New Delhi: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has proposed a draft policy for the supply of round-the-clock (RTC) power to distributors through a mix of renewable energy and electricity generated in coal-based plants. Addressing the issues of intermittency, limited hours of supply and low capacity utilisation of transmission infrastructure, the draft policy provides for Read more…
MIT engineers have come up with a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, and deliver that energy back into an electric grid on demand. The system may be designed to power a small city not just when the sun is up Read more…
Sunrun, a home solar, battery storage and energy services company, and regional utility Southern California Edison SCE are working together to launch one of the first residential energy storage virtual power plants in operation in the United States. Beginning this month and continuing through mid-2021, Sunrun and SCE will network Read more…
Panasonic has entered a new strategic alliance with Span to deliver a combined energy storage and management offering that will give homeowners a new level of control over their battery backup power with intuitive energy management for the entire home.Panasonic EverVolt Span is a smart panel innovator and maker of the Span Read more…
KORE Power today announced that its initial shipment of pre-production Mark 1 modules are now in transit to customers for integration testing in their stationary energy storage applications. Additional Mark 1 modules are being shipped to an independent lab for confirmatory testing for prospective customers. “After successful beta product testing earlier 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…
Trina Solar has announced the launch of two next-generation Vertex series modules with power output of up to 600 W. The company expects to realize the mass production of a 550-W series in the final quarter of this year. Several representatives of upper, middle and lower streams of the industrial Read more…
Canadian Solar today launches the super-high power Series 5 and Series 6 PV modules to celebrate Canada Day. These new modules will join the HiKu, BiHiKu and HiDM portfolios, expanding the range of high-power, high-efficiency monofacial and bifacial solar modules.HiKu6 Series 5 portfolio – HiKu5, BiHiKu5: HiKu5 and BiHiKu5 use LeTID (light- and Read more…
SunPower has released a new roof-integrated solar system, called OneRoof. KB Home is the first homebuilder to offer the product in a new-build home community in the San Francisco Bay Area. KB Home is using the solar product in California to meet the state’s mandate that all new homes be equipped Read more…