U.S. startup offers plug-and-play, renter-friendly backup battery
The Pila Energy home battery is a portable, renter-friendly backup-power battery with enough energy storage to power a refrigerator for up to three days.
Growatt releases all-in-one 8 kWh balcony storage system
The battery features four MPPTs and can take up to 2,600 W of PV input. It also has an AC nominal output power of 800 W.
Atess Power launches 1,500 kW battery for C&I solar
Atess Power has released a 1,500 kW battery for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar, with up to eight units operating in parallel for 12 MW of capacity. The Chinese inverter manufacturer also offers 1,000 kW and 1,200 kW models.
Atmoce launches new combiners, microinverters
Atmoce’s new combiner boxes can handle up to 30 kW of PV input and offer 42 kWh of battery storage. Its microinverters support PV modules up to 700 W.
AE Solar releases bifacial solar modules for vertical projects
AE Solar has launched bifacial solar modules with 560 W to 580 W of power output, designed for vertical installations and agrivoltaic projects. The German company says the modules offer up to 10% backside power gain.
All unmanned ground vehicles for solar plant monitoring at a glance
Scientists in Australia have reviewed 36 mobile inspection robots for ground-mounted PV plants and have identified six commercial ground robots that are systematically used for this task. Their work presents the robots according to different types of locomotion, navigation technologies, communication technologies, and market status.
Caribbean has potential to unlock solar-to-X economy
The Caribbean stands to benefit from low-cost renewable energy solutions, reducing the energy system cost, mitigating climate risks, and driving a clean energy transition. With solar PV as the cornerstone technology, the region is poised to transition to a solar-to-X Economy, leveraging its abundant renewable resources to achieve carbon neutrality.
A one stop shop for the certification of solar PV panels
The IEC Conformity Assessment System for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components (IECEE) has been building trust for industries making and selling electronic equipment for the last 40 years, one the most important of them being the solar PV panel industry.
Titanium makes perovskite solar cells more durable
After finding a way to make spiro-OMeTAD, a popular perovskite solar cell hole transport layer, less prone to heat-induced crystallization, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology are now seeking partners to scale the technology for large-area PV cells.
Vikram Solar to enter solid-state battery manufacturing
Indian PV manufacturer Vikram Solar says it plans to open a 1 GWh fully integrated solid-state cell and battery factory, expandable up to 5 GWh.
