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- US Government funds pilot project for heated sand energy storage https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/04/us-government-funds-pilot-project-for-heated-sand-energy-storage/ 125 comments
- Germany’s battery storage fleet surges to 19 GWh https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/31/germanys-battery-storage-fleet-surges-to-19-gwh/ 6 comments energy
- Agrivoltaics postpone harvest, improve wine quality https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/09/18/agrivoltaics-postpone-harvest-improve-wine-quality/ 4 comments energy
- China poised to reach 5.5 TW of solar by 2050 https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/26/china-poised-to-reach-5-5-tw-of-solar-by-2050/ 30 comments energy
- Africa’s annual PV additions hit 3.7 GW in 2023 https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/02/05/africas-annual-pv-additions-hit-3-7-gw-in-2023/ 9 comments futurology
- Chile approves plan to allocate public land for energy storage projects with an aggregate capacity of 13 GWh https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/12/28/chile-approves-plan-to-allocate-public-land-for-energy-storage-projects/ 8 comments worldnews
- Renewables helping China to halve power prices compared to US, Europe https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/11/28/renewables-helping-china-to-halve-power-prices-compared-to-us-europe/ 2 comments technology
- Solar cell prices plunge to all-time low https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/11/03/solar-cell-prices-plunge-to-all-time-low/ 4 comments environment
- Portugal powered solely by renewables last weekend https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/11/01/portugal-powered-solely-by-renewables-last-weekend/ 17 comments europe
- Solar power generation soars in Mexico, southwestern US https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/10/13/solar-power-generation-soars-in-mexico-southwestern-us/ 5 comments technology
- German manufacturer achieves 80% overall efficiency with new PVT solar module https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/03/24/german-manufacturer-achieves-80-overall-efficiency-with-new-pvt-solar-module/ 22 comments futurology
- Australian solar park could generate hydrogen for less than $2/kg. A new study shows that hydrogen could be produced for as little as AUD 2.85 ($1.98) per kilogram, supporting Frontier Energy’s plans to make green H2 from a 500 MW solar project it is developing in Western Australia https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/08/05/australian-solar-park-could-generate-hydrogen-at-2-kg/ 43 comments energy
- World could install 250 GW of solar this year, claims Bloomberg analyst https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/08/03/world-could-install-250-gw-of-solar-this-year-claims-bloomberg-analyst/ 65 comments energy
- Germany deployed 3.8 GW of PV in first half of 2022 https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/08/01/germany-deployed-3-2-gw-of-pv-in-first-half-of-2022/ 70 comments energy
- Construction begins on world’s largest integrated green hydrogen, ammonia plant “Located in the Camaçari Industrial Complex (BA), the new plant will have an initial production capacity of 10,000 tons/year of green hydrogen and 60,000 tons/year of green ammonia,” https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/07/26/the-hydrogen-stream-construction-begins-on-worlds-largest-integrated-green-hydrogen-ammonia-plant/ 58 comments energy
- US developers working on 858 GWdc of solar, 1 TWh of batteries. US government research shows that solar-plus-storage is starting to dominate the nation’s power grid queues, representing the majority of new power plant applications. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/05/10/us-developers-working-on-858-gwdc-of-solar-1-twh-of-batteries/ 58 comments energy
- Panasonic combines fuel cells, batteries, PV to power factory in Japan. Japan’s Panasonic claims its new pilot solar-plus-hydrogen facility marks the first attempt to create a factory powered by 100% renewables, via the full-scale use of hydrogen. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/04/19/panasonic-combines-fuel-cells-batteries-pv-to-power-factory-in-japan/ 41 comments energy
- Australian electrolyzer invention enables green hydrogen under US$1.5/kg by ‘mid 2020s’ https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/16/australian-electrolyzer-invention-enables-green-hydrogen-under-us2-kg-by-mid-2020s/ 70 comments technology
- Investment cycle means race is on to incentivize green hydrogen. "A report published by Irena hints the world’s politicians will have to get to work immediately to avoid another generation of fossil fuel-fired hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol plants being set up..." https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/16/investment-cycle-means-race-is-on-to-incentivize-green-hydrogen/ 3 comments energy
- The conversion of the 40 million acres of ethanol corn farms in the United States into solar-plus-food facilities could generate 1.5 times the nation’s electricity needs, while also powering a 100% electrified passenger vehicle fleet. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/11/solar-plus-food-in-ethanol-fields-could-fully-power-the-united-states/ 126 comments environment
