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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday vetoed legislation that would have allowed schools and apartment buildings to use solar energy they generate on site, instead of having to buy it back from utilities. SB 1374written by Senator Josh Becker, would have restored the rights that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) took away in 2023 from properties with multiple electric meters. Before then, California utilities, including schools, could use the solar energy they generated on a single electric meter, such as one for their parking lot, to power their buildings with separate meters, making full use of their own energy and…
BSIF successfully delivered one of the highest equity dividends in the infrastructure sector. Image: Bluefield Solar. Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), an investor focused on large-scale renewable energy assets in the UK, has released its annual results for the year ending June 2024, claiming that its operating portfolio is now responsible for 5% of UK solar power generation . BSIF owns and operates a UK portfolio of 1.5 GW of solar assets, comprising 824.7 MW of turnkey and 776 MW of operational solar capacity. The pipeline also includes battery projects of more than 600 MW. According to the company’s fourth…
The Valence plant can produce 150 million square centimeters of active surface area of OPV modules using inkjet printing technology, with the aim of quadrupling capacity by 2026. Sensitive to natural and artificial light, Dracula’s modules work indoors from any light source and are intended for use in IoT, industrial electronics and as battery replacements. September 30, 2024 Marie BeijerDracula Technologies inaugurated its production line for organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules in Valence on September 12. With approximately 40 employees, seven patents filed, the first commercial contract and ambitious development projects, the company applies the ‘lab to fab’ principle: an initial…
A view of the proposed location. Image: FuturEnergy Ireland. FuturEnergy Ireland has announced its intention to build Europe’s first iron-air battery energy storage system (BESS). The company has submitted a planning application for the proposed Ballynahone Energy Storage project to Donegal County Council. If approved, the project will be located next to the Trillick Substation, near the town of Buncrana in County Donegal. The first and smallest project will have a capacity of 10MW/1GWh, while later projects on the site will have a maximum capacity of 8GWh. Iron-air batteries work on the principle of reversible rusting. When the battery discharges…
Researchers in Denmark built a prototype of a magnetocaloric heat pump for heating purposes in residential buildings. Although more work is needed to bring the system closer to commercial maturity, it can reportedly achieve a 36.9% heating power improvement with measurement feedback control. September 30, 2024 Emiliano BelliniScientists from the Technical University of Denmark have built a prototype of a magnetocaloric heat pump (MCHP), intended for use in residential buildings.“We are still working on system optimization and cost reduction, which can promote real-world application,” said the study’s corresponding author Jierong Liang. pv magazine. “The system is mainly responsible for this…
A tribal solar project. Terrace mart Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy, in partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Lemelson Foundation and other philanthropies, launched the Indigenous Power & Light Fund for Energy Sovereignty at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual 2024 meeting, where the Fund will be presented by the Clinton Foundation as a commitment to action. Aimed at accelerating the progress of tribal clean energy initiatives, this catalytic pooled fund aims to accelerate tribal clean energy projects by financing upfront costs not typically covered by federal funding. With an initial…
Scientists from Singapore have designed new floating breakwaters that integrate wave energy converters that can be used to reduce the impact of waves on offshore PV systems. Their analysis showed that the wave energy systems can achieve the highest additional power when the wavelength is shorter. September 30, 2024 Lior KahanaResearchers from the Singapore Institute of Technology have investigated the performance of new floating breakwaters (FBs) that integrate wave energy converters (WECs).The breakwaters are intended for use in offshore floating PV parks (OFPV). “As the OFPVs move towards the open sea, they are exposed to severe random waves and therefore…
Korean utility KEPCO completed a 978 MW battery project that we billed as Asia’s largest battery energy storage system for grid stabilization purposes. September 30, 2024 Marija Maisch By ESS newsSouth Korean utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) has officially completed construction work on a major battery energy storage project in Miryang City, Gyeongsangnam-do Province.Billed as Asia’s largest battery energy storage system for grid stabilization purposes, the system has a power of 978 MW and a storage capacity of 889 MWh.The ceremony to mark the completion of construction took place on Thursday, September 27, at the 154 kV Bubuk substation…
Tetracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon commonly used in organic field effect transistors (OFETs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) or as a sensitizer in chemiluminescence. Singlet fission solar cells can produce two electrons from one photon, making the cell more efficient September 30, 2024 Emiliano BelliniResearchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) plan to use synthesized tetracenedioic acid (Tc-DA) to develop so-called singlet fission solar cells. Tetracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon commonly used in organic field effect transistors (OFETs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) or as a sensitizer in chemiluminescence.Singlet exciton fission is an…
In 2024, electricity generation from the US grid has increased by more than 109 TWh through the end of July, which represents a growth of 4.5%. This increase was caused by an increase in methane production of 52 TWh, while solar energy contributed another 36 TWh. September 27, 2024 John Fitzgerald Weaver Image: Ben o’bro, UnsplashBy pv magazine USAThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) has published the September Electric Power Monthly, with data through July 2024.Solar energy generation has increased by almost 26% year on year, with a 1% increase in electricity consumption in July 2024 compared…