Agrivoltaics Maintains or Enhances Forage Quality, Study Finds – What This Means for Solar Developers and Farmers At Sunlink (Xiamen), we believe the future of solar energy is not just about generating clean electricity – it is about integrating with agriculture to create value for both energy and food production. A new study from the
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Researchers from the Chinese energy company Yunnan Longyuan New Energy have proposed a new methodology for the designing of utility-scale PV plants in hilly or mountainous regions. In particular, they conducted a simulation study of a south-oriented mountain PV farm located in the southern Chinese city of Pu’er, in the Yunnan province. High-resolution digital elevation
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New research from Stanford University has shown that California could massively rely on renewable energies to cover its electricity demand without risks of blackouts and high energy prices. “Our work shows that the main grid in the world’s fifth-largest economy was able to provide more than 100% of the electricity that it used from only four clean
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PV and energy storage expected to comprise 62% of US capacity additions 2022-23 The US is expected to add 78GW generating capacity over the next two years, 49GW of which is expected to be large-scale solar and energy storage. In its latest release of Electric Monthly Update, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects 78GW of
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Fast charging for lithium-ion batteries needs a fix Scientists in the United States placed fast charging for lithium-ion batteries under the microscope, finding that charging at higher rates can quickly damage the structure of a graphite anode, causing capacity loss even after a small number of cycles. By identifying the mechanisms causing this performance loss,
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Global PV market: 114 GW to be installed in 2019, with continued growth onwards According to the latest market forecast published by Wood Mackenzie, it seems that global PV installation figures will rise to 125 GW per year from 2020. Continued global capacity expansion will come in through a growing gigawatts-club. he global PV market
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Growatt unveils EV chargers for residential and commercial applications The charging stations are available as both AC and DC chargers. They are compatible with all branded electric vehicles and PV modules. Chinese inverter and battery manufacturer Growatt has an electric vehicle (EV) recharging station for residential and commercial applications. The Thor charging station is available as both
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US officials detained 40.31 MW of Longi solar products, claims company U. S. border agents have confiscated PV modules from Longi Green Energy. The panels accounted for roughly 1.59% of the company’s total 2020 export sales volume to the U.S. market. Longi Green Energy filed a report with the Shanghai Stock Exchange that said U.S. Customs
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Global online inventory of PV systems exceeding 10 kW in size Through the inventory, an international group of researchers was able to identify 68,661 PV facilities, totaling 423 GW across 31 countries. According to the scientists, the online database provides insight into global trends for PV siting decisions, as well as into the gap between
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Co-located hubs key to battery industry competitiveness A report from Australia’s Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre which analysed the development of battery hubs in the U.S., Germany and Japan, has found that co-location and cooperation between industry and government were key to their success. For Australia to play the same game, it will have
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