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Créawatt this week unveiled a new version of its ultra-lightweight Luxsiol photovoltaic system for zinc roofs. It weighs only 3.25 kg/m² and enables all types of flat roofs made of bitumen, PVC, ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber or T333/T250 steel sheet. October 2, 2024 François PuthodBy pv magazine FranceThe area of zinc roofs in France is significant, especially in Paris, where 70% of roofs are covered with this material, amounting to almost 22 million square meters.With this in mind, French startup Créawatt has developed an ultra-light and self-attaching photovoltaic solution that takes into account the limitations inherent in this particularly…
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (DN.M.) introduced the Community Solar Consumer Choice Actlegislation that would support community solar projects and expand access to solar energy across the country, regardless of a person’s income or ability to host a solar system on their roof. Senator Luján has been a champion of advancing clean energy through community solar, previously introducing legislation requiring states to consider policies to promote the deployment of community solar projects. Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced companion legislation in the House. Currently, nearly half of U.S. households and businesses cannot use rooftop solar systems due to high installation costs…
CrewMate, a semi-autonomous lifting vehicle developed by Moog Construction, recently completed a field trial near Niagara Falls, New York, demonstrating the machine’s ability to assist solar field workers installing PV panels. Buffalo-based Montante Solar organized the field trial with Moog Construction on a solar field on top of a closed landfill. The undulating, steep terrain proved a good test of the vehicle’s leveling system and its ability to climb and maneuver with workers. For the field trial, CrewMate repeatedly transported pallets – each loaded with up to 31 large 93.9-by-51.3-inch PV panels – while closely monitoring workers who used the…
Turkish authorities applied an anti-dumping tariff of $25/m2 for solar panels imported from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Croatia and Jordan. October 2, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Image: Chuttersnap, UnsplashThe Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam announced this week that Turkey’s Directorate General of Imports (DGI) has completed an anti-dumping investigation into the import of solar panels from Croatia, Jordan, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.The investigation was launched in March to determine whether products assembled in these countries circumvented the $20/m2 anti-subsidy duties that Turkey imposed on Chinese solar panels in 2023.The DGI decided to impose a tariff of $25/m2 on products imported from the…
An artist’s rendering of the recently approved site. Image: BOOM Power. Developer BOOM Power has successfully secured planning permission for a large battery energy storage system (BESS) project on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The Carrog BESS is a 300 MW/660 MWh project with a duration of two hours, located in Carrog Ganol, near Cemaes. The developers emphasize that the 38.7 hectare project site does not include land designated as the best and most versatile agricultural land. The development includes the installation of 158 BESS units plus two spares, as well as associated infrastructure. BOOM Power has not yet given…
The German company said its new products are suitable for PV systems with tilt angles from 0 to 15.6 degrees. October 2, 2024 Emiliano BelliniGerman PV system supplier Wattstone has launched three new concrete foundations for rooftop PV projects.“The concrete bases are ideal for the easy installation of PV systems on straight surfaces such as flat roofs or terraces, but also on gardens, without the need to drill through the roof skin or add additional weights,” the manufacturer said in a statement. a statement. .The company said the new L-Shap products are suitable for both south- and east-west oriented arrays…
Ensuring Energy Security for Your Home When our daily lives are dependent on electricity, making sure you have a reliable power supply has become more important than ever. Keeping our food fresh, powering our work-from-home setups, and more require electricity in the modern household. Power outages because of extreme weather events, grid failures, or routine maintenance can disrupt our lives and potentially lead to inconveniences or danger. This is where home backup power systems come into play. These systems provide an alternative source of electricity when the main power grid fails, ensuring that your essential appliances and devices continue to…
Philippine Marcos opens first EV battery factory President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday inaugurated the Philippines’ first electric vehicle battery factory, calling it the “future” of clean energy. The Australian-owned lithium iron phosphate plant aims to produce two gigawatt hours of batteries per year by 2030, capable of powering about 18,000 electric vehicles or nearly half a million home battery systems. “We have worked very hard and done our best to bring this kind of technology to the Philippines, with the clear recognition that this is the future,” Marcos said in a livestreamed speech. “As the first factory in the Philippines…
A group of researchers has proposed a new method for sizing PV systems that does not rely on an anti-dumping system and operates without the ability to inject power into the grid. The new approach requires an estimation of the annual hourly profile and the minimum required power, as well as the use of an irradiation meter and an electrical network analyzer. October 2, 2024 Emiliano BelliniResearchers from the Dominican research institute Instituto Especializado de Estudios Superiores Loyola (IEESL) have outlined a new methodology for sizing rooftop PV systems in markets without net metering or feed-in tariffs, where all energy…
UK-based Caldera has developed a new heat storage technology that it says can convert on-site solar energy into heat on demand, replacing conventional gas boilers. The system uses a composite of recycled aluminum and volcanic rock to store heat up to 500 C and produce steam. October 2, 2024 Emiliano Bellini By ESS newsBritish startup Caldera has developed a modular heat storage technology based on an earth-abundant aluminum-rock composite.The new storage technology, called Megacell, is described as an ideal solution to decarbonize industrial processes and store on-site photovoltaic energy. The system’s stone-aluminium core is claimed to have the same thermal…