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Contrary to initial interpretations, it is possible for residential solar projects to take advantage of the domestic content bonus credit in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). However, homeowners aren’t the ones gaining the tax break. Credit: Sunnova When projects use domestically made solar components, they can tack on an additional 10% to the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), a 30% tax credit valued against the total cost of a renewable energy project. The ITC is a longstanding subsidy in solar that historically has been available across market scales. But domestic content — among other bonus adders in the IRA — is…

‘Solar Great Wall’ aims to power Beijing and curb desertification by 2030 Ordos in Inner Mongolia is leading an ambitious ‘Solar Great Wall’ project, combining renewable energy development with ecological restoration, as reported by local officials. This massive solar energy initiative, which averages 400 km in length and 5 km in width, is designed to provide sustainable energy to Beijing and nearby regions while supporting the conservation of the Yellow River, a crucial waterway in China. The project, which started earlier this year, has a planned total installed capacity of 100 million kilowatts and aims to generate about 180 billion…

OneEnergy Renewables, a public utility company, has entered into an asset purchase agreement with We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) and Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE). Through this agreement, OneEnergy will build two utility-scale solar projects, totaling approximately 165 MW, both located in Columbia County, Wisconsin, helping Wisconsin make significant progress toward its clean energy goals. The two sites are named Good Oak (98 MW) and Gristmill (67 MW), which reference and pay tribute to the area’s natural habitat and local history. In order to provide complete solutions for its partners, OneEnergy develops and builds projects with transfer…

Matt Preskenis Navisun and North Carolina-based developer Queen City Solar have structured a co-development partnership that will advance 30 MW of community solar in Maryland. Queen City Solar is expected to acquire sites, facilitate development and advance projects through permits. The intention is for Navisun to take ownership and finance the projects from an early stage, with the partners sharing both the risk and the rewards of the work. Four of the first projects will be located in western Maryland on dormant agricultural plots, foreign parcels and former mining sites. The other five will be…

India’s exports of PV modules increased 23 times between fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2024, potentially allowing the country to replace Southeast Asian countries as the largest exporter of solar energy to the US market, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). ) and JMK Research. November 12, 2024 Uma Gupta By pv magazine India According to a new report by IEEFA and JMK Research, India’s exports of PV modules in FY 2024 amounted to approximately USD 2 billion, more than 23 times more than in FY 2022. The US market…

According to the consultancy’s forecast, batteries could discharge up to 5 GW at any time in 2030. Image: SSE Renewables. Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has predicted that battery storage capacity in Ireland’s short- to medium-term domestic electricity market (SEM) will increase fivefold by 2030. Cornwall Insight’s SEM Benchmark Power Curve sees “significant growth in battery storage”, predicting that short- and medium-term lithium-ion battery storage capacity, with a duration of up to 4 hours, will reach 13.5 GWh by 2030 , compared to 2.7 GWh in 2025. According to the consultancy’s forecast, batteries could discharge up to 5 GW at any…

Korean scientists have fabricated a perovskite-organic solar cell with a sub-nanometer uniform dipole layer. During the tests, the device recorded an energy conversion efficiency of 24%, a new record for lead-based hybrid perovskite-organic solar cells. November 12, 2024 Patrick Jowett Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and Yonsei University have fabricated an organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell with high efficiency and high stability. The research paper “Suppressing hole accumulation via sub-nanometer dipole interfaces in hybrid perovskite/organic solar cells to boost near-infrared photon collection”, available in the magazine Advanced materials, says that a major bottleneck toward efficiency…

Construction of the rooftop solar PV system started in January 2024. Image: Solvus. Farnborough Airport in Hampshire has completed a £2 million rooftop solar PV project courtesy of solar installer Solvus. With an installed capacity of 1,700 kWp, the system will be able to generate more than 1.2 GWh of sustainable energy per year and supply up to 25% of the airport’s annual electricity needs. The installation will also facilitate the airport’s growing fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) by providing green energy. Approximately 75% of annual solar energy generation will be used on-site, while the remaining 25% will be sold…

Scientists in the Middle East have developed a series active filter to improve power quality in grid-tied PV systems, consisting of an inductor, two capacitors and four transistor-diode pairs. The filter reduces the total harmonic distortion of voltage and current waves at the output of the inverter. November 12, 2024 Emiliano Bellini An Iraqi-Lebanese research team has proposed using a series active filter on the DC side of grid-connected PV systems to improve power quality. Active power filters are increasingly used in PV systems to simultaneously compensate for current harmonics and voltage unbalance. “The use of filters in systems has…

The global PV industry has grown tremendously in 2023, with unprecedented installation volumes reported throughout the year and even more expected for 2024, according to the “Trends in PV applications 2024report published by IEA-PVPS. Unprecedented PV installations and China’s dominant market China has led this expansion and has installed an astonishing amount of PV capacity to absorb the production surplus. Chinese installations alone account for more than 60% of global PV deployment, reflecting the country’s aggressive investments in renewable energy and its manufacturing capacity to meet both domestic and international demand. The report notes that while China is making progress,…