MIT researchers develop ‘air breathing’ sulfur flow battery
A team at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a type of battery which it says could store energy for long durations at a fraction of the cost of current storage technologies.
Video: Quality Roundtable at SPI: “more focus on LCOE and quality”
At last month’s Solar Power International trade show and conference, pv magazine hosted its sixth Quality Rountable event – the second of its kind at SPI. The event raised a number of worrying real-world examples of quality falling short of expectations, but it ended on the hopeful note of quality across the value chain trending upwards.
Enel sells 80% of 1 GW large-scale solar in Mexico
The transaction is worth $1.35 billion and includes another 700 MW of wind power plants. The majority interest in the projects was sold to Canada-based CDPQ and CKD Infraestructura México.
Reducing Costs with Smart Maintenance in Solar Asset Management
Description: The pressure on owners and operators of large PV projects to enhance the output and to reduce the cost of operations and maintenance has never been greater. Our first of three free webinars with global weather measurement and resource assessment provider Vaisala will give you practical ideas for improving asset management of existing plants, […]
Reducing Solar Performance Uncertainty
The uncertainty of solar performance is a constant source for snide remarks by opponents of renewable energy. But it is also a fact that hounds developers of utility scale PV projects, and especially in the pre-construction period when financing is being secured it is necessary to reduce project uncertainty. What are the steps a developer […]
Suniva, SolarWorld double down on trade proposals
As the first half of the Section 201 remedy hearing comes to a close, Suniva and SolarWorld have made a case for a combination of tariffs and either quotas or a 74-cent minimum module price, and foreign governments have sought exemptions.
U.S. regulators set expedited timeline for coal, nuclear bailout
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has given an October 23 deadline for testimony under a rule intended to subsidize nuclear and coal plants, a schedule which the solar and wind industries are joined by oil, gas and other public power groups in opposing. This could be the beginning of a long fight.
Black silicon could exploit potential of multicrystalline technology
In recent times there has been a shift from multi to monocrystalline solar cells and modules. One reason for this is the difficulty of using diamond wire saws on multi wafers in production. Black silicon has the potential to change this and to increase the efficiency of multi, Bill Rever, Co-founder and Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at Advanced Silicon Group, said at EU PVSEC.
US grid-tied residential storage surpasses off-grid use, finds GTM report
Until 2017, most residential battery storage systems were installed off-grid – but GTM Research says 2017 is the year that changes – and changes dramatically.
Possible exemptions to Section 201: A lifeline for the U.S. market?
Friday’s ruling by the ITC found no injury from several nations including Canada and Singapore, which could exempt imports from these nations from trade action. What does that mean for the U.S. market?
