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Rishi Mehta of LCP Delta sees a major market shift taking place in the residential PV sector, with major companies consolidating to provide complete home energy solutions.“The fate of solar energy is increasingly intertwined with that of energy storage, electric vehicles, heat pumps, energy management systems and more. You can no longer talk about these different technologies separately.”With the largest suppliers best equipped to survive in the current environment of very low prices for PV modules and other components, Mehta sees smaller suppliers being gobbled up by large energy companies that are bundling some or all of these technologies into…
While a team of Russian researchers proposed a new approach to produce hydrogen directly in gas wells, Plug Power and CPH2 ensured the certification of the hydrogen systems. June 21, 2024 Sergio MatalucciA team of researchers from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) has shown that generating a substantial amount of hydrogen from gas reserves is feasible, thanks to the thermocatalytic conversion of methane. The approach enables hydrogen synthesis via a catalyst to lower the required temperature. The researchers then proposed injecting air or oxygen into the well, followed by ignition. “The rising temperature at the combustion front in…
The new instrument is intended to stimulate the acceptance of solar energy on roofs. Image: EDF The Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE), a UK charity, has launched Solar Wizard, an online tool to help homeowners, communities and local authorities evaluate their rooftop solar potential. Solar Wizard consists of two services. The first is a free, publicly accessible tool in which users enter their zip code and get a simple overview of how much energy solar panels on their roof could generate, how much it costs to install them and how quickly they could make up the installation costs through savings…
At a seminar on the carbon credit market held in Ho Chi Minh City last week, experts stressed the urgent need to complete the legal system to ensure the sustainable development of Vietnam’s carbon credit market. Suggestions are pouring in for the development of carbon credits, illustration photo/ Source: freepik.com Professor Vo Xuan Vinh, director of the Business Research Institute of Ho Chi Minh City University of Economic Sciences, highlighted that Vietnam currently has just over 1,900 facilities conducting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories as required by regulations, and marks them as potential players in the field of greenhouse gas…
Collector of Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SREC). RECmint has announced that it has rebranded and relaunched after doing business as Sun Tribe Trading since 2020. RECmint is a Mid-Atlantic SREC aggregator and broker that streamlines the process for residential customers to mint and sell SRECs from their solar PV systems. Additionally, RECmint is purpose-built to solve the most common pain points that solar installers have historically experienced when onboarding customers to SREC platforms. The company initially focused on Virginia residents but recently expanded to Washington, DC and Maryland in response to customer demand. It plans to further expand to other…
The retained panels were shipped by Canadian Solar and Sunova Solar to Europe and Latin America, respectively. The total value of the seized products exceeds CNY 5 million. June 21, 2024 Vincent ShawShanghai Customs have temporarily seized several containers suspected of intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement based on intellectual property rights registration data, Chinese media outlet Xinhua Daily reported.Among the seized products were TOPCon HiKu 6 modules from Chinese-Canadian manufacturer Canadian Solar that were shipped for shipment to Europe worth CNY 3.73 million ($513,700), as well as TOPCon Tangra modules from Sunova Solar, which were sent to Latin America. America,…
A battery energy storage system from Statkraft in Ireland. Image: Statkraft. NHOA Energy will supply Statkraft with a battery energy storage system (BESS) for a 113MWh project in Coylton, Scotland. The system, formalized with the signing of a supply and long-term service agreement, marks NHOA Energy’s third foray into battery storage in the region. The company had already done that supplied systems for two projects currently under construction in Great Britain for a total capacity of 130MWh. The commercial operation date of the two energy storage projects is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2024. Coylton Greener Grid Park will…
In a new weekly update for pv magazineOPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a brief overview of the major price trends in the global PV industry. June 21, 2024 OPISThe Global Polysilicon Marker (GPM), the OPIS benchmark for polysilicon outside China, was valued at $22,567/kg this week, unchanged from the previous week, on buy-sell indications. The price has remained stable for four consecutive weeks.According to a source knowledgeable about the polysilicon market outside China, the trading status of global polysilicon in spot markets is currently largely stagnant, with buyers awaiting the preliminary ruling of the US anti-dumping and countervailing duties…
An international research team has proposed using recyclable biomass-digested polymers as materials for PV coatings and encapsulants. The scientists developed a coating for PV cells that reportedly allows for an increase in power of up to 10%. June 21, 2024 Lior KahanaAn international research team has explored the use of recyclable biomass-digested polymers for the production of coatings and encapsulants for PV cells. Digestate polymers are materials released during anaerobic digestion processes that break down organic material in the absence of oxygen. These processes can be used for electricity generation, heating and as a source of biofuels.“The residual waste resulting…
The module was unveiled at Intersolar Europe in Munich. Image: Will Norman for PV Tech Perovskite solar cell researcher Oxford PV, in collaboration with German module manufacturer Sunmaxx, has unveiled a new perovskite-silicon tandem module, with a record conversion efficiency of 26.6%. Oxford PV said the efficiency has been certified by the photovoltaic calibration laboratory of the Fraunhofer ISE (Fraunhofer CalLab), which provides measurement services for solar cells and modules. The 60-cell double-glazed module, with a designated area of just over 1.6 square meters, weighs less than 25 kilograms and is “an ideal size for residential applications,” according to Oxford…