more capital in the near future. NPV ESG’s 18GW pipeline includes projects in Spain, Poland, Italy, Canada and the US. According to Shane…
Harnessing the power of the sun is nothing new. As solar panel technology evolves, Colorado Springs homeowners are exploring different ways to tap into this renewable energy source. One of these methods that is becoming increasingly popular is ground-mounted solar panels.
Solar panels create direct current (DC) electricity that must be transformed into alternating current (AC) electricity for use inside your home or business. Solar inverters help complete this process by converting DC electricity into AC electricity. However, more than one type of solar inverter is available to solar panel owners. Innovations in inverter technology have steadily grown as solar panels become more popular, allowing homeowners and businesses to maximize the power they gain from their solar panel systems. String inverters and microinverters are two types of solar inverters. Continue reading to understand the benefits, drawbacks and distinctions of the two…
Real estate investment and development company Aardex has launched a new company today Stellerawhich will focus on the development of community solar projects, with a focus on communities disproportionately affected by the energy transition. “Aardex has a decades-long track record of successfully developing projects that have a positive impact on communities,” said Caleb Hebel, Director for Aardex and Stellera. “Stellera is the natural evolution of our growing understanding that integrating clean energy is essential for the long-term security, resilience and prosperity of our communities. Our team brings extensive experience in navigating the often complex process of delivering renewable energy projects,…