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Industrial gas supplier Air Products has signed a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) in Taiwan, under which its Taiwanese subsidiary, Air Products San Fu Co. Ltd., will source solar energy from Tatung Forever Energy. August 28, 2024 Patrick Jowett US-based Air Products, a producer of industrial gases, has signed a 10-year PPA in Taiwan with Tatung Forever Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwanese conglomerate Tatung Co.The agreement will enable Air Product’s Taiwanese arm, Air Products San Fu Co. Ltd., source part of its energy consumption for industrial gas production from Tatung Forever Energy’s solar portfolio. The PPA will start…

Sunstone Credit, a commercial solar loan platform that helps businesses switch to clean energy, announced it has financed a $5 million, 2.8-MW project portfolio for King Energy, an energy solutions provider for commercial multi-tenant properties. The project financed the installation of solar systems that serve 60 tenants across seven retail shopping centers, a majority of which are located in low- and medium-income communities. The $5 million financing provided by Sunstone Credit enabled King Energy to provide low-cost renewable energy to tenants ranging from national chains to locally owned businesses, including salons, restaurants and coffee shops. “This project is unique because…

The proposed system uses compressed air to store energy and prevent clogging of the irrigation pipes. Two experimental systems were built and tested in China and clogging was reduced by as much as 93%. August 28, 2024 Lior KahanaResearchers from China’s Northwest A&F University have developed a new drip irrigation system powered by PV that stores energy in the form of compressed air. The use of compressed air not only regulates the performance of the system, but also ensures uniformity in the irrigation outflow and improves the anti-clogging of the pipes.“Photovoltaic drip irrigation is an essential approach to meeting irrigation…

The electricity generated on site will be sold via a pre-agreed PPA. Image: Light source bp Renewable energy investment company Schroders Greencoat has acquired the 49.9 MW Tiln Farm solar project from Lightsource bp, which today announced its completion. Located in Nottinghamshire, the project is Lightsource bp’s largest completed solar project to date. Following the sale, Lightsource bp will continue to provide asset management, operation and maintenance of the site. A long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) was agreed for the 2022 development, with building product manufacturer Forterra now receiving energy from the site. According to Schroders Greencoat, the energy generated…

One of First Solar’s long-standing component manufacturing partners will establish a new manufacturing facility in Lacassine, Louisiana to support the state’s upcoming 3.5 GW solar panel manufacturing site. The back of First Solar’s Series 7 module. It uses dual steel rear rails. Ice cream industriesa heavy metals contract manufacturer first founded in Ohio, will invest $6 million in a new manufacturing facility that will initially focus on roll-forming steel backrails for First Solar’s thin-film solar panels. The company expects to create 70 direct new jobs. This new Ice Industries facility in Louisiana complements a similar operation in Bowling Green, Ohio,…

The amount of solar capacity installed in primary schools has more than quadrupled nationally in the past decade, according to a study new report from a clean energy nonprofit Generation180. A solarized school in New York City. Credit: James Ewing The report ‘Brighter Future: A Study of Solar on K-12 Schools, 5th edition’ shows that more than 6.2 million American primary school students – or more than one in nine students – now attend a school that uses solar energy . . By 2022-2023, more than 800 schools will have installed solar panels, which is enough to power at least…

Varta now says it expects high demand for its Varta.wall DC high-voltage battery. It initially presented the product at Intersolar 2022, but had difficulty with its market introduction. August 28, 2024 Petra HannenBy pv magazine GermanyGerman battery manufacturer Varta has launched Varta.wall, the latest generation of its DC high-voltage storage systems.The company first presented the battery at Intersolar 2022, but has not explained the delay in market launch. Since early 2023, Varta has been focused on a comprehensive restructuring and has faced a deteriorating market, especially in the AC storage system segment served by its existing product line.Regarding the new…

Perhaps Labour’s biggest contribution to Britain’s solar industry (so far) has been the change in reporting on solar energy developments. Despite only being elected in July, the new government has met industry demands ahead of the election, with the three Nationally Important Solar Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) awaiting ministerial approval granted Development Consent Orders (DCOs ) and consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is underway. Changes would see the limit for what is classified as an NSIP moved from 50MW to 150MW, with the aim of accelerating the rollout of larger solar projects in the UK. Trade…

The cell, devised by Chinese scientists, was built with a new surface reconstruction strategy based on the use of 1,4-butanediamine (BDA) and ethylenediammonium diiodide (EDAI2) as surface modifiers. The device was able to maintain 79.7% of its original efficiency after 550 hours. August 28, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Cross-sectional SEM image of all-perovskite TSCs with BDA-EDAI2 modificationImage: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Nature Communication, Common License CC BY 4.0A group of researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China have fabricated an all-perovskite tandem solar cell with a wide bandgap tin-lead (Pb-Sn) perovskite top cell treated with a…

Summit Ridge Energya commercial solar energy company, and Energy partners trajectoryan Illinois-based community solar developer, broke ground on the Rock Cut Solar project in Rockford, Illinois. The project, owned and operated by Summit Ridge, is a 6.2 MW Community-Driven Community Solar (CDCS) project developed by Trajectory and is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2025. “We are pleased to take the first step in the Rock Cut Solar project. It is a unique project that shows how transformative sustainable energy solutions can be, especially when the community is united in a shared vision and purpose,” said Mark…