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Over the next five to 15 years, batteries will undercut the business case for major transmission and interconnector projects. These assets will nonetheless likely be built, decreasing price spreads and eating into the revenues of batteries, predicts analyst Warwick Johnston.

The recently released Delhi motor vehicle aggregator and delivery service provider scheme envisages that aggregators and delivery service providers in Delhi will switch to an all-electric fleet by April 1, 2030.

Lhyfe has started producing offshore hydrogen via a pilot project in France, and Toyota and its partners have agreed to invest in hydrogen in Thailand. The Australian authorities, meanwhile, have approved a hydrogen project in Victoria.

Panasonic’s EverVolt home battery supports DC and AC coupling for new and existing solar arrays.

The global sodium-ion battery market will grow at 16.2% annually to touch $2.6 billion by 2028. Major drivers include an increasing demand for these batteries as a lithium battery replacement for renewable energy storage and the growing trend towards low-speed electric cars.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

Helena Li, president of Trina Solar’s global cell and module business, spoke to pv magazine at the recent SNEC trade show in Shanghai about the PV industry’s oversupply challenge. Li said the company is considering opening a factory in Europe and expressed optimism about future cost and price declines.

Clean Energy Associates (CEA) has performed a safety audit on more than 600 rooftop PV systems and has found that 97% of installations have major safety concerns. It says that 49% of sites have grounding issues, 47% have damaged modules, and 41% have cross-mated connectors.

Clean Energy Associates found a myriad of problems at solar installations around the world, noting that because most are caused by poor installation practices, many can be identified and resolved relatively easily before they lead to fires, safety risks and potentially costly liabilities.

The solar and energy storage EPC provider is planning to collaborate with competent agencies for support towards development of robotic system for module cleaning, suiting to the company’s in-house designs.