Author: solarenergy

The global mining industry is undergoing a significant transformation. Imagine large-scale operations extracting valuable resources, not powered by diesel or coal, but by solar energy. This isn’t a distant vision—it’s a reality already unfolding at mining sites worldwide. Energy costs account for nearly 40% of operational budgets in the mining sector. This figure represents almost half of the overall costs going toward powering equipment and machinery. Since 2021, these energy costs have risen by 28%, intensifying the pressure on mining companies to seek more efficient solutions. Mining operations are energy-intensive, often consuming as much electricity as small cities. Every piece…

Gridbeyond connects De Bess with its AI-driven platform, so that the batteries can be automatically dismissed in response to instructions from the grid operator. Image: Ampyr Solar Europe. Solar Developer and Independent Power Producer (IPP) Ampyr Solar Europe (ASE) has chosen Gridbeyond to manage its 7.5 MW Battery Energy Storage System (Bess) in Northwold, Norfolk. Gridbeyond, a smart energy company that offers a technology platform for managing distributed and flexible energy sources, connects the Bess with its AI-driven platform, so that the batteries can be automatically dismissed in response to instructions from the grid operator. The company’s flagship product, managed…

The portable Robotic factory system mounts solar equipment including traces, mounting brackets and panels on site and then places it in place via an automated robot vehicle. The first commercial implementations of the company are planned for this year. March 13, 2025 Patrick Jowett US-based Startup Charge Robotics has developed a portable factory system that is able to automate the assembly and installation of sections of a solar park on site. The company, founded by alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2021, says it wants to accelerate the transition to renewable energy sources by automating the most…

The public is invited to submit reactions until April 18. Image: Baywa.re. Developer of Renewable Energie Baywa.Re has submitted a planning application for a proposed 500 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Scotland. The proposed Redshaw Bess is planned to lie around 3 km southeast of Douglas in the South Lanarkshire region in Scotland. The proposed site is located next to the M74 -Velweg, and the country is currently owned by Douglas and Angus Estate and is mainly used for grazing sheep. This site is located next to another planned large electricity infrastructure project; Scottish Power Transmission has plans…

Scientists in China have simulated a system that combines liquid -based direct aerial replacement with diabatic compressed air energy storage, for both processes. They explore the economic feasibility and discovered that the system could reach a level of $ 0.53/kWh energy and a level of CO2 level laid down from the air of $ 259/TCO2. March 13, 2025 Lior Kahana A research group led by Chinese East China University of Science and Technology and Tongji University has proposed a new system that integrates liquid-based direct aviation (L-DAC) with diabatic compressed air storage (D-CAEs). ‘Previous studies were aimed at integrating CAES…

Today Energybin announced the release of its fourth annual “PV module Price index for the secondary solar market”Report. The price index follows wholesale prices and delivery of crystalline silicon (C-SI) modules that have fallen from traditional distribution channels and are therefore mentioned for resale on energy exchange. Credit: Solar -Goit For the fourth year, the report findings shed light on the importance of a robust and sustainable secondary solar market to minimize waste and to maximize the recovery of assets. The value of a secondary market increases as the reuse of PV modules does not become usual at the end…

There is a strong market for the wholesale secondary market solar modules, says Energybin. March 13, 2025 Ryan Kennedy By PV Magazine USA Energybin, an exchange platform for secondary market solar panels in the United States, has been released Annual prices and trends report. The company facilitates direct trade between buyers and sellers of solar panels that have fallen from traditional distribution channels. This includes selling equipment used or almost lifelong and can be refurbished or recycled. It also connects traders of new solar equipment that has not been purchased through traditional distribution channels due to oversupply or other market…

Two Dutch manufacturers have collaborated with TNO’s Perovskite Solar Cell experts to integrate spatial atomic layer deposit equipment to produce ultra-thin, high-quality nickel-oxide layers in a roll-to-roll process. The team focuses on the production integration in mid-2027, with full production by 2030. March 13, 2025 Valerie Thompson Two Dutch manufacturers work together with Perovskite Solar Cell experts from the Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) to integrate spatial atomic layout (ALD) into a roll-to-roll process. They will use the deposition process to manufacture ultra-thin, high-quality nickel oxide (NIOX) hole drain layers (HTLs). “The project is intended to develop a…

Fuji Electric said that the new heat pump system is currently in the first phase of prototyping, whereby commercial launch is planned for 2026. It is conceived for recycling heat energy from waste water in industrial facilities. March 13, 2025 Emiliano Bellini Japanese electrical equipment company Fuji Electric is currently developing a new type of steam-generating heat pump that recycles heat energy from waste water generated in factories and industrial facilities. Steam generating heat pumps are often used as an alternative to low -pressure steam boilers in heating processes. Although boilers are usually far from these processes, heat pumps can…

The report shows that 37% of farmers believe that extra income from solar energy will protect their farm for future generations. Image: Pexels. A new report from Solar Energy UK has shown that British farmers successfully diversify their land use by installing solar PV on their country to increase their income. The ‘Sustainability Report’ of Farming collected 271 answers from farmers, landowners and tenants farmers from the United Kingdom to explore their opinion on solar energy. Due to geopolitical tensions, inflation and the increasing frequency of extreme weather conditions, 31% of the respondents said that their production was below average…