Your batteries are dead (in more ways than one)
Crucial to our digital lives yet scorned for their environmental impact, the batteries powering many household devices could be replaced by an always-on, light-harvesting alternative, argues Bates Marshall, CEO of Ambient Photonics.
pv magazine test: March 2024 results
George Touloupas, senior director of technology and quality at Clean Energy Associates, analyzes the March 2024 test results from the outdoor installation in Xi’an, China.
Shifting gears
Italy’s ‘scambio sul posto’ net metering scheme is drawing to a close, opening a new phase for small-scale, distributed generation (DG) in the country. Distributed energy storage has enormous scope for development and should benefit but uncertainties remain for both solar and batteries.
Enhancing safety in lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are generally safe and unlikely to fail but they can catch fire if they are damaged or stored or operated incorrectly. There is a tremendous amount of research and engineering effort going into making batteries safer but are technological advancements being rolled out quickly enough?
BESS investors must navigate carefully to benefit from boom
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has been heating up in Germany but increased competition and high interest rates are affecting renewables project values. Baris Serifsoy, partner at GreenCap Partners, examines the investment landscape in one of the world’s most developed PV markets.
Final thought: A DAS of optimism
Vincent Cao, senior vice president of DAS Solar
