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The new hail risk atlas from VDE Americas, which is now available for use on the Esri ArcGIS platform, can compare and evaluate the location-specific hail risk of current and future solar projects in the United States. February 12, 2025 Patrick Jowett VDE Americas, a subsidiary of the European technology organization VDE Group, has launched a hail risk atlas over the United States. The Atlas, designed to predict the economic risk of solar assets as a result of hail loss, is the last in VDE’s series of hail risk -intelligence products for solar developers, insurance and investors. It is available…
Brooklyn Solar Canopy is launching three new solar panel mounting systems: Post-Truss, Cantilever and Wood-Post. “This expansion of our product line is a direct response to our customers’ evolving needs,” said T.R. Ludwig, CEO of Brooklyn Solar Canopy and its sister company, Brooklyn SolarWorks. “With the addition of Post-Truss, Cantilever and Wood-Post mounting systems, we can now offer a complete range of solutions for any project, from large-scale commercial installations to residential backyard setups. We’re excited to offer our customers more options and help them achieve their solar goals, regardless of their unique requirements.” Post-Truss The Post-Truss system is ideal…
India exported for $ 782 million to PV modules from April to November 2024, sent to the United States with $ 756.08 million, says Indian Foreign Minister for new and renewable energy Shripad Yesso Naik. February 12, 2025 Uma Gupta By PV Magazine India The export of the PV module of India has grown steadily in recent years. The nation exported around $ 83 million in modules in tax 2021-22, rose to $ 1.97 billion in tax 2023-24. From April to November 2024, exports reached around $ 782 million, Minister of Foreign Affairs told new and renewable energy Shripad Yesso…
Cheap, safe, generally available sodium can be used for storage of battery energy in addition to photovoltaic. The research project of sodium ion battery Germany (SIB: DE) is investigating whether sodium-ion technology can be affordable in the production facilities for lithium-ion battery. February 12, 2025 Scarlet Schmitz By ESS News Sodium batteries (SIBs) are considered a promising alternative to lithium-ion devices because sodium is a non-critical, cheap and directly available raw material that is classified as particularly safe. The first Large -scale energy storage facilities Based on technology, China are already active. The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced…
Enertopia has developed a cooling system for solar module that uses a layer of moisture collection to transfer heat and to record water for irrigation in dry areas. De ontwerpkanalen verwarmen van het paneel naar een vloeistofoverdrachtssysteem, waardoor de efficiëntie en het watergebruik verbetert. February 12, 2025 said that the US Patent 12224704 has protected from the Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) of the United States for its heat panel heat panel. A moisture collection layer between the panel and a liquid transfer system enables rapid heat transfer from the photovoltaic panel to the liquid transfer system. “In some cases, in…
Large renewable energy sources have successfully completed large-scale tests of a concentrated solar-thermal power recipient tower that are intended to be deployed as part of a 30 MW / 288 MWh solar and energy storage project planned for South Australia. February 12, 2025 David Carroll By PV Magazine Australia Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Specialist Equally Renewable energy sources has completed the final prototyping of a “first-in-it-type” reception tower that forms the basis of its clean energy solution that combines solar energy generation with a sodium-based energy gathering system and a storage system and a storage system and a storage…
Where Energies started commercial production from the first 1.4 GW of the planned 5.4 GW production capacity of solar cells in Gujarat, India. February 11, 2025 Uma Gupta By PV Magazine India Where Energies started with commercial production at its 1.4 GW Mono -Passivated Emitter Achter Cell (PERC) Zonnelijn in Chikhli, Gujarat. It is the first phase of the largest production facility of the solar cell of India. The factory, operated by the largest PV module manufacturer in India, will reach a total capacity of 5.4 GW, including 4 GW very efficient tunnel oxide-passivated contact (topcon) solar cells set for…
The Aquarea loop heat pump system is intended for applications in residential and commercial buildings. It has a performance coefficient of up to 5.9 and heating capacities ranging from 1.10 kW to 3.10 kW. February 11, 2025 Emiliano Bellini The Japanese Panasonic has released new decentralized water-air heat pumps designed for residential and commercial buildings. “This innovative system works all year round a central water loop with a low temperature of 20-30 ° C, which offers efficient and durable heating and cooling for interior spaces,” the manufacturer said in a statement. “The built-in DC-OmsverperCommressor and closed coolant circuit both use…
While there is greater oversight for installing solar projects on school grounds, M Bar C Construction has found success in this segment of the market and has done so through building solar carports. Bobby Bonfanti, eastern division manager, and Erik Krivokopich, VP of business development at M Bar C, are on this episode of Solar Spotlight to shed some light on why carports are the ideal solar solution for schools. A written portion of this podcast is below but be sure to listen to the full episode on your preferred podcast service. How do schools benefit from solar installations?…
Catastrophic risk consultant VDE Americas today launched his VDE Hail Risk Atlas. Designed to predict the economic risk of solar assets as a result of hail loss, VDE’s package of hail risk -in -lighting products and services for solar developers, insurers and investors makes the way free for more defensible, financial and insurable projects. The VDE Hail Risk Atlas is available for use on the Esri ArcGIS platform. Utility scale solar facilities are critical sources of domestic electricity generation in the United States, with some on the path of serious hailstorms. VDE created HagelRisico-Atlas that uses its own test data…