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Until now, balcony inverters were usually simple microinverters, with the batteries integrated via MC4 connectors. A hybrid inverter should improve this situation. June 21, 2024 Marian Willuhn Yihan Li, sales manager of AP Systems for Austria and Germany, will present the manufacturer’s new hybrid inverter at Intersolar.Image: Marian Willuhn/pv magazineBy pv magazine GermanyAP Systems has unveiled a true hybrid inverter for balconies. In most cases, balcony power installations use microinverters with batteries connected via an MC4 connector, says Yihan Li, sales manager of AP Systems for Austria and Germany.The EZHI, on the other hand, is a full-fledged, single-phase hybrid inverter.…
Donato Leo is the author of a study on the relationship between solar photovoltaics, batteries and wholesale energy prices in Italy. Leo’s deep learning simulations suggest changes in energy prices as installed battery capacity increases. June 21, 2024 Sergio MatalucciFrom pv magazine ESS news placeAs an energy expert embedded in utilities, Leo uses deep learning and machine learning codes for analysis and forecasting to analyze and simulate market scenarios and optimize portfolio management strategies. In his latest analysis, Leo used deep learning techniques to simulate PUN trends related to battery installation at scale. The PUN (Italian acronym for Prezzo Unico…
An international consortium led by the Israel-based Al-Zahrawi Society has announced the first European installations of a multi-year project to test crop-responsive PV systems in combination with carbon dioxide enrichment in greenhouses. June 21, 2024 Valerie ThompsonA research consortium led by Israel-based Triangle R&D Center Alzahrawy Society has implemented a new PV tracking system for energy production in greenhouses, as part of a European Union Horizon-funded project known as Regace.The group is investigating crop-responsive PV tracking systems provided by project partner TriSolar, a PV systems supplier based in Israel, along with CO2 enrichment methods. It uses custom monocrystalline bifacial PV…
Software giant Microsoft has agreed to buy 40,000 agricultural soil-based carbon credits from Indigo Ag, a single-transaction purchase record for the sustainable agriculture company. The credit purchase will help Microsoft achieve its 2030 carbon neutral target. In 2022, Scope 3, or indirect emissions across the company’s value chain, accounted for 96% of Microsoft’s total emissionswhich the company will be able to compensate through the purchase in the future. The announcement came days later BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group announced it would sell Microsoft 8 million nature-based carbon removal credits through 2043. The credits will be delivered from TIG’s $1 billion…
National Grid Renewables also announced a commitment of a total of $380,000 in charitable funding contributions through these projects. Last week, Minnesota-based National Grid Renewables hosted a community event celebrating two new solar projects in Southern Minnesota: the 50 MW Louise Solar Project in Mower County and the 45 MW Fillmore County Solar Project. The Homegrown Minnesolar event brought together community members, landowners, customers, partners and local officials to celebrate and recognize the positive impact these projects have on local communities and residents. “We are incredibly proud of our farmer-based roots that started right here in Minnesota,” said Blake Nixon,…
A German research team is testing new module concepts in practice that can be integrated into noise barriers along roads or railways. The hope is that some of the designs will emerge as cost-effective, energy-generating solutions for use in newly constructed sound barriers, renovations or extension projects. June 21, 2024 Valerie ThompsonResearchers in Germany Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) are testing new module concepts in practice for integration into noise barriers along roads or railways. The hope is that some of the designs will emerge as cost-effective, energy-generating solutions for use in newly constructed noise barriers,…
Long-term energy storage developer MGA Thermal is one step closer to commissioning its behind-the-meter demonstration plant after receiving a $2.48 million windfall from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. June 21, 2024 Ev FoleyFrom pv magazine ESS news placeDeveloper of thermal energy storage systems (TESS). MGA Thermal based in New South Wales, Australia, will take steps to scale their renewable energy generator to commercial deployment after receiving $2.48 million (USD1.6 million) in a second round of funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).The first round initiated the MGA Thermal Energy Storage Project in 2022 to design, manufacture and operate a…
In an interview with pv magazineLinda Kalcher, executive director of European think tank Strategic Perspectives, described the potential impact of the recent EU elections on the continent’s energy landscape. “Investors and businesses need certainty and predictability to thrive,” she says. “If cleantech is not produced here, jobs and investments will go to the US and China and deindustrialization will threaten. This cannot be in the interests of any politician.” June 21, 2024 Sergio Mataluccipv magazine spoke to Linda Kalcher, Executive Director of Strategic Perspectives, to understand the implications of the European elections for the PV sector. According to Kalcher, the…
Wavelabs, a German manufacturer of test equipment. has unveiled a new solar simulator suitable for perovskite and thin-film mini-modules. June 21, 2024 Valerie Thompson Wavelabs, a German manufacturer of test instruments and solar simulators based on light-emitting diodes (LED), unveiled Sinus-430 Advanced, created for characterizing thin-film and perovskite mini-modules. It has a customizable spectrum with adjustable LED, with an illuminated area of 306 mm x 306 mm.“Our new simulator bridges the gap between small-scale cell characterization and module-sized research and production,” said Wavelabs’ project manager Hans-Christian Schaich.Exposure times are programmable, as is continuous lighting. The light engine is rated A+A+A+…
The project could deliver a net biodiversity benefit of 74%. Image: RES Renewable energy developer RES is applying for planning permission from Stafford Borough Council for a 30MW solar PV farm. If approved and developed, the project will operate for 40 years and feature energy storage to “increase the flexibility and generation capabilities of the site,” RES said. Located on land between Stallington and Saverly Green, the Leford Solar Farm aims to increase biodiversity by 74%. This will be achieved by planting flower meadows and native trees, more than 2km of new hedges, and installing hedgehog houses, bee banks and…