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Acceleration areas and shortened approval procedures should ensure faster expansion of wind and solar farms and energy storage at the same locations. This step implements requirements from the 2023 EU Renewable Energy Directive. Approvals will also be facilitated for electrolyzers to boost hydrogen production. July 26, 2024 Sandra EnkhardtBy pv magazine GermanyThe German federal cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law that would implement the EU’s renewable energy directive.The draft law, jointly drafted by the ministries of transport, environment and economic affairs, includes planning and approval provisions for onshore wind energy and solar photovoltaics. Acceleration areas and shortened approval times…
In a new weekly update for pv magazineSolcast, a DNV company, reports that the regions with the largest year-on-year variability in insolation include Central and Northern Europe, the east coast of Australia, northern Argentina and China, with Africa having the most year-on-year shows stable irradiation. July 26, 2024 SolcastUnderstanding the annual variability of solar energy potential is critical for network planning and storage optimization. An analysis using the Solcast API reveals regions with the largest variations in insolation from year to year. These data were compiled by looking at decadal variability, comparing the range of total annual irradiation with the…
NREL is exploring long-term strategies for sustainable perovskite solar panels Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are exploring the future of perovskite solar panels, focusing on scaling, deploying and designing panels that are recyclable. Perovskite solar panels could play a key role in global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With the technology still in its development stages, researchers emphasize the importance of designing these panels to minimize environmental impact. “If you have a technology at a very early stage, you can design it better. It’s a cleaner slate,” said Joey Luther, a senior research fellow at the…
The developed process allows green hydrogen to be obtained from renewable electrical energy thanks to the design and use of materials that have redox properties and respond to microwave radiation. July 26, 2024 Pilar Sanchez MolinaBy pv magazine SpainA team from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ), a joint research center of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and the High Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), and the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (ITACA) of the UPV have the design of materials that can improve the process of obtaining hydrogen from water from microwave radiation.Among hydrogen production technologies, steam…
DCE Solar‘s Eco-Top Rooftop Mounting Structure is now compliant with the UL 3741 Standard. UL 3741 certification is a safety standard that ensures the implementation of proper photovoltaic hazard controls. Eco-Top Rooftop flat roof solar racking from DCE Solar achieves UL 3741 PV hazard standard. DCE’s Eco-Top mount uses an integrated wire management system to create more workspace, eliminating the need for additional wire management raceways and accessories. North-South rails include a wire support channel for integrated home run wire management and cable support. It has a direct racking-to-module frame bolt-through fastening and east-west rail support for proper roof load…
Indian researchers compared the performance of an agrivoltaic system with monofacial and bifacial rooftop PV systems and found that the agrivoltaic setup had a shorter payback period and lower energy costs. Their performance analysis took into account panel temperature, power, land equivalent ratio and reliability. July 26, 2024 Emiliano BelliniA group of scientists from the SRM Institute of Science and Technology in India compared the performance of a small agrivoltaic system with that of a monofacial and a bifacial rooftop PV system, and found that the agrivoltaic facility had a lower cost of energy ( LCOE) and a shorter payback…
Canadian solar panel manufacturer Hélienewhich has a manufacturing campus in Minnesota, has announced its partnership with First energies of India to set up production of silicon solar cells in the United States. Heliene is currently collecting cells from Premier’s facility in Hyderabad. Under the agreement, the new US facility will have an annual production capacity of 1 GW of n-type cells to meet Heliene’s US needs and Premier’s own production plans. Heliene announced last year that it planned to start producing cells in the United States, but had not yet revealed any concrete plans. “Premier Energies has been a valued…
Salar Naini TurningPoint Energy and Nexamp are collaborating on two community solar projects in New Castle and Sussex counties in Delaware, totaling 9 MW. TurningPoint developed the projects under the state’s community solar program, and Nexamp will build, own and operate them. “We are thrilled to see this second portfolio of projects being built in Delaware with a trusted partner like Nexamp,” said Salar Naini, president of TurningPoint Energy. “These projects are part of a larger portfolio we have developed in the First State to support renewable energy goals and expand access to the benefits…
SolarCycle’s recycling facility in Texas with its second-hand solar power plant. Credit: Solar cycle Solar panel recycling equipment Solar cycle has announced that it has installed a 500 kW system at its recycling plant in Odessa, Texas, which will supply approximately 50% of the electricity used at the plant. The nearly 1,000 panels used for the project come from retired solar projects – some from large-scale projects in Texas installed by Ørsted and others from Sunrun residential projects. It is a unique mix of utility-scale and residential solar panels that are reused while still being able to generate solar energy.…
A coalition of clean energy, consumer protection and environmental groups submitted a motion on July 25 for a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of a new California rule that would severely restrict solar energy contractors from installing and maintaining battery storage systems. The rule, which was approved by the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) in April, prohibits licensed solar contractors from adding batteries to existing solar panels or performing maintenance on batteries, including those they previously installed themselves. The rule was approved by the CSLB on behalf of the state’s investor-owned companies and their affiliated unions, despite the fact…