Saudi Arabia’s crown prince traveled to the Greek capital of Athens this week, representing his first official trip to Europe since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. His visit was marked by the signing of several agreements between the two countries and some...
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Both the battery and the PV system are due to begin commercial operations in 2024.NGK Insulators, a Japanese network-attached storage (NAS) specialist, announced it will deploy a 2.6 MW rooftop PV system and a 200 kW/1,200 kWh battery at its manufacturing sites in Nomi City,...
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India will see a cumulative demand for around 600 GWh of lithium-ion batteries from 2021 to 2030 across all segments. The recycling volume coming from the deployment of these batteries will be 125 GWh by 2030.
A new report by NITI Aayog estimates India’s overall lithium...
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In other news, Toyota unveiled plans to roll out light-duty hydrogen fuel-cell trucks for the Japanese market next year and the UK has launched a contract for difference scheme for large scale hydrogen projects. Furthermore, Japanese scientists have designed a ruthenium complex with a nitrogen-containing...
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German company Flaxres has developed an industrial process to recycle PV modules, and has begun operating a pilot facility at its new site where 10 tons of solar modules can be recycled daily. Flaxres plans to make equipment based on this facility available to international...
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The Australian graphite developer and its 50:50 joint venture partner Metachem have acquired a 5-acre site in Pune for their downstream graphite processing plant.
Australian graphite mine developer Blackearth and Indian graphite producer Metachem have acquired a 5-acre site in Pune to set up a downstream...
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Researchers in Sweden have created a thermal energy storage system relying on a dynamic air mass flow rate that is applied during both charge and discharge processes. It achieved a maximum thermal efficiency of around 70%.
Researchers from Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology have designed...
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German researchers have looked at how vertical PV systems could provide more electricity during periods of higher demand, while enabling a higher level of integration with agricultural activities.
Scientists from the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences have looked at the potential impact of deploying vertical west-east...
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The solar industry will face elevated shipping costs and supply disruptions for at least another year until the global ocean freight system starts to normalize.
New figures from Dutch financial services provider Rabobank shows that ocean container shipping costs have fallen from a record-breaking high in...
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The average global price of solar kilowatt-hours fell 13% on 2020's prices, as around two-thirds of the renewables capacity installed last year was cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternative.
The global average levelized cost of energy (LCOE) from solar power fell 13% last year, despite...
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