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Porous silicon oxide electrodes promote sustainable energy storage solutions Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are indispensable in modern devices, from smartphones to electric vehicles and sustainable energy systems. Yet challenges such as limited durability and the use of toxic liquid electrolytes necessitate advances in battery technology. To address these issues, researchers have been exploring all-solid-state batteries as a potential alternative for more than a decade. Despite their promise, silicon-based, all-solid-state batteries have faced significant hurdles. The repeated expansion and contraction of the silicon electrode during charge/discharge cycles generates mechanical stress, causing the electrode to crack and separate from the solid electrolyte, leading…
Australian renewable energy company Greenwood has installed 48 solar panels at the University of Melbourne’s Dookie Campus vineyard to support research into how agricultural voltaics impacts crop yields. December 17, 2024 Ev Foley By pv magazine Australia Greenwoodan Australian solar, procurement and construction (EPC) company, has installed 48 solar panels at the University of Melbourne’s Dookie Campus vineyard, 216 km northeast of Melbourne. The 20 kW solar system features 440 W panels, covering approximately 270 m² of vineyard. The Dookie solar project, developed in partnership with Greenwood and Victoria-based engineering firm Enhar, aims to study the benefits of integrating PV…
The developers of the first-of-its-kind battery-powered EV charging station, currently located in Missouri, say they plan to roll it out across the US. December 17, 2024 Blathnaid O’Dea Image: ZKang123, Wikimedia Commons By ESS news Battery manufacturer GS Yuasa is working with Siemens and US energy company Ameren on an innovative managed electric vehicle (EV) charging platform and microgrid platform. The energy storage system is powered by stationary lead-acid batteries, with solar panels soon to be integrated. The 1 MWh microgrid includes GS Yuasa’s advanced nano-carbon lead batteries capable of more than 5,000 cycles, in addition to battery management and…
Companies whose activities meet the SSI criteria can label their products as such. Image: Pixabay. The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) – founded by trade bodies Solar Energy UK and SolarPower Europe – has released a Supply Chain Traceability Standard for solar manufacturers. The standard aims to trace silicon from quartz mining to solar panel production and implement management and broader environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures. It will assess specific manufacturing facilities of companies that have volunteered for assessment. The SSI was launched in 2022 by SolarPower Europe and Solar Energy UK. The initiative has more than 40 members in…
The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has received proposals for solar energy production from Grew Energy, Insolation Green Energy, Premier Energies Global, Saatvik Solar and other companies. The land allotment letters for these industrial units were recently given away by the chief minister of the state. December 16, 2024 Uma Gupta Image: Government of Madhya Pradesh By pv magazine India Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has distributed land allotment letters for various solar projects. Among the companies that have proposed to set up solar energy manufacturing units in the state, Grew Energy has been allocated 60 hectares of land…
Amea Power has held an inauguration ceremony for a 500 MW solar plant in southern Egypt. The project, completed in 18 months, is the largest of its kind in the country. December 16, 2024 Patrick Jowett Dubai-based developer Amea Power’s 500 MW solar power plant in Abydos, located in Aswan Governorate in southern Egypt, is now fully operational. The PV installation, which was completed in 18 months, is said to be Egypt’s largest to date and will generate around 1,500 GWh of energy per year, which is enough to power around 300,000 households. International Finance Corp. financed the PV project…
The Chinese manufacturer said its Bycium+ PV cell achieved an open-circuit voltage of 748.6 mV. The result was confirmed by the German Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin. December 16, 2024 Emiliano Bellini JA Solar has announced that it has achieved a record-breaking open-circuit voltage for a solar cell based on tunnel oxide passivated contact technology (TOPCon). The German Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH) has independently certified the result, according to the Chinese PV module manufacturer. JA Solar said the result was achieved for its Bycium+ solar cell, which achieved an energy conversion efficiency of 26.07%,…
New solar panel company NuVision Solar announced plans to start a 2.5 GW solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in the United States. The company will create 500 jobs at the operation, which is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. NuVision plans to produce bifacial modules using heterojunction technology (HJT). Few other details have been released. Online documents list NuVision’s main address as the former SolarTech Universal panel assembly plant in Riviera Beach, Florida. The site was once also rented by Heliene. Company executives claim 58 years of combined experience in HJT manufacturing. NuVision CTO Tom Mueller previously worked for…
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved polysilicon derivatives to address rising price volatility and structural supply-demand imbalances in the solar polysilicon market. December 16, 2024 Vincent Shaw The CSRC has approved the registration of polysilicon futures and options on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFE), marking an important step in the development of risk management tools for the solar energy supply chain. The GFE has since announced contract details and trade rules, along with an open call for designated supply warehouses and quality inspection agencies. Polysilicon futures start trading on December 26, followed by options on December 27. The…
In Q3 2024, the US installed 3.8 GW of storage across all segments, an 80% increase from Q3 2023. December 16, 2024 Blathnaid O’Dea By ESS news The residential energy storage market in the United States has posted record quarterly growth, with 346 MW of residential storage installed in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 63% from the previous quarter. Growth was led by California, Arizona and North Carolina. They installed 56%, 73% and 100% more residential storage in quarter three than in quarter two, respectively – despite residential battery shortages. These figures come from the latest edition…