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Rio Tinto has urged the federal government to make crops grown for biofuel production eligible for Australian carbon credit units, while Canberra is calling on the private sector to propose its own eligibility criteria to earn these incentives .Rio believes carbon-neutral biofuels will be the primary method to reduce emissions from mining trucks and trains before 2030, as electric and battery-powered fleets are not expected to be available or affordable this decade. Source link
Sungrow recently livestreamed a fire test of its PowerTitan energy storage system. The test included four 2,752 MWh PowerTitan systems, and the container was deliberately set on fire to test whether it could contain the thermal flood without spreading to other units. “This takes our commitment to industry safety and trade transparency to a level few have achieved,” said Hank Wang, president of Sungrow Americas. The test, conducted in May at a third-party laboratory in China, simulated the scenario of a real energy storage installation and was similar to the tests performed in the UL 9540A test, which Sungrow had…
SMA Solar Technology AG significantly reduces its forecast for the current financial year. Accordingly, sales are expected to be between €1.55 and €1.7 billion instead of between €1.95 and €2.22 billion. The new EBITDA target is €80 to €130 million instead of €220 to €290 million. June 20, 2024 Petra Hannen SMA plans to publish its 2024 half-year report on August 8.Image: SMA Solar TechnologyBy pv magazine GermanyA persistently volatile market and a delayed increase in incoming orders due to persistently high inventory levels at distributors and installers are the reasons why SMA Solar Technology AG has revised downwards its…
With its beaches, an imperial villa and a view of Mount Fuji across the bay, the town of Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a greener, calmer alternative to the hustle and bustle of nearby Tokyo. But for all its picturesque qualities on land, Hayamaâs coastal seas â like many across Japan â are in trouble. âI have witnessed the rapid decline of seaweed species like arame and kajime since around 2016,â recounts Hayama Eelgrass Council member Katsunori Yamaki. âFishermen, too, said they could no longer catch the abalone, turban shells and fish that had lived in the seaweed beds.â Working with…
An example profile. Check again, a verification platform for the residential solar industry, has announced the launch of its industry registry in collaboration with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and other solar financing, contractor and technology partners. The first platform of its kind, Recheck provides an industry-wide directory of residential solar sellers and installers to ensure the highest standards of customer experience for families across the country looking to switch to cheaper, cleaner energy alternatives. Recheck’s founders include nearly every U.S. residential solar financing company, including Dividend Finance, Freedom Forever, GoodLeap, Mosaic, Palmetto, Sungage Financial, Sunlight Financial and Sunrun.…
This week, Women in Solar Europe (WiSEu) voices Johanna Snickars, Chief Communications Officer & Brand Officer at Alight Energy. She says bypassing the traditional career ladder has been a fun, challenging and steep development curve. “I started to feel like I wanted to have a more purposeful job, where I could see how my contributions had a positive impact on the world,” she also says. June 21, 2024 Women in Solar Europe (WiSEu)I have worked in communications for fifteen years, at PR agencies and as head of communications at companies such as Microsoft and Ericsson. Climbing the traditional career ladder…
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Safea subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has revealed that it will increase the energy density of its lithium battery energy storage system from 3.3 to 5 MWh by 2026, and the company will use a new AI algorithm with its I-Sight monitoring platform to improve the reliability of ESS installations. Since Saft installed its first systems in 2012, continued innovation has resulted in a sixfold increase in the energy storage capacity of its Intensium 20-ft containers from 0.5 to 3.3 MWh today. Saft has also filed more than 35 patents since 2017, culminating in the development of I-Shift+, a modular system in…
In a new weekly update for pv magazineSolcast, a DNV company, reports that a low-pressure system over the Mediterranean has led to significant dust transport, affecting solar generation across Europe throughout the week. Weak low pressure in the Mediterranean brought southerly winds from Saharan Africa across the Mediterranean into Europe, sucking dust into Italy and southern France. High-pressure ridges from the Atlantic Ocean created westerly winds, which pushed the dust around the north of the Alps into southern Germany. June 21, 2024 SolcastSolar power generation across Europe has been affected by up to 20% this week as dust from the…
The manufacturer will launch the system in Europe in early 2025. It is splice-free and supports single- and multi-string configurations. June 20, 2024 Lior Kahana The Convert Versa trackerImage: Valmont SolarValmont Solar, a unit of US infrastructure developer Valmont Industries, will launch a new tracker system in Europe in early 2025, the company said in a statement.The system, called Convert Versa Tracker, is a single-axis tracker for distributed and large-scale PV projects.“This product represents a significant leap forward in the solar tracker market,” said Matteo Demofonti, Vice President of Product Strategy & Commercialization at Valmont Solar. “Our new product will…