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France’s new feed-in tariffs (FITs) for November to January range from €0.13 ($0.141)/kWh to €0.088/kWh, depending on system size. November 1, 2024 Marie Beijer Image: Nao Xotl, Unsplash By pv magazine France The French energy regulator, the Commission de Régulation de l’Energie (CRE), has been released FITS for rooftop solar installations up to 500 kW in size for November to January. The new rate for PV systems of less than 3 kW will be €0.103 ($0.112)/kWh, while the rate for PV systems ranging in size from 3 kW to 9 kW will be €0.088/kWh. The rate for the 9-36 kW…
Denmark-based Grafisk Maskinfabrik (GM) is now selling roll-to-roll turnkey pilot production lines with slot-die coating, available through the GM Functionals unit. November 1, 2024 Valerie Thompson The functional film unit of Danish production equipment manufacturer Grafisk Maskinfabrik (GM) currently offers turnkey roll-to-roll pilot production lines for the production of organic solar photovoltaics (OPV) and perovskite solar cells with a slot-die coating. The tools emerged from a long-term collaboration with Sciprios, a spin-off of a German university specialized in laboratory automation and measuring equipment. Demand for thin-film roll-to-roll production equipment is growing because it can be used by developers of solar…
Wider use of electric heat pumps to heat buildings creates a larger market for renewable energy, but also brings challenges, which can be addressed through building insulation and weatherization, cold climate heat pumps, thermal energy storage systems and distribution networks with a higher voltage. report says. November 1, 2024 William Driscoll By pv magazine USA Heating more buildings with electric heat pumps could create a larger market for renewable energy. But while the use of heat pumps, in a practice known as building electrification, is “getting a lot of attention” in the utility sector, “there is little information available about…
The LUMINOSITY project consortium aims to develop 20% efficient metal halide perovskite prototype modules over 900 cm², designed for a 20-year service life and compatibility with roll-to-roll (R2R) processing. October 30, 2024 Valerie Thompson A team in Europe aims to develop 20% efficient metal halide perovskite prototype modules over 900 cm2 with a target lifespan of 20 years. The consortium will use industrially compatible R2R processing. The project is funded by the Horizon Europe program and its members include representatives from industry, universities and research and technology organizations (RTOs). “Flexible perovskite solar cells are being developed in many places in…
Altus Power Community Solar Project in Maine (Photo: Business Wire) Altus strength has completed three new solar projects in Maine, adding a total of 19.1 MW to the company’s portfolio. “Our process of acquiring and developing solar assets from many different market participants allows us to quickly build scale, allowing us to pass the resulting economies of scale to our partners and the communities we serve,” said Matt Marlow, co- head of Investment. and structured finance at Altus Power. “Maine has become one of our most active community solar markets, with concentrated Altus project management…
Reeves reaffirmed the £3.4 billion Warm Homes Plan, but there was little concrete promise to support domestic decarbonisation. Image: Rachel Reeves/LinkedIn. On October 30, Labor Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the government’s first budget since it came to power on July 4. With a mixed response from the industry, the budget promises higher oil and gas taxessupport for electric vehicle (EV) production and made the first £125m available to Labour’s Great British Energy Company. GB Energy aims to solve the problem of high energy prices, financing and developing sustainable generation in the UK. Vicky Parker, energy and utilities leader at law…
Despite the continued implementation of industrial strategies in other countries, the value of China’s exports will exceed $340 billion by 2035, the International Energy Agency said. October 31, 2024 Pilar Sanchez Molina By pv magazine Spain The value of the global market for six major mass-produced clean energy technologies – solar, wind, electric vehicles (EVs), batteries, electrolysers and heat pumps – almost quadrupled between 2015 and 2023, to more than $700 billion, or roughly the half the value of the world market. value of all natural gas produced in the world that year. According to the latter Perspectives on energy…
Researchers in India have proposed a new set of techniques to reduce total harmonic distortions during islanding, which occur in distributed generation systems when there are disturbances in the power grid. Compared to conventional approaches, it reportedly achieves faster detection times by using real-time data analysis and dynamically adapting to changing grid conditions. October 31, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from GLA University in India have developed a series of harmonic mitigation techniques for island conditions. “The novelty of this work lies in the unique combination of passive and active sensing strategies, optimized by adaptive control mechanisms that increase both reliability…
Field sales software SalesRabbit announced the launch of its native Solar energy design toola new addition to the SalesRabbit platform. This tool aims to further streamline the solar sales process by empowering solar sales teams to fully design and present solar proposals within the SalesRabbit ecosystem. By integrating this tool with SalesRabbit’s existing Solar Proposals capabilities, the field sales management platform now provides a complete solution for roof sales and solar teams, allowing reps to manage the entire sales process from start to finish within a single piece of software . The new Solar Design tool simplifies the process of…
Verano Energy, a renewable energy developer headquartered in Chile, has started construction on a 200 MW solar project in western Argentina. The installation must be completed and connected before the end of 2025. October 31, 2024 Patrick Jowett Image: Vick Bufano, Unsplash Chilean renewable energy developer Verano Energy has broken ground on a 200 MW solar project in Mendoza, western Argentina. The project must be completed before the end of 2025. According to an update on LinkedIn, Verano Energy has fully developed the project, with all registrations, environmental impact assessments and electrical studies completed. The company said it is working…