Scientists in Egypt have investigated the effectiveness of using water and a mixture of aluminum oxide and calcium chloride hexahydrate to cool PV modules. Optimal performance was observed with a solution of 75% water, according to the research findings.From pv magazine International Scientists from Egypt’s Benha University have...
Read MorekWh Analytics announced it has structured a Solar Revenue Put as part of the refinancing of the 173-MWDC Cal Flats 130 solar facility located in Monterey County, California. The Solar Revenue Put is structured as an insurance policy on solar production and revenues, which serves...
Read MoreThe Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and GridLab announced the release of ”A Playbook for Modernizing the Distribution Grid; Volume I: Grid Modernization Goals, Principles and Plan Evaluation Checklist,” an evaluation toolkit to ensure that efforts to modernize the U.S. electricity grid are more efficient...
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The Chinese conglomerate has revealed how it will further integrate artificial intelligence (AI) in its string devices this year. The approach includes the transformation of inverters into smart PV controllers, the development of AI inference modules and the creation of an AI training and inference...
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Appetite may have been lacking among private investors – at a time when global stocks are tanking amid Covid-19 and global recession fears – but the eco-friendly new Finnish government, and neighboring administrations, have stepped in to fill the breach.Finnish solar manufacturer Valoe has secured...
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Scientists in the U.S. and Nigeria have studied the effects of pressure on perovskite solar cell production and found the correct application could improve cell efficiency by as much as 40% (relative). Push them too hard though, and they crack.Scientists are yet to settle on...
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Asier Ukar, director of the Spanish unit of German technical advisory PI Berlin, tells pv magazine about his experiences of conducting quality control inspections in Chinese factories during the global pandemic.Not long after China imposed restrictions on travel between provinces, problems began to accumulate in...
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The country’s previous solar target was 4 GW by 2031. Around 1.4 GW of large scale projects are expected to be tendered this year, according to a document published by the Ministry of Energy.Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy has raised its solar generation capacity target by...
Read MoreShell Nederland and Dutch energy company Eneco have confirmed they entered last week’s Dutch offshore wind tender as part of a joint effort to create a record-breaking hydrogen cluster in the Netherlands. The tender closed last week with Ørsted confirming to GTM that hydrogen also formed...
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