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Rodrigues and Curacao have PV lessons for us all

With the world’s islands already experiencing some of the worst effects of climate change, much could be learned from their ability to demonstrate the viability of 100% clean energy systems. Greening the Islands’ Gianni Chiannetta examines the case for two islands in the Caribbean Sea and Indian Ocean.

The Hydrogen Stream: MIT shows hydrogen can be made from aluminum, caffeine

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) claim they can efficiently produce hydrogen from recycled aluminum cans in seawater by combining them with gallium-indium and caffeine.

Netherlands posts more negative energy prices

The Netherlands has recorded more hours of negative energy prices between Jan. 1 and Aug. 17 than it did in all of 2023. Dutch research firm Stratergy has noted a clear correlation between expected solar and wind energy and negative hourly prices in the day-ahead market.

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Dutch standardization authority warns about balcony PV risks

The Royal Netherlands Standardization Institute (NEN) has warned Dutch consumers about the risks of poor balcony PV installations.

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Dutch manufacturer unveils gel lead-acid battery for residential use

A new Dutch home battery has a new twist on old technology: gel lead-acid batteries, for safe operation.

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Dutch football stadium installs second battery

Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena has installed a second battery, increasing its storage capacity to 8.6 MWh and allowing a recent soccer match to be entirely run on sustainable energy.

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Kalpana Systems launches roll-to-roll spatial atomic layer deposition tools

Kalpana Systems, a Dutch equipment manufacturer, is launching spatial atomic layer deposition (sALD) tools to be used in roll-to-roll manufacturing processes in the solar PV, organic light emitting diode, battery and packaging industries. The initial application is expected to be barrier layer deposition.

New bidding strategy for PV asset owners operating in spot market

Conceived by an international research team, the new bidding strategy applies to the day-after and the intraday markets. It uses a technique that transforms results from probabilistic models into actual scenarios. Their method showed its ability to yield increased revenues and reduced imbalance.

H-TEC to start 1 GW capacity production of PEM electrolyzers in September

H-TEC will be able to produce more than 1 GW of electrolyzers starting next year. “We installed the first production lines and will have our official opening in September this year,” Maximilian Kuhnert, sales manager at H-TEC, told pv magazine.

Dutch province invests in BIPV panel manufacturer Solarge

Limburg, the southernmost province of the Netherlands, has announced investment in solar panel manufacturer Solarge. Solarge is planning to increase production capacity at its site in Limburg and also construct a new facility.

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