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Innio Group has started operating a combined heat and power (CHP) plant for heating purposes in Austria, while PureWave told Hydrogen pv magazine that investigates geological hydrogen in Kansas using proprietary software and an AI system. October 15, 2024 Sergio Matalucci Innio Group said it started operating a 1 MW hydrogen CHP plant in Austria at the beginning of the heating season. The company deployed the first solution of its kind in Europe at the RAG Austria site in Gampern in June 2024. The project supplies the industrial factory with green electricity and heat. Jenbacher’s CHP plant uses green hydrogen…
Researchers in Sweden have measured barney yields in a vertical agrivoltaic installation and found that despite the shade created by the modules, yields are comparable to those in open field, if not slightly higher. Their methodology can be replicated for other locations and crops. October 15, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from Mälardalen University in Sweden have investigated the effects of a vertical agrivoltaic (APV) system on barley yield and nutrient content in Sweden during the 2023 growing season. “The dataset shows that barley grown under the vertical APV system has similar yields as under open field conditions, despite the increase…
Your solar panels and the dust dilemma Solar energy is one of the most efficient forms of renewable energy. Yet dust and dirt are enemies that can significantly hinder the efficiency of your solar panels. But don’t worry, at Solarise Solar we’re here to help you combat this and ensure you get the most out of your solar panel system.
Runergy joins Silfab and Heliene as U.S. solar panel installers agreeing to purchase glass from SolarCycle. SolarCycle will also recycle Runergy panels at its recycling facilities in the United States. Runergy just commissioned its 2 GW solar panel manufacturing plant in Alabama, and the company has signed for 4 GW (30 million m2).2) of SolarCycle’s domestically manufactured glass over a 5-year period. SolarCycle is currently building a glass factory in Georgia that uses recycled solar panels. “We are excited to work with SolarCycle to improve the sustainability and efficiency of our manufacturing process,” said Dr. Jusong Wang, Managing Director at…
According to SolarEdge, the system is ideal for agricultural PV applications. Image: Solar Energy UK Solar inverter manufacturer SolarEdge has announced the UK launch of a new, high-performance inverter system for a wide range of applications. The SolarEdge TerraMax inverter, when combined with H1300 Power Optimizers, is designed for small to medium-sized utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) installations and features 99% inverter efficiency to increase solar energy production. According to SolarEdge, the versatile system is suitable for a wide range of applications, and is particularly suitable for ground-mounted locations on sloping or uneven terrain, as well as floating PV and agricultural PV.…
Tokyo-based startup Girasol Energy and Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture Enterprise Bureau have re-powered Japan’s oldest PV system, a 100 kW array built in 1993. The project aimed to partially replace the original 13.3% efficient solar panels and provide an alternative to dismantling and recycling the system’s components. October 15, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Japanese startup Girasol Energy and the Yamanashi Prefecture Enterprise Bureau have jointly updated the country’s oldest PV system: a 100 kW array deployed in 1993. The system had a 95 kW inverter and 1,800 solar panels with an energy conversion efficiency of 13.3%, spread over a plot of 751…
Neil Spann, CEO of Power Roll (left), with Dr Michael Dickens, investment manager at Maven Equity Finance (centre) and Sarah Newbould, senior manager at British Business Bank (right). Image: Powerroll. Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), a £600 million fund launched in March this year, has completed its first investment in County Durham, funding solar technology company Power Roll. Through the NPIF II, Maven Equity Finance, part of the investment fund managed by Maven Capital Partners, invested £1.5 million. This came along with £750,000 from the Finance Durham Fund, established by Durham County Council and overseen by Business Durham,…
Scientists have developed a lighting system based on the AEM10941 solar harvester developed by Belgium-based E-peas. The system can reportedly provide a runtime of 10 hours at full brightness. October 15, 2024 Lior Kahana Scientists from Cameroon have designed a new solar-powered lighting system for rural areas. The proposed system is based on the commercially available solar integrated circuit (IC) solution AEM10941, developed by Belgium-based E-peas. The AEM10941 system is an integrated energy management circuit that draws direct current from up to 7-cell solar panels to simultaneously store energy in a battery and supply the system with two independently regulated…
Spain’s Gonvarri Solar Steel claims its new single-row tracker can improve structural stability and performance under adverse conditions. October 15, 2024 Pilar Sanchez Molina Image: Gonvarri Solar Steel By pv magazine Spain Spain-based Gonvarri Solar Steel presented its new TracSmarT+2V Compact solar tracker at an event in Madrid this week. “The new tracker has now been added to our portfolio and is available to order now, with the first units available in January 2025,” a company spokesperson said. pv magazine. Gonvarri Solar Steel said its single-row tracker can improve structural stability and performance under adverse conditions. It features improved dynamic…
US startup Sylvatex offers active materials with mixed metal oxide cathodes, made with a waterless, continuous synthesis process. The company is currently validating its technology in the domestic lithium-ion battery supply chain and plans to build a pilot line in California. October 15, 2024 Valerie Thompson From ESS news Sylvatex, a US-based cathode active materials startup, is developing a low-cost, more energy-efficient process to synthesize cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The company focuses its technology on batteries used in electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage systems (ESS). The latest project will validate lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode technology in two…