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Lithuania bans remote Chinese access to solar, wind, storage devices

Lithuania bans remote Chinese access to solar, wind, storage devices

Lithuania has decided to tighten its cybersecurity laws, banning manufacturers from countries deemed national security threats, including China, from remotely accessing management systems of solar, wind, and storage facilities. The European Solar Manufacturing Council has backed the move. November 18, 2024 Patrick Jowett Lithiuania’s parliament Image: BigHead, Wikimedia Commons The Lithuanian parliament has passed legislation […]

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Solar cells built on dots and dashes of silver

Solar cells built on dots and dashes of silver

A team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering has reinvented the design of screen-printed contacts to reduce costs and silver consumption, without sacrificing the efficiency of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells. November 11, 2024 Natalie Filatoff The UNSW silver cell up close Image: UNSW

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Pathway to Singapore’s solar development

Pathway to Singapore’s solar development

Singapore could import large quantities of low-cost solar power from neighbouring countries using undersea cables, with the indicative cost being competitive with gas generation. Unlimited world-class pumped hydro energy storage is available in neighbouring countries in the range 50-5000 GWh to support very large scale transmission. November 11, 2024 International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Singapore

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Two-layer power trading mechanism to support distributed solar

Two-layer power trading mechanism to support distributed solar

Researchers in China have proposed a new hybrid transaction model for distributed power trading. The model encourages the participation of aggregators in market transactions for distributed resources and promotes the expansion of distributed energy storage. November 11, 2024 Lior Kahana Researchers from China have proposed a novel model for optimizing distributed power trading markets. Their

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FCMB Offers N30 Million Clean Energy Loans for Homes and SMEs

FCMB Offers N30 Million Clean Energy Loans for Homes and SMEs

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has boosted it’s energy finance loan, offering up to N30 million to help Nigerian households and small businesses buy solar panels, batteries, inverters, and other clean energy equipment. With up to three years of repayment, this loan aims to ease financial pressures, allowing businesses to allocate more funds to growth

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EU’s solar project provides reliable, affordable electricity to Cross River community

EU’s solar project provides reliable, affordable electricity to Cross River community

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja After six years without electricity, residents of Etomi community in Cross River State now enjoy reliable, clean, and affordable electricity through the European Union (EU)-funded solar mini-grid project. The solar project, which provides 119.5kW of electricity to over 600 households and businesses in the community was implemented by GIZ. Inga Stefanowicz,

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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners launches Australian subsidiary eyeing 6GW of solar PV and wind

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners launches Australian subsidiary eyeing 6GW of solar PV and wind

Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads The new subsdiairy is based in Newcastle, New South Wales. Image: Voyager Renewables (LinkedIn). Danish renewable energy investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched a new Australian subsidiary, with eyes to deliver 6GW of new solar PV and wind energy in the next 10-years. Based in Newcastle,

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I Spent Six Months Selling Solar Panels Door to Door. Here’s the Thing About Renewable Energy.

I Spent Six Months Selling Solar Panels Door to Door. Here’s the Thing About Renewable Energy.

Science The Renewable Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable Yes, even under Donald Trump. Getty Images Plus There’s no question that the forthcoming return of Donald Trump and his willful disregard for science, truth, and basic empathy is a massive step backward in the struggle toward a world built on justice, equity, and a stable climate. Trump

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