German consultancy VDE Renewables and global reinsurer Munich Re have outlined an approach to quantify the impact of risk mitigation measures applied to PV projects,…
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The Italian government hopes to deploy 375MW of PV capacity via a new rebate scheme. The funds will be provided through the post-Covid recovery plan.…
Researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a degenerative effect in the creation of cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries that could have significant impacts…
Japanese automaker Toyota has used its hydrogen tank tech in a new module to expand hydrogen storage to railways, shipping facilities, cargo ports, and fuel…
From pv magazine 03/2022 Sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries offer superior environmental credentials, enhanced safety, and better raw material costs than lithium-ion (Li-ion). In addition, Na-ion batteries…
In other news, StoreDot’s extreme fast charging EV technology gets one step closer to commercial viability and Volkswagen resumes European production. Moreover, Japanese carmakers are…
The 205W PV array adds nearly 1,000 miles of range each year and helps prevent battery discharge events that are responsible for four out of…
Developed by Hungarian manufacturer Terràn, the Generon solar tile is based on concrete support and weighs is in at 5.7kg. Hungarian start-up Terràn has launched…
NREL researchers work on developing high energy density cells to advance stationary storage. From pv magazine USA Behind-the-meter storage (BTMS) systems directly supply homes and…
The Ukrainian authorities are currently resorting to PV to keep gas substations running despite the destruction of the electricity grid by Russian troops. Meanwhile, PV…
The ceiling price for PV was the lowest among the four renewable energy technologies eligible to compete in the procurement exercise. The 200 MW Tarlac…
China presented on Mar. 23 its first long-term plan for hydrogen, targeting production of green hydrogen between 100,000 and 200,000 tonnes per year by 2025,…
Talesun announced the project for the PV factory adding it will also develop 5GW of agrivoltaics in China’s Hebei Province. Longi has also announced it…
Conceived by scientists in China, the pavement was built with a transparent resin-concrete material and amorphous silicon solar panels. Its performance and payback time are…
According to new statistics from the Spanish grid operator, around 3.3GW of new PV systems were deployed in the country last year. A PV plant…
The new measure will come into force on April 1 and will be in place for five years. Image: xaridotis The UK government announced it…
The 1kW pico-hydro generation system can be used with factory drainage systems and irrigation canals. According to the manufacturer, it is made with 3-printed sustainable…
Researchers in Iran have tested four different two-layer PCMs across several cooling system configurations and have found that the payback time of the proposed cooling…
Australia’s largest power utility, AGL, says it has received approval for a 200 MW/800 MWh grid scale battery to be developed at the site of…
Wood Mackenzie estimates that the US energy storage market broke records in Q4 2021, installing 1,613MW / 4727 MWh. From pv magazine USA Despite not…