‘China’s first large-scale offshore PV project’ ready for operation
The booster station for China’s first large-scale, pile-fixed deep-water offshore PV project has been energized for the first time.
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Solar concentrators improve photocatalytic wastewater treatment efficiency
A recent review article comprehensively explored how solar concentrators can enhance the efficiency of photocatalytic wastewater treatment.
Maldives tenders 10 MW of floating photovoltaics (PV) in Addu city
Maldives has issued an invitation to tender for the installation of 10 MWp grid-connected floating solar PV systems in Addu city.
Validated simulations optimize solar power generation with row-crop agriculture
A Purdue University team optimized corn yields in solar-powered fields by managing dynamic shadows cast by solar arrays throughout the day.
Check out the ‘world’s first’ DC-to-DC solar-powered EV charger
California-based Enteligent is accepting pre-orders for what it claims is the world’s first DC-to-DC solar-powered EV charger.
Renewables producing more energy than coal in the US for the first time
For the first time, it appears that solar and wind renewables will produce more energy in the US than coal for the year.
EIA expects 62.8 GW to come online in 2024, led by solar, energy storage
The Energy Information Administration expects power plant developers and owners will add 62.8 GW this year in the United States
California pioneers new ways to ease interconnection of large DERs
The LGP option will be the 1st state-wide implementation of emerging “flexible interconnection” innovations for distribution system resources
A solar and battery project will grow next to a garden in National City
A community garden in National City will benefit by receiving a portion of $1.2M from the annual Community Clean Energy Grant awards program.
Turning California’s oil fields into energy storage sites
Premier Resource Management LLC is transforming a 560-acre former oil reservoir in the San Joaquin Valley into a geothermal power plant that also stores renewable energy