Dutch utility Eneco uses residential batteries for grid stress relief
Dutch energy supplier Eneco has partnered with local energy storage manufacturer Charged to trial the use of solar power stored in home batteries of customers with fixed and variable contracts in a bid to alleviate stress on the grid.
South Africa commissions largest wheeling project to date
South Africa has commissioned its largest wheeling project, with SOLA Group supplying more than 200 MW of solar power to Tronox Mineral Sands via the Eskom network.
Weiheng Ecactus releases high voltage lithium iron phosphate battery for residential PV
Weiheng Ecactus has unveiled its new Myrtillo battery system, with 4.99-29.9 kWh of capacity, giving users the flexibility to connect up to five units in parallel.
Singaporean startup achieves 22.6% efficiency for perovskite solar module
Singfilm Solar said the result was certified by China’s National PV Industry Measurement and Testing Center (NPVM).
All indoor PV technologies at a glance
A review of indoor PV cell technologies by an international research team delves into recent progress, characterization, and design strategies used to develop highly efficient cells. The study presents 250 commercial and laboratory devices, as well as applications and performance reporting.
New fault detection techniques for air-to-air heat pumps
Portuguese researchers have compared several applied machine learning techniques to detect faults in air-to-air heat pumps in cooling mode. The results showed a high level of performance based on four metrics.
Mission Solar releases solar modules for C&I, utility-scale PV projects
Mission Solar has developed solar modules for C&I, utility-scale PV projects. The US manufacturer now offers large-format bifacial solar modules for bigger projects.
Elastocalorics could replace heat pumps, air conditioning systems
Elastocalorics have the potential to replace current air conditioning and heating systems, offering significant energy savings when paired with technologies such as photovoltaics.
PV cell integrating molecular thermal storage tech achieves 14.9% solar utilization efficiency
Scientists in Sweden have integrated a PV device with a molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage system, which acts as as a solar cell optical filter and cooling agent. The proposed combination achieves a 0.2% higher PV efficiency and solar storage efficiency of 2.3%.
German researchers develop ‘communicative’ PV panels
A German research team is conducting practical tests to see how solar modules with integrated radio technology can be linked to form an overall network. The “communicative” panels should represent a simple and cost-effective solution for monitoring and controlling small-scale photovoltaic systems.
