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Scientists have designed a PVT-powered direct contact membrane distillation system for off-grid applications. The system is intended for desalination purposes in remote areas. December 3, 2024 Lior Kahana Researchers from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Manufacturing have developed a new off-grid direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) system that operates on photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) panels. The proposed system is intended for desalination applications in remote areas. “The modular and adaptable design aims to provide a practical off-grid solution suitable for regions with limited access to water and energy infrastructure,” the team said. “It can provide an energy-efficient solution for…
Catalina Energy Capital says it is now on track to advise on more than 4 GW of solar and storage assets by the end of 2024. December 3, 2024 Anne Fischer By pv magazine USA Catalina Energy Capital is a renewable energy investment bank with a mission to accelerate the energy transition by creating capital solutions for debt and equity markets, mergers and acquisitions, climate technology, power purchase agreements and tax credits. Dan Rittenhouse, who founded the bank in July 2023, explained pv magazine USA that the company raises capital at the corporate and project level, spanning early, mid and…
Render of Invinity’s Endurium flow batteries at a project site. Image: Invinity Energy Systems. Invinity Energy Systems’ new vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) technology enables renewable energy sources to replace conventional grid generation 24/7, the company claims. Anglo-American flow battery company Invinity today launched its new product Endurium. It follows approximately three years of R&D, testing and prototyping, during which Invinity collaborated with Siemens Gamesa on technology development. The company is designed for high energy throughput with unlimited cycles and with a reduction of at least 50% of the footprint required for installation at project sites. The company says it…
Germany-based Wavelabs has announced that its LED solar simulator Sinus-3000 Advanced has demonstrated an uncertainty level of 0.9% for the power measurement of silicon solar panels. December 3, 2024 Valerie Thompson Germany’s Wavelabs has announced that its LED solar simulator Sinus-3000 Advanced, which was introduced last year, has now demonstrated the ability to deliver a low uncertainty of 0.9% when measuring module power. The result was achieved with a solar panel calibration system installed by the customer Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), the German national metrology institute. It is an achievement that the group says is “currently the lowest known uncertainty for…
In Sinovoltaics’ latest financial stability ranking of inverter manufacturers, Hoymiles Power Electronics, APSystems (Yuneng Technology) and Eaton are in the top three. December 3, 2024 Valerie Thompson Sinovoltaics, a technical compliance and quality assurance services provider headquartered in Hong Kong, has announced the fourth edition of its global PV Inverter Manufacturer Ranking Report. It tracks financial stability scores over time, from December 2021 to September 2024. Highlights this quarter, according to Sinovoltaics, include India-based Sineng Electric rising from 18 to 16, China’s Ginlong (Solis) Technologies rising from 29 to 25, and General Electric climbing from 19 to 21. The first…
The co-located BESS development is the result of three years of collaboration between Ørsted, NESO and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET). Image: Jason Dag via Ørsted. A 300MW/600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), located next to Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm onshore substation, is expected to come online in 2026. The BESS, called the Boudica project, will be owned by Ørsted ICENI Energy Storage UK, the storage-focused arm of the Danish energy company and developer. It is a new project because the storage system will be co-located with an onshore substation, which will share a connection with an offshore…
The large amounts of solar and wind energy supplied to the Dutch electricity grid are causing problems that impact companies’ ability to expand, according to Pieter Hofstede, CTO of ELIX, discussing the growth of energy storage solutions in the Netherlands. December 3, 2024 What types of PV or solar plus storage projects does ELIX focus on? ELIX is one of the largest EPC companies in the Netherlands and we have been around since 2016. We started with smaller PV projects and scaled up to C&I and to utility-scale PV projects. Our largest project, which will amount to 30 MWp, is…
By means of SPW | December 2, 2024World of solar energy is proud to unveil today its first winning class of top products for the solar and storage industries. The 2024 Top Products competition celebrates the most innovative and important products available to the U.S. market. “Our judges had a lot of work ahead of them, assessing many entries in both the residential and large-scale markets for their originality, market promise and benefits to installers and developers,” said Kelly Pickerel, editor-in-chief of World of solar energy. “The 2024 Top Products winners represent all areas of project development, from software to…
The new TopoSmart+ software allows users to find the most cost-effective topography and design plan to install the company’s Genius Tracker solar mounts in a given location. December 3, 2024 Ryan Kennedy By pv magazine USA GameChange Solar has announced the release of TopoSmart+, a project analysis software tool to minimize topography costs and support solar installations on uneven terrain. The TopoSmart+ tool aims to help developers optimize costs related to leveling, steel poles and optimal tracker heights. The tool provides a detailed 3D modeled plan, generating detailed grade plans for configuration with the company’s Genius Tracker solar mounting system.…
The financial sector is increasingly supporting battery energy storage systems (BESS), but transparent regulations are needed to keep investments going. This was one of the resounding messages of the second BVES Investor Summit, held in Berlin on Wednesday. December 2, 2024 Marija Maisch By ESS news Infrastructure investors are used to stable income, but for BESS, high volatility means high upside potential, and there is still work to be done to reconcile the two. The good news is that financiers are increasingly interested in supporting BESS. However, because batteries are still a relatively new asset class and are often hampered…