Vertical rooftop PV performs better than conventional rooftop solar under the...
A case study analysis by Norway’s Over Easy Solar has found that vertical rooftop solar panels outperform conventional rooftop PV systems during snowy months. Energy yield was up to 30% higher in the...
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Novel MPPT tech based on salp swarm, hill climbing algorithms
Researchers have suggested to use a hybrid version of the so-called salp swarm algorithm (SSA) algorithm for maximum power point tracking in PV systems operating under highly fluctuating environmental...
View ArticlePhnix releases PV-ready heat pumps for commercial buildings
The Chinese manufacturer said the latest version of its Phnix HeatMaster heat pump series enables seamless integration with PV arrays. The systems have a coefficient of performance of up to 5 and can...
View ArticleHow to measure industry’s carbon footprint
The IEC has launched a new portfolio of carbon footprint verification services to help build trust and credibility in companies’ commitment to monitoring and reducing their emissions.As the global...
View ArticleSierra Leone adopts financing model for private minigrid developers
Sierra Leone’s government is working with the European Union to launch a results-based financing mechanism, offering grants to private developers to build, own, and operate minigrids across the...
View ArticleCroatia plans solar tenders in 2025
Croatia plans to allocate €25 million ($25.7 million) for public sector solar plants and heat pumps, alongside a €10 million residential solar tender, as part of a €652 million renewable energy and...
View ArticleGermany deploys 16.2 GW of solar in 2024
Germany installed 16.2 GW of solar in 2024, bringing total PV capacity to 99.3 GW by the end of December 2024, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur).From pv magazine Germany...
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Oversized solar farm keeps lights on until midnight
A massive 2.4 GW solar power plant with a 2:1 DC-to-AC ratio, coupled with six hours of energy storage, has been approved in northern Oregon.From pv magazine USA The nation’s largest approved solar and...
View ArticleEWEC issues request for proposals for 1.5 GW solar project
Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Water and Electricity Co. (EWEC) has invited 16 companies and consortia to submit proposals for a 1.5 GW solar project in the Al Dhafra region, with responses due by the second...
View ArticleNew rules allow VPPs to compete in Australia’s energy market from 2027
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released a final determination to allow virtual power plants (VPPs) to compete directly with large-scale generators in the energy market, scheduled to...
View ArticleNorway records 148.68 MW of new solar in 2024
Norway deployed 148.68 MW of solar in 2024, pushing its cumulative installed PV capacity past 750 MW.Norway installed 148.68 MW of solar in 2024, according to figures from the Norwegian Water Resources...
View ArticleOntario rebate scheme to subsidize rooftop solar, heat pumps, battery storage
The government of the Canadian province of Ontario is launching an energy rebate program later this month, offering up to 30% off the cost of residential rooftop solar panels, heat pumps, and battery...
View ArticleSolarEdge launches AI-based energy management system
The controller integrates selected third-party products into the SolarEdge EMS ecosystem by connecting to a household’s internet router via the local area network (LAN). It can communicate with...
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Ensemble deep learning for PV cell defect detection
Researchers have tested eight stand-alone deep learning methods for PV cell fault detection and have found that their accuracy was as high as 73%. All methods were trained and tested on the ELPV...
View ArticleChinese scientists design hybrid heat pump providing ultra-high temperature...
The proposed system uses waste heat by thermally coupling a water lithium bromide absorption heat transformer with a water vapor compression heat pump. It reportedly achieved a temperature elevation of...
View ArticleSweden adds 1 GW of solar in 2024
Sweden installed about 1 GW of solar in 2024, matching 2022 levels after a record 2023.Sweden added around 1 GW of solar in 2024, according to provisional figures from Swedish solar energy association...
View ArticleSolar discovery could transform hydrogen production
An international study led by Flinders University in Australia has advanced nanoscale chemistry to further develop sustainable and efficient generation of hydrogen from water using solar power.From pv...
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Bright US Midwest contrasts with cloudy coasts in 2024
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that the US Midwest enjoyed exceptional conditions with irradiance up to 10% above normal across the year, while areas along the...
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India adds record 24.5 GW of solar in 2024
India installed a record 24.5 GW of solar capacity in 2024, marking its highest annual additions to date.From pv magazine India India added 24.5 GW of solar and 3.4 GW of wind capacity in 2024,...
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Firefighter injured in solar-plus-storage explosion and fire in Spain
The fire, which affected a photovoltaic installation in a container with batteries at the port of Gandia, started at 6:14 p.m. on January 4.From pv magazine Spain Twenty firefighters responded to a...
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