Scientists in Sweden have integrated a PV device with a molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage system, which acts as as a solar cell optical filter and cooling agent. The proposed combination achieves a 0.2% higher PV efficiency and solar storage efficiency of 2.3%. July 16, 2024 Emiliano Bellini Picture of the experimental setup under […]
Development consent order applications have been approved for the Gate Burton Energy Park and the Mallard Pass Solar Farm despite substantial local opposition. Gate Burton Energy Park comprises the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) generating panels and on-site energy storage facilities across 652 hectares and a 172-hectare grid connection corridor. The site is 4 km
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Latest France’s latest rooftop PV auction reached an average price of €101.69/MWh.Image: Unsplash The French government has awarded 179MW of solar PV in its most recent rooftop solar PV tender, half the amount of the previous auction. In total, the seventh rooftop PV auction ended up awarding 50 projects with an average price of €101.69/MWh
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Latest This project could replace up to 11% of the natural gas used for power in Rio Tinto’s Pilbara mining operations. Image: Rio Tinto. British-Australian multinational mining company Rio Tinto has announced a plan to build a 80MW solar PV plant to supply power to its company’s iron ore operations in the Pilbara region, Western
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Latest Unirac provides PV mounting solutions for the residential and C&I markets. Image: Unirac via Twitter. US solar racking producer Unirac has said that its mounting and racking systems can help solar developers qualify for Domestic Content tax credits. Albuquerque-based Unirac produces US-made solar racking systems for both rooftop and ground-mounted PV modules in the
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*This content is brought to you by Pangea Wealth With tax season fast approaching, provisional taxpayers are getting ready to make their first provisional payments from 15 July to 31 August 2024. The savviest among them are capitalizing on the National Treasury’s renewable energy tax incentive to reduce their tax liability. The provisional tax system
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Researchers have enhanced solar energy harvesting by developing organic semiconductors that offer a cheaper, more adaptable alternative to silicon. A recent breakthrough reveals these materials can achieve higher efficiencies through a unique mechanism where electrons gain energy, paving the way for more effective solar cells and fuel production technologies. New research partially explains the exceptional
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Vows that after Balochistan, centre would also work in collaboration with Punjab, Sindh and KP for farmers’ welfare Chairing meeting on solarization of agriculture tube wells, anti-power theft campaign at PM House ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday vowed that after Balochistan, the federal government would also work in collaboration with the governments
Basaisa village, located east of Egypts Delta, has become known for utilizing solar energy to generate electricity and convert it into power, serving as an example of decentralized solar energy progress in the country. This significant achievement is credited to the efforts of Salah Arafa, a physics professor at the American University in Cairo (AUC)
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PV Tech: How has the global solar industry grown in recent years? Helena Li: Solar has grown quite steadily, but in the last two or three years grew faster – especially after Covid-19 and when the Ukraine mattered happened, and electricity price shot [up] and the oil price [was] high – growth in 2022-23, compared
