Researchers from Australia’s Western Sydney University have created a solar tile that includes phase-change materials (PCM) with a cooling function. They built the device by attaching 12.5 × 12.5 mm monocrystalline solar cells to a mortar roof tile that was doped with the PCM. To avoid leakage issues, they created Read more…
Swiss start-up Insolight – founded by three researchers from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne – has closed a CHF5 million (€4.63 million) funding round from several Swiss backers including investment firm Investire and financial services provider Zürcher Kantonalbank. The Swiss Immo Lab real estate innovation company founded by mortgage company Avobis, insurer GVB Read more…
Delta is No.1 on grid solar inverter manufacturing company, providing inverter that are specially designed as per indian electrical grid conditions. Addition to their industry’s high efficiency, Delta solar inverters are design for a long service life. These inverters are easy to install, maintain and monitor. Delta has dealer, distributor, stockiest and service center Read more…
Germany deployed around 437 MW of fresh PV capacity in June, according to new figures released this week by the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). Installations fell slightly from 446 MW in May, but June capacity additions were still considerably higher than the monthly totals in the January-April period. Developers connected 2.36 GW Read more…
New Delhi: The government’s one-year extension of the safeguard duty (SGD) on Chinese solar power equipment till July 29, 2021 has taken the solar industry by surprise. Industry executives said that instead of creating such fencing, the focus should be on reducing the cost of domestic manufacturing. However, associations such as the National Solar Read more…
Highview Power’s Pilsworth liquid air energy storage plant in Greater Manchester has received a £10m grant from the UK government. Photograph: Highview Power Construction is beginning on the world’s largest liquid air battery, which will store renewable electricity and reduce carbon emissions from fossil-fuel power plants. The project near Manchester, Read more…
Digital technologies have been transforming energy management. Digitalization utilizes communications technology and data to generate in-depth analysis, help better decision-making and automate or control operations intelligently at a site level. Insight is a part of Schneider Electric’s residential and commercial solar and storage ecosystem, providing intuitive mobile and web-browser-based interfaces Read more…
Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd (“Sungrow”) is the world’s most bankable inverter brand with over 100 GW installed worldwide as of December 2019. History Founded in 1997 by University Professor Cao Renxian, Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters with the largest dedicated R&D team Read more…
Enphase Energy and Q CELLS announced a strategic partnership to develop Enphase Energized Q CELLS AC Modules (ACMs) based on seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverters. The first Enphase and Q CELLS-developed ACMs will be available from major distributors in the U.S. starting July 15. The Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G6+/AC 340-345 ACM features Read more…
Telecommunications company Switch and Capital Dynamics have broken ground on the next phase of the Gigawatt 1 solar + storage project in Nevada. The system is poised to generate 555 MW of solar power and 800 MWh of energy storage upon completion. “In the midst of this unprecedented moment in our state’s history, Switch and its Read more…