- Rocket Lab unveils space solar cell with 33.3% efficiency. The new device is based on an inverted metamorphic multi-junction (IMM) cell technology developed by Rocket Lab’s unit Solaero. The cell can be used in applications in the civil, military, and commercial space markets. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/10/rocket-lab-unveils-space-solar-cell-with-33-3-efficiency/ 57 comments space
- Aqueous zinc-ion battery with cycling stability of over 3,000 cycles https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/02/21/aqueous-zinc-ion-battery-with-cycling-stability-of-over-3000-cycles/ 3 comments energy
- Grazing animals increase carbon sequestration by up to 80% in PV projects https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/02/08/livestock-increase-carbon-sequestration-by-up-to-80-in-pv-projects/ 6 comments futurology
- Phase-change material tech to store thermal energy, solar electricity in buildings https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/29/phase-change-material-tech-to-store-thermal-energy-solar-electricity-in-buildings/ 3 comments energy
- Renewables vs. Nuclear: 256-0. the world’s operational nuclear capacity grew by just 400 MW in 2020, with generation falling by 4%. By contrast, renewables grew by 256 GW and clean energy production rose by 13%. “Nuclear power is irrelevant in today’s electricity capacity market.” https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/09/28/renewables-vs-nuclear-256-0/ 267 comments energy
- Plans unveiled for Netherlands’ largest battery https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/24/plans-unveiled-for-netherlands-largest-battery/ 5 comments energy
- We need more of these: India’s largest solar carport comes online https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/18/indias-largest-solar-carport-comes-online/ 31 comments energy
- Affordable Concrete Flywheel for Residential Energy Storage https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/21/concrete-flywheel-storage-system-for-residential-pv/ 11 comments energy
- Solar manufacturing tax credit introduced in the U.S. Senate https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/22/solar-manufacturing-tax-credit-introduced-in-the-u-s-senate/ 29 comments energy
- Costs loom as hurdle for green hydrogen, says Rystad Energy. New analysis shows that capital costs need to be slashed by 75% for green hydrogen to be competitive. “There has to be a shift or subsidy even at scale in order to displace the existing production of hydrogen from steam methane reforming." https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/17/costs-loom-as-hurdle-for-green-hydrogen-says-rystad-energy/ 35 comments energy
- Portuguese government confirms world record solar price of $0.01316/kWh https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/08/27/portuguese-government-confirms-world-record-solar-price-of-0-01316-kwh/ 17 comments europe
- German startup Sinn Power has combined wave, wind and solar power to create what it claims is the world’s “first floating ocean hybrid platform.” https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/05/26/solar-arrays-on-wave-energy-generators-along-with-wind-turbines/ 11 comments worldnews
- Sweden exits coal two years early - the third European country to have waved goodbye to coal for power generation. Another 11 European states have made plans to follow suit over the next decade. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/04/22/sweden-exits-coal-two-years-early/ 1680 comments worldnews
- EU research group agrees to back controversial Spanish lithium mine https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/04/02/eu-research-group-agrees-to-back-controversial-spanish-lithium-mine/ 4 comments europe
- Solar and wind generation higher than coal in Europe last year https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/02/07/solar-and-wind-generation-outpaced-coal-in-europe-last-year/ 49 comments worldnews
- Food crops do better in the shade of solar panels – pv magazine International https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/09/03/food-crops-do-better-in-the-shade-of-solar-panels/ 15 comments energy
- Nuclear: A poor investment strategy for clean energy: Study claims that investment in a new 1GW nuclear power plant leads to average losses of approximately 4.8 billion euros. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/07/24/nuclear-a-poor-investment-strategy-for-clean-energy/ 23 comments science
- UK needs 13 GW of DSR, smart EV charging and V2G ramp up for net zero goal https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/07/17/uk-needs-13-gw-of-dsr-smart-ev-charging-and-v2g-ramp-up-for-net-zero-goal/ 5 comments europe
- Germany raises renewable bar again: clean energy meets nearly 100% of demand on Sunday http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/germany-raises-renewable-bar-again--clean-energy-meets-nearly-100-of-demand_100024618/ 4 comments europe
- Energy Union: Italy couples electricity market with France, Austria, Slovenia; Switzerland and Greece to follow in coming months http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/energy-union--italy-couples-with-france--austria--slovenia_100018348/#axzz3sqgzjrvi 30 comments europe