EV shipping is set to blow internal combustion engines out of the water
Modeling 5 to 10 GWh electrified containerships, researchers find that 40% of routes today could be electrified in an economically viable manner, before considering environmental costs.
What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act for the solar industry?
Last week saw the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act into US Law, to much applause from the renewable energy industry. Here, John Weaver takes a look into the details, with a focus on what the act will mean for the solar industry.
Ampt lawsuit asks that SolarEdge remove inverters and controllers from market
Ampt posits that all of SolarEdge’s technology is in violation of patents controlled by the Colorado company, and that they should be required to immediately cease all sales.
Solar-powered electric lawn mowing
Perhaps in anticipation of California’s coming ban on small combustion engines, battery-powered electric lawn mowers have begun to appear in the market. At least one model is equipped with built-in solar power.
A single solar panel can offset the carbon emissions of 10 trees
Using broad average values of 48.5 pounds of carbon sequestration per year for a mature tree, versus 0.85 pounds of emissions offset per kilowatt-hour of solar electricity, it’s clear that some tree clearing is acceptable from an emissions standpoint.
Single-axis trackers on commercial rooftops increase generation by 37%
Alion Energy trackers thread the return-on-investment needle with productivity gains from white roofs and bifacial modules, while design aggressively maximizes module count.
Perovskite solar module march continues with 30-year ‘no thickness’ layers, speed testing
Princeton University researchers have developed a new way to accelerate solar cell longevity testing.
NextEra sees 3.5 TW of renewables by 2050
NextEra expects 3.5 TW of renewable capacity installations through 2050, worth $2 trillion.
High-wattage solar modules increase risk of thermal runaway
Longi Solar outlines its high-temperature mitigation logic in designing the lower current, high-wattage Hi-MO5 solar panel series.
US government drops solar land lease rates by 3.4% to 21%
To support the US Government’s goal of installing 25 GW of renewable energy on public lands, per acre lease rates have been reduced for all renewable energy sources – some by greater than 50%.
