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On February 20, 2025, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the Establishment Agreement for Xcel Energy’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The settlement is an important evolution in the Clean Energy’s Clean Energy’s Clean Energy strategy, whereby the emphasis is placed on distributed renewable energy, battery storage and savings on the customer and participation. The regulation and decision of the committee include critical agreements that the dedication of Xcel Energy to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels, retired coal-fired power stations, the address of data center-driven tax growth and Voorschuine and affordable energy. The distributed solar parties (voting, the cooperative…
PV Circonomy, based in California, has launched a recycling and treatment service for Silicon-PV panels at the end of the lifespan (EOL) based on a highly automated, own technology that is said to have a recovery rate of 99.3%. The solution includes the recovery of EVA and glass material for use in other industries. February 21, 2025 Valerie Thompson The PV Circonomy, based in California, has launched recycling services for Silicon PV panels at the end of the lifespan (EOL) based on its own, highly automated equipment that separates, repaires and processes PV panel components. The material repair percentage of…
The Enhanced Innovations of India has developed the Phloton Active Cooling vaccine carrier with a 14-hour lithium batterybackup and support for charging solar energy. February 21, 2025 Uma Gupta Phloton Active Cooling Vaccin Carrier with a 14-hour lithium batterybackup and support on charging solar energy Image: Improved innovations By PV Magazine India Worldwide, insufficient last-mile cold chain leads to the spoilage of more than 50% temperature-sensitive vaccines. To tackle this problem, the Indian Startup Enhanced Innovations has developed the Phloton Active-Cooling vaccine carrier with a 14-hour power-backup and support for charging solar energy. The vaccine carrier and the storage system…
Six Fraunhofer institutes develop new electrocaloric heat pumps that use elastocaloric heat lines instead of compressors to extract heat from the sources. The first pilot systems developed by the research team achieved an electrical efficiency of 99.74%. February 21, 2025 Emiliano Bellini The Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques (Fraunhofer IPM) develops the German Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques (Fraunhofer IPM) develops new States heat pumps that do not use compressors and are reportedly more efficient than compressor -based counterparts. In conventional heat pumps, compressors Move the coolant through the cooling cycle and the heat exchanger to extract heat…
A research group in Japan identified a correlation between moist heat test from 1,000 hours to 3-6 years of field exposure in damp areas and changes in acetic acid concentration in photovoltaic modules. Their analysis also showed that an acetic acid concentration of more than 10,000 μg/g can be crucial. February 21, 2025 Lior Kahana Researchers from the Sanyo subsidiary of the Japanese Panasonic were able to establish a correlation between the moisture heating (DH) test and field bark for electrodorrosion in PV modules. The DH test is an accelerated test that test the reliability of modules under extreme humidity…
RHO Motion noted large projects in Saudi Arabia and Hubei, China, and reported that the only non-lithium ions locations were three Chinese vanadium stream batteries. February 21, 2025 Max Hall By ESS News The London-based analyst RHO Motion says that it has followed a January record 13.6 GWH from new Global Battery Energy Storage Systems (Bess) during the first month of 2025. The electric vehicle, battery, charging and infrastructure analyst, owned by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, said that his “monthly assessment of the battery energy” reported new battery projects in January 81. With two-thirds of the new berry of the month…
The Chinese manufacturer said that the new flexible modules have an efficiency of up to 20.1% and a weight of only 7.5 kg, or 2.92 kg/m2. The new products supposedly have a slight transmission of more than 91% and “ultra-high” UV blocking power. February 21, 2025 Emiliano Bellini This week, the Chinese solar module manufacturer Polyshine Solar has unveiled a flexible solar module for roof applications at the PV Expo in Tokyo, Japan. “Designed to redefine the adoption on the roof, the product combines ultra-light weight engineering and simple installation,” the manufacturer said in a statement, and noted that the…
The installation provides 40% of the annual energy needs of the site. Image: JS Holmes. Cambridgeshire-based Nissan dealer JS Holmes has completed a new installation of solar energy thanks to Local Firm 4 Way Group. The dealer, located in Wisbech St. Mary, is now equipped with 171 445-Watt solar panels on the groese of his workshop and showroom. The installation, which was completed by Local Company 4 Way Group, has a total capacity of 76 kW and is expected to offer around 40% of the dealer’s annual electricity needs. Approximately 75% of the solar energy generated from the installation is…
Imagine a future in which your house runs on clean, renewable energy – even when the schedule drops. You have taken a big step by installing solar panels, but have you ever wondered what happens during a power outage or on that cloudy Colorado Springs days? The answer is in battery storage. You may ask: “Can I add battery storage to my solar system?” The answer is a resounding yes – and the benefits are transforming. At Solarise Solar we help the inhabitants of Colorado to use the power of solar energy since 2016. We are not just about installing…
Solis announced his collaboration with Derapi, a cloud-based API platform for distributed energy sources. This partnership is intended to better enable customers of Solis Solar Energy Storage to participate in and to take advantage of the Virtual Power Center (VPP) programs in the United States and Canada. “The distributed energy landscape is ripe for innovation,” said James Qiao, general manager of Solis. “Our collaboration with Derapi is an important step to enable homeowners to gain access to programs in which they may not be able in the past. This partnership fits perfectly with our mission to deliver sustainable and efficient…