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KinematicsA specialist for motion control completed his acquisition of P4QA company that specializes in Solar Tracker controllers, industrial automation, sensors and cloud-based monitoring. By integrating the Electronics portfolio of P4Q – including more than 1 million solar controllers that have been used at 2,400 solar stands worldwide – with the installed base of Kinematics of 2.9 million solar actuators, the combined company is the world’s largest supplier of motion control technology For Solar -Trackers who support more than 134 GW trackers of solar installations worldwide. Credit: P4Q P4Q produces full-stack electronics, including the Tracker Controls brand, Suntrack, which will supplement…

Role of barrier films in maintaining the stability of perovskiet solar cells Perovskiet solar cells (PSCs) offer promising progress in renewable energy due to their high efficiency, lightweight and flexible properties. However, their commercial viability is challenged by their vulnerability to environmental conditions, in particular warmth and humidity. To tackle this number, a research team led by Professor Takashi Minemoto, a fellow on the Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy, next to Dr. Abdurashid Mavlonov of Ritsumeikan University’s Research Organization of Science and Technology and Dr. Akinobu Hayakawa from Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. , an in-depth study conducted into the sustainability of…

The longest connected electric vehicle network network in Australia is now operational and covers a route of 7,000 km in Western Australia, with 110 charging points at 49 locations. February 3, 2025 EV Foley By PV Magazine Australia The Western Australian Electric Vehicle (EV) network is now operational and offers EV owners one of the world’s longest connected motorways, which covers a 7,000 -kilometer route, with 110 charging points at 49 locations. Delivered by State-owned Electricity Company Horizon Power and Gentailer Synergy, and Funded by the Western Australian Government, The Western Australian EV Network Stretches from Mundrabilla, 1,135 Kilomra, Persunurra,…

A European research team has installed solar panels on a slightly commercial electric vehicle and has tested their performance for four months. The vehicle was able to extend the range by 530 km, although not all panels have contributed immediately. System efficiency was measured up to 66%. February 3, 2025 Lior Kahana Researchers from Germany and the Netherlands have mounted PV modules on a slightly commercial electric vehicle (EV) and have been measured for four months. During this time, the EV made 45 minutes of travel from the house of a researcher in the German Hanover to the Institute for…

Scientists in China built a four-terminal perovskiet-cigs tandem solar cell based on a top semi-transparent perovskiet device with an efficiency of 21.26% and a high bifaciality factor of 92.2%. They used a strategy for solvent gearbox to produce a perovskiet film with full coverage, larger grains, superior crystallinity and freedom of detectable lead-iodide-purity. February 3, 2025 Emiliano Bellini A group of researchers from Northwest Normal University in China has manufactured a four-terminal (4T) tandem solar cell based on a top semi-transparent perovskiet device and a soil cell that depends on copper-Indium-Gallium-selenide (CIGS). “We used a step-by-step dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent-anal…

Frost & Sullivan says that the future of the worldwide market for heat pump depends on clear policy and supporting regulations, after a slowdown in growth in recent years. January 31, 2025 Patrick Jowett The global heat pump The market is confronted with a delay in the midst of economic and political uncertainty, according to the analysis of Frost & Sullivan. The consultancy -based consultancy stated in the US that the worldwide market for residential heat pump will probably grow from 7.59 million units in 2024 to 17 million units by 2035, with a turnover of $ 80.42 billion. However,…

In a new weekly update for PV -MagazineSolcast, a DNV company, reports that atmospheric conditions have led to variations in solar conditions in North America. According to analysis using the Solcast API, ISO New England and PJM performed better than long -term trends in capacity -related performance, while Ercot only performed slightly above average. January 31, 2025 Dissolved The atmospheric conditions of January led to variations in solar conditions in North America. High pressure abnormalities above the west coast and Rockies raised solar wins, but also raised magic fireworks risks. The Midwest also saw above -average irradiation, while Canada and…

Ge destruction 2,000-v Flexinverter GE JE EIBLY has announced that it is planning to invest nearly $ 600 million in its American factories and facilities in the coming two years to help meet the rising electricity requirements around the world. The new investments – which are expected to create around 1500 new American jobs – will help to stimulate American energy payability, national security and competitiveness and to enable American production printing that is needed to support the expansion of global exports. “These investments represent our serious commitment and responsibility as the leading energy manufacturer in the United States to…

The Romanian photovoltaic Industrial Association (RPIA) says that Romania installed 1,7 GW Zonne -Zonne energy in 2024, as increased financing, higher renewable goals and a streamlined permit process drove market growth. January 31, 2025 Patrick Jowett Romania According to figures from the RPIA installed 1.7 GW solar sun in 2024. RPIA policy officer Irene Mihai told PV -Magazine That the figure consists of 600 MW projects on utility scale and 1.1 GW of distributed generation installations, which pushes Romania to almost 5 GW cumulatively installed capacity. The result marks the second year of Romania of strong solar growth, with 1.5…

Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL Nardac, the specialized energy and infrastructure broker and Managing General Agent (MGA), has launched a new facility to offer extra serious convective storm coverage (SCS) for development and activities of renewable energy project. Nardac will cover a maximum of $ 20 million in extra independent SCs for projects in the US as the first of various natural catastroph facilities planned in the course of 2025. In addition to increasing claims, insurers have reduced the available capacity for SCS events. Insured persons left this with insufficient protection and has endangered the viability of new project…