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Research & Development
Shoots of growth for Indian green hydrogen India is laying the foundations of a hydrogen economy with huge governmental support. pv magazine spoke to Jakson Green CEO Bikesh Ogra about the company’s manufacturing and production activities in light of India’s ambitious hydrogen plans and the central role electrolyzer manufacturing is set to play.
Carrie Hampel
Oct 26, 2024
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Technology & Products
Sineng Electric launches world’s largest sodium-ion battery storage project Sineng Electric’s 50 MW/100 MWh sodium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) project in China’s Hubei province is the first phase of a larger plan that will eventually reach 100 MW/200 MWh. The initial capacity has already been connected to the grid and can power around 12,000 households for an entire day.
Carrie Hampel
Aug 09, 2024
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Applications & Installations
Tesla launches Powerwall 3 in UK & Germany Almost ten years after the “Powerwall 1,” US EV giant Tesla has launched its home battery system, Powerwall 3, in the United Kingdom and Germany. The Powerwall 3 is being officially presented at The smarter E Europe this week.
Carrie Hampel, Lior Kahana, Sandra Enkhardt
Jun 24, 2024
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Technology & Products
World’s largest 8-hour lithium battery approved in Australia Ark Energy’s 275 MW/2,200 MWh lithium-iron phosphate battery to be built in northern New South Wales has been announced as one of the successful projects in the third tender conducted under the state government’s Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap. The Richmond Valley Battery Energy Storage System will likely be the biggest eight-hour lithium battery in the world when it is completed.
Carrie Hampel
Dec 21, 2023
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Applications & Installations
Solar productivity negatively impacted by emissions and aerosols, study finds A study by engineers at UNSW, published in the Renewable Energy journal, shows that aerosols and greenhouse gas emissions reduce the productivity of photovoltaic installations and that this differs according to the global region.
Carrie Hampel
Dec 04, 2023
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Applications & Installations
DC isolators trigger sharp increase in solar fires in Australia