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How to combine residential heat pumps with PV, battery storage
New research from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has shown that combining rooftop PV systems with battery storage and heat pumps can improve heat pump efficiency while reducing reliance on grid electricity. Fraunhofer ISE researchers have studied how ...Read more -
Sharp unveils 580 W TOPCon solar panel with 22.45% efficiency
Sharp’s new IEC61215- and IEC61730-certified solar panels have an operating temperature coefficient of -0.30% per C and a bifaciality factor of over 80%. Sharp unveiled new n-type monocrystalline bifacial solar panels based on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell technology. The NB-JD...Read more -
High Standard Risin MC4 3to1 Branch 4 Way Parallel Solar PV Connector for Solar Power Energy
High Standard Risin MC4 3to1 Branch 4 Way Parallel Solar PV Connector for Solar Power Energy Risin 3to1 MC4 T branch Connector (1 Set = 3Male1 Female + 3Female 1Male ) is a pair of MC4 cable connectors for solar panels. These connectors are typically used for linking 3 solar panels string also p...Read more -
Vitamin C treatment improves stability of inverted organic solar cells
Danish researchers report that treating non-fullerene acceptor-based organic solar cells with vitamin C provides an antioxidant activity that alleviates the degradative processes arising from heat, light, and oxygen exposure. The cell achieved a power conversion efficiency of 9.97 %, an open-cir...Read more -
Major U.S. solar asset owner agrees to panel recycling pilot
The AES Corporation signed an agreement to send damaged or retired panels to a Texas Solarcycle recycling center. Major solar asset owner AES Corporation signed a recycling services agreement with Solarcycle, a tech-driven PV recycler. The pilot agreement will involve a construction breakage an...Read more -
Meta to power Idaho data center with 200 MW Plus solar project
Developer rPlus Energies announced the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement with investor-owned utility Idaho Power to install the 200 MW Pleasant Valley Solar project in Ada County, Idaho. In its continuing quest to power all of its data centers by renewable energy, social m...Read more -
Silicon Valley Bank financed 62% of US community solar
The FDIC put Silicon Valley Bank into receivership last week and created a new bank – Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara – with available account deposits of up to $250,000. On the weekend, the US Federal Reserve said that all deposits would be secured and available to depositors on ...Read more -
GoodWe releases 375 W BIPV panels with 17.4% efficiency
GoodWe will initially sell its new 375 W building-integrated PV (BIPV) modules in Europe and Australia. They measure 2,319 mm × 777 mm × 4 mm and weigh 11 kg. GoodWe has unveiled new frameless solar panels for BIPV applications. “This product is developed and produced internally,” a spokesperson...Read more -
LONGi Solar is combining forces with solar developer Invernergy to build a 5 GW/year solar module manufacturing facility in Pataskala, Ohio.
LONGi Solar and Invenergy are coming together to construct a 5 GW per year solar panel manufacturing facility in Pataskala, Ohio, via a newly founded company, Illuminate USA. A press release from Illuminate said the acquisition and construction of the facility will cost $220 million. Invenergy n...Read more