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Virtu technology has integrated mounting and is self-ballasting, so no roof duct is required. Image: Naked energy. The British Library and CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) have commissioned British solar thermal and solar PV developer Naked Energy for the UK’s ‘largest’ solar thermal project. A total of 950 units of Naked Energy’s hybrid solar thermal and electricity solution, Virtu, will be installed on the roof of the building, which the company says will generate 216 MWh annually. According to Naked Energy, the Virtu product range is the world’s highest density solar technology, generating heat and electricity from the same collector.…
Israel-based inverter manufacturer SolarEdge has unveiled its new TerraMax inverter, which offers 99% efficiency and enables 200% DC oversizing. It features an integrated nighttime PID rectifier and is paired with the company’s H1300 Power Optimizers. October 14, 2024 Lior Kahana TerraMax inverter and H1300 Power Optimizer Image: SolarEdge Technologies Israel-based inverter manufacturer SolarEdge Technologies has announced the introduction of its new inverter for small to medium-sized utility-scale PV installations. The company offers its SE330K TerraMax Inverter in combination with the H1300 Power Optimizers and said the new product is now available for pre-order, with first deliveries expected by the end…
Panamanian authorities have opened an energy auction for new and existing power plants. Wind, solar, hydropower and biomass projects are eligible to participate in the tender. October 14, 2024 Pilar Sanchez Molina Image: Luis González, Unsplash By pv magazine Latam Panama’s National Energy Secretariat has launched an energy auction aimed at contracting energy for the period 2025-2030. Panamanian authorities will hold the tender before December 10, which will allow power producers to compete in two categories: contracting power and supplying capacity, with contracts lasting up to 60 months. Energy supply will begin on March 1, 2025, with a specific implementation…
The Energy Taiwan & Net-Zero Taiwan 2024 trade show got off to a slow start as the threat of Typhoon Krathon resulted in the cancellation of the first two days of the event in Taipei. However, Taiwan’s Economic Minister Kuo Jyh-huei still held an opening press conference, unveiling a roadmap to net-zero emissions by 2050. While the tropical cyclone ravaged the island’s southern coast and left thousands of homes without power, Taipei emerged largely unscathed, making the schedule changes regrettable. Despite these disruptions, the event showcased a dazzling array of technologies, including PV solutions, electric vehicle charging systems and energy…
Sweden’s largest energy storage investment, totaling 211 MW/211 MWh, goes live and includes 14 locations. October 14, 2024 Tristan Rayner Image: Ingrid Capacity, BW ESS By ESS news In Sweden, 14 large-scale battery storage systems (BESS) have come online to deploy 211 MW / 211 MWh in the region. Developer and optimizer Ingrid Capacity and energy storage owner-operator BW ESS have collaborated to deliver 14 large-scale BESS projects across the Swedish electricity grid, located in the electricity price areas SE3 and SE4. The connection to the electricity grid was at the time supervised by the Swedish Minister of Climate and…
Scientists have used a device based on the Duffing oscillator to solve the problem of low efficiency of PV systems at low input voltages at dawn and dusk. Its performance was reportedly better than that of a conventional DC-DC boost converter when boosting weak input voltages. October 14, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from the University of Yaounde I in Cameroon have proposed using the Duffing oscillator to amplify the output with very low voltage and low solar radiation levels at sunrise and sunset. The Duffing oscillator, or Duffing equation, is a differential equation used to model certain damped and driven…
The two Italian companies said their new modules use a fully recyclable sticker that can help improve aesthetics and turn the panels into billboards. The panels use 24% efficient interdigitated back-contact solar cells from Maxeon. October 14, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Italian PV module manufacturer Solbian and Italy-based startup Sunspeker have developed new solar panels for vehicle-integrated solar photovoltaics (VIVP) applications. The modules use customizable, fully recyclable stickerThat’s possible replicate high-resolution images while remaining permeable light. The images processed using Sunspeker’s proprietary process reportedly maintain a high degree of transparency. The adhesive film for the aesthetic covers is a thermoplastic material…
The UK solar industry was recently awarded 4.5 GWp-dc across 93 sites in allocation round 6 (AR6) of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) programme, the highest capacity since the 2014 CfD scheme started. The CfD scheme has been particularly beneficial to the sector. Solar energy projects were originally allowed to participate in the first CfD auction (AR1). However, solar was subsequently omitted in the subsequent AR2 and AR3 auctions. Solar returned to the AR4 allocation rounds in 2022, when sites with a total of 3.1 GWp were successful, followed by 2.7 GWp in the AR5 auction process in 2023. Taking…
Scientists in China have investigated the fracture strength of commercial G12 monocrystalline wafers through the 4-point bend test and found that the thickness of the wafer, the position of the silicon wafer in the silicon brick and the bend test direction are key parameters for developing future strategies. aimed at reducing fractures. October 14, 2024 Emiliano BelliniResearchers from Shandong University in China have investigated the fracture strength of commercial 210mm x 210mm monocrystalline silicon G12 wafers used for solar cell production and found that several strategies can be applied to produce large and ultra-thin silicon wafers and at the same…
Western Australian gas company ATCO Australia has achieved a network distribution blend of up to 10% renewable hydrogen, produced by a solar-powered electrolyzer, for 3,000 homes. October 10, 2024 Ev FoleyBy pv magazine AustraliaWestern Australian gas company ATCO Australia has delivered a test network distribution blend of up to 10% renewable hydrogen, produced by a solar-powered electrolyzer, to 3,000 homes as part of the Hydrogen Community Blending Project (HCBP).The Hydrogen Community Blending Project (HCBP) is a AUD 2.6 million ($1.7 million) initiative, building on successful blending tests from the Clean Energy Innovation Hub (CEIH) at ATCO’s Jandakot operations center. The…