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Trade body the Silver Institute says silver demand in the solar industry will dip slightly this year but remain near to previous record highs. Silver paste consumption for PV has been reduced due to advances in metallization techniques. February 13, 2020Emiliano Bellini PV manufacturers are reducing the amount of silver needed for metallization pastes. Image: […]
Power Electronics showcased a new EV charger solution at this year’s Intersolar — another component being integrated into fuller solar+ project deals. Corporate investors in solar energy are modifying their expectations and demands for future utility-scale solar projects, bolstering the profile of the industry as a long-term asset class, and altering PPA and contract terms […]
MCE announced a pollinator program requirement designed to safeguard critical habitats. The organization became the first Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program that requires new solar project partners to plant pollinator-friendly ground cover throughout the project site and submit a pollinator scorecard every three years. This new requirement — which applies to both our Feed-in Tariff […]
The three-day event featured expo hall activities, the first-ever Solar Games live installer competition, NABCEP-approved continuing education training, a conference program offering 25+ educational sessions, and numerous networking opportunities. Intersolar North America (#isna2020), the first major solar + storage event of 2020, united industry leaders, policymakers, and trailblazers across the solar, storage, and e-mobility industries […]
Sustainable Energy in America Factbook highlights the 2010s – an era of economic growth, reduced CO2 emissions and sharply falling energy costs for consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. overhauled how it produces, delivers, and consumes energy over a momentous decade of change, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council […]
Shareholders planning to vote on whether to sell off 294 MW of Chinese solar capacity to Beijing-owned utility China Huaneng will have to wait a little longer to find out how. February 13, 2020Max Hall The delay was announced by GCL New Energy to the Hong Kong exchange today. Image: See-ming Lee/Flickr Debt-laden Chinese solar […]
On Friday 31 January the EMR Delivery Body (National Grid ESO) published the provisional results of the T-3 Capacity Market (CM) auction for the delivery year 2022-23. The clearing price was £6.44/kW/year, the auction procured 45,058.8MW of de-rated capacity. On Friday 31 January the EMR Delivery Body (National Grid ESO) published the provisional results of […]
Intersolar North America, the first major solar + storage event of 2020, united industry leaders, policymakers and trailblazers across the solar, storage, and e-mobility industries at the San Diego Convention Center last week. The three-day event featured expo hall activities, the first-ever Solar Games live installer competition, NABCEP-approved continuing education training, a conference program offering […]
February 13, 2020 Natural gas consumption in the United States has two seasonal peaks, largely reflecting weather-related fluctuations in energy demand. In the winter months, cold weather leads to more demand for heating in the residential and commercial sectors. In the summer months, warm weather leads to more demand for air conditioning and, in turn, […]
The power conversion efficiencies of organic solar cells (OSCs) based on blends of electron donor (D) and acceptor (A) semiconducting materials now exceed 16%. However, it is still lower than that of highly efficient inorganic SCs such as GaAs and perovskite. The charge generation efficiency in OSCs nowadays is nearly 100%, thus reducing the energy […]
