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Global Capacity of Bifacial PV Cells Will Top 21 GW by 2024, according to Study

published: 2019-10-17 0:30

Thanks to their high efficiency, the global capacity of bifacial PV cells will triple in five years, topping 21 GW by 2024, for 17% of the world’s total PV-cell capacity, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. ... more

Floating Solar on the Rise in Renewable Energy

published: 2019-10-17 0:00

The floating photovoltaics, according to the World Bank’s report, has come a very long way. The first floating solar energy was built in Japan in 2007. Soon countries like France, Italy, South Korea, Spain, and the U.S. all followed suit and tested with their own installations of smaller scales, which are mainly for research and demonstration. ... more

Swiss Firm Develops Energy Kites to Harvest Strong Winds at an Altitude of 500 Meters for Power Generation

published: 2019-10-16 15:25

A radical concept developed by a Swiss firm has upended the popular understanding that capturing wind energy for electricity generation requires tall wind turbines with huge blades erected on land or at sea. TwingTec, a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), has developed an airborne wind energy (AWE) system that works similar to flying a kite. ... more

New Pliable Conductive Material Conducive to the Development of Microbial Fuel Cells

published: 2019-10-16 0:30

A joint team of European and U.S. researchers has successfully developed a pliable conductive material, which is applicable in microbial fuel cell with the potential of powering wearable devices. ... more

Despite High Support for Solar Energy, Misconceptions Remain; SEMI: 70% of General Public Unaware That Solar Energy Is Non-toxic

published: 2019-10-15 16:33

Energy Taiwan, Taiwan’s annual forum on renewable energy, will take place on the 16th at the Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1 in Taipei. The three-day event will showcase four major themes: photovoltaics (PV), wind energy, hydrogen fuel cell, and smart storage. ... more

China PV Powerhouses Profit Growth Hits All-Time High

published: 2019-10-15 0:00

Recently, various listed Chinese companies in the PV industry chain have disclosed their financial performance report for the first half of 2019. ... more

Deep Learning Model Facilitates Selection of Wind-Farm Sites

published: 2019-10-11 0:30

A research team at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) of the U.S. has developed a brand new deep-learning model, which is capable of locating the optimal site of wind farms for developers with its 24-hour power output forecast. ... more

California Faces Challenges in Energy Diversification and Maintaining Grid Stability as It Phases Out Natural Gas

published: 2019-10-10 0:30

California is currently in the process of making a full transition to green energies by 2045. However, the aggressive efforts by the state and local governments in moving toward this goal have also raised the urgent issue of finding ways to make up for the loss of power generation resulting from the decommissioning of fossil fuel power stations during the interim period. ... more

US Solar Policy U-Turn: No More Bifacial Tariff Exemption

published: 2019-10-09 17:36

Image by Samuel Faber from Pixabay After several media outlets have reported the possibility of the bifacial tariff exemption being withdrawn for days, the office of the US Trade Representative finally made it official and confirm... more

New German Legislation Mandates Attainment of Carbon Abatement Goal

published: 2019-10-09 0:30

Germany has officially announced that it would be enacting the "Climate Change Act" on Sept. 20, which mandates the achievement of the goal to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 55% from the 1990 level by 2030. The implementation of the plan is expected to cost an estimated 54 billion euros in total. ... more

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