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A new brand will set up a 5 GW solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee. ReCreate, a joint venture between the European solar panel brand Recommended and Create Energy, will set up production lines in the same building as system manufacturer Shoals’ electrical balance. The factory in Portland, Tennessee, with the former Shoals production site at the bottom left. Dean Solon, founder of Shoals, is focusing on a new company, Create Energy, that aims to build U.S. renewable energy production. Solon today announced the ReCreate brand with Hamlet Tunyan, CEO of Recom Technologies. “We are excited to…
A British-based research team has calculated the global potential of deploying floating solar panels on almost 68,000 lakes and reservoirs. It turned out that some countries were able to generate most of their electricity needs with floating solar panels, while five countries were able to meet all their electricity demand. June 14, 2024 Patrick JowettSome countries could meet their entire electricity needs with floating solar panels, according to new research.The research team, including researchers from Bangor and Lancaster Universities and the UK Center for Ecology & Hydrology, calculated the daily electrical output of floating solar photovoltaics on nearly 68,000 lakes…
The government plans to increase solar energy deployment from a capacity of 0.5 GW to between 4 and 6 GW by 2030. Image: Kingspan Energy. Trade association Scottish Renewables has called on the Government to reinstate solar and energy storage in the Home Energy Scotland (HES) grant and loan program to support the country’s sustainability goals. The Energy Saving Trust recently announced that solar PV and energy storage systems will no longer be included in the Scottish Government’s Home Energy Scotland (HES) grant and loan scheme. Scottish Renewables argues that this undermines Scotland’s solar sector and removes any incentive for…
The European Solar Test Installation (ESTI) has confirmed that Longi has achieved a world record efficiency of 34.6% for a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell. June 14, 2024 Vincent Shaw Longi solar panelsImage: Longi SolarLongi said today at the SNEC exhibition in Shanghai, China, that it has achieved an energy conversion efficiency of 34.6% for a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell.The European Solar Test Installation (ESTI) has certified the results, which represent a world record for this cell typology. The previous record was held by Longi himself, who achieved an efficiency of 33.9% in November.“We achieved this result by optimizing the thin-film…
NO Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong More Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs), estimated to be worth $250 billion by 2030, face significant risks due to their newness and lack of regulation. Key issues include greenwashing, inconsistent carbon accounting methodologies, verification point examinations, and human rights issues in offset projects. The evolving nature of VCMs will likely lead to litigation as the industry matures. Britain Energy and natural resources To print this article, simply register or log in to Mondaq.com. Voluntary carbon markets could play a crucial role in the energy transition. Some estimate…
The first solar tariff on the market offers daily discounts during off-peak hours and zero fixed fees or exit fees. Image: EDF. Energy supplier EDF launched a market first for solar energy yesterday (June 12), with daily off-peak discounts and zero fixed costs or exit fees. The Empower Exclusive rate is available exclusively to new customers who install a solar panel and battery bundle through EDF’s solar installer Contact Solar. The annual inductor offering marks the first of its exclusive solar net-zero home product and rate bundles. In addition to zero fixed costs, the time-of-use tariff helps customers save money…
The micropower system is designed for use in portable electronics and uses an MPPT structure based on a modified FOCV algorithm, a DC-DC converter, a load or a rechargeable battery, a flowchart of MPPT and a microcontroller. June 14, 2024 Emiliano BelliniResearchers from Northwestern Polytechnical University in China have developed a flexible photovoltaic micropower system for applications in wearable electronics.“We built the system by integrating a flexible perovskite solar panel with flexible maximum power point tracking (MPPT),” said the study’s corresponding author Tao Ye. pv magazine. “By adhering to the surfaces of human skin or clothing, without hindering mobility or…
Swift Solar, a specialist in perovskite-tandem solar photovoltaics, plans to build a factory in the US to produce thin-film solar energy in the next two to three years. June 14, 2024 Anne FischerBy pv magazine USASwift Solar announced the closing of its $27 million Series A funding round, which follows a $7 million award from the Department of Energy under the Advancing US Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaics funding program.Founded in 2017, the company is a spinout of MIT, Stanford University and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and specializes in perovskite-tandem solar photovoltaics. The new technology combines metal halide perovskites with…
Maxeon’s Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) solar panels were found to distribute heat evenly, leading to lower operating temperatures in the shade and reduced degradation. June 14, 2024 Ryan KennedyBy pv magazine USAMaxeon Solar Technologies conducted a competitive assessment of its Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) solar panels and found confirmation of their resilience against damaging hotspots.The company has developed its own IBC solar panels for 40 years. It tested its Maxeon 7 panel line with a range of competing technologies, including half-cell ribbon-based back contact, half-cell heterojunction (HJT) and half-cell front contact tunnel oxide passivated contact panels (TOPCon). Panels were tested…
Vanguard Furniture and Pisgah Energy teamed up again to design and install two roof-mounted solar projects at Vanguard’s Frame Plant 2 facility in Conover, North Carolina. These systems, with a total capacity of 188 kW, build on Vanguard’s previous solar energy installations. Frame Plant 2 now has 438 solar panels that increase power to the building. With the addition of this array, Vanguard now has a total of 1,590 solar panels spread across three facilities. “We are grateful to Pisgah Energy for helping us reach another milestone in our commitment to sustainability,” said Andy Bray, president and CEO of Vanguard…