Photo: Mortensen The US battery storage market shattered deployment records across all segments in Q4 2023 – a 101% increase from the previous quarter. The US battery storage sector saw 4,235 megawatts (MW) installed in Q4 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) latest “US Energy Storage Monitor” report. For the […]
Lithuanian chemists innovate durable material for next-gen solar cells by Robert Schreiber Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 20, 2024 A team from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania has developed an innovative material poised to enhance the stability and efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This breakthrough, involving a novel 9,9′-spirobifluorene derivative, promises […]
The Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) is warning that the batteries pushed by blue states in the region to prepare the grid for increased solar and wind generation may have significant trouble recharging in low temperatures. The grid operator could end up spending about $1 billion each year on transmission until 2050 to prepare the […]
Advocacy in Action: Join the Fight Against LACoFD’s Solar Battery Blockade by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2024 The solar industry in Los Angeles County is currently at a standstill due to the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s (LACoFD) decision to halt permits for solar battery installations. Directed by Chief […]
Vacuum vapor-phase deposition poised to revolutionize perovskite solar cell production by Robert Schreiber Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 19, 2024 The integration of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells into the market could soon become a reality, thanks to vacuum vapor-phase deposition, a process that might bridge the gap to commercialization. Despite achieving laboratory efficiencies exceeding […]
UCF and Partners Target Breakthrough in Solar Cell Efficiency by Clarence Oxford Orlando FL (SPX) Mar 19, 2024 The University of Central Florida, in collaboration with the University of Delaware’s Institute of Energy Conversion, has embarked on a cutting-edge project funded by a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar […]
