Bangladesh to try again with national clean power policy
Having fallen far short of its ambition to generate 10% of its power from renewables by last year, Dhaka is preparing to reformulate its national clean power target.
SunPower loan program for US residential solar, storage customers
SunPower claims that the electricity savings could equal the monthly cost of its 25-year loans for residential solar systems.
Entire village in Malawi to receive solar in pilot project
It is hoped 100% solar home system installation–with householders able to buy, or lease on a PAYG basis–will offer a template for installation in remote communities across Africa.
How to protect rooftop PV systems from fire risk
Dutch research institute TNO has released a series of guidelines to reduce fire hazards in rooftop PV installations. The study follows a series of fire accidents that occurred between 2018 and 2020 in the Netherlands, for which the main causes were identified.
Denmark introduces incentive for green heating
Danish gas transmission system operator Evida will exempt homeowners and individuals that want to abandon gas and choose renewable energy for heating from paying the grid disconnection fee. The scheme will be run on a first-come, first-served basis.
Residential single-phase hybrid inverter from Fronius
The inverter features 97.6% efficiency and a DC input voltage range of 65 V to 600 V. The device is claimed to have countless open interfaces for linking together the energy, storage, mobility, heating, and cooling sectors.
Minute to design it: Solar design apps save time creating proposals for owners
In a sales environment where only one in 10 viable solar projects moves forward, getting from a good idea to a firm decision by a customer needs to happen fast. Here’s how one commercial solar installer makes technology work.
Growing lettuce in a solar-powered greenhouse
Scientists in the United States have analyzed how semitransparent organic solar cells placed on the roof of a greenhouse may impact crop production. They assessed, in particular, how solar power generation may affect lettuce crops and found that the plants not only grow unhindered but also that the solar cells reduce overheating in the greenhouse.
South Australian rooftop solar switched off in search for stability
The search for power system security has sparked an Australian first with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) confirming South Australian energy authorities switched off 67 MW of rooftop and large-scale solar PV at the weekend when electricity demand plunged to a near-record low.
Global temperature goal of 1.5C needs 14 TW of solar by mid century
Renewable electricity will be linked to 90% of the actions needed to remove carbon emissions in 2050, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency, and the biggest volume of generation capacity will be provided by solar.
