Pumped hydro storage development surging in India
Torrent Power has signed a deal with the Maharashtra state government in India to set up 5.7 GW of pumped hydro storage capacity, while NHPC, a
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European organizations publish EU heat pump acceleration plan
More than 20 companies, governments, and nongovernmental organizations have presented EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson with a roadmap for the
Photovoltaic-thermal solar panel based on water storage tank
A research group from Ireland developed a PVT system consisting of a 170 W photovoltaic panel connected to a water tank placed at the backside of the
The Hydrogen Stream: Japan plans $150 billion hydrogen investment
Japan has announced plans to invest $150 billion in hydrogen over the next decade, while Malaysia has revealed that it will invest in solar and
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Melbourne switches on 2.4 MW solar carpark
The Melbourne Market Authority has switched on a 2.4 MW solar carpark at its facility in Melbourne, Australia. It is the first phase of a three-stage
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IBC solar cell based on ultrathin black silicon wafer achieves 16.4% efficiency
A Spanish-Finnish research team has fabricated an IBC solar cell with an ultrathin black silicon wafer with a thickness of 40 µm. The device is
Shoals files patent complaint for solar connectors, wire harnesses
Shoals Technologies has filed a patent infringement complaint against Hikam America and Voltage, LLC, with the US International Trade Commission
Cambodia to scrap rooftop PV capacity charge, introduce new tariffs
Cambodia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has published a document outlining principles to permit the use of rooftop PV. The new policy replaces a
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European energy market prices went down in first week of June
In the first week of June, prices of most European electricity markets fell and some negative prices were registered, thanks to the decrease in
Serbia allocates quota for solar auction, determines market premium
The Serbian government has allocated a quota of 50 MW for its first solar auction. Solar plants with capacity of more than 500 kW will be allowed to
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PV-powered offgrid air conditioner for building applications
A British research team has investigated the technical feasibility of an air conditioning unit powered exclusively by solar-plus-storage and has
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Supply-demand mismatches, higher prices to hit utility-scale solar in India
India's annual utility-scale solar deployment is expected to slow down in 2023, following a record-breaking 14 GW of additions in 2022, according to
Australian startup unveils 100 kW hydrogen power bank
Endua has installed its first 100 kW standalone hydrogen power bank in Brisbane, Australia. The news comes weeks after the company raised AUD 11.8
US researchers beam solar from space
Caltech’s space solar program began in 2011 when philanthropist Donald Bren donated more than $100 million in support of the project. In the first
Perovskite solar cell based on Mortise-Tenon tech achieves 24.55% efficiency
Chinese researchers have used Mortise-Tenon technology to connect the perovskite absorber with the hole transport layer in a perovskite solar cell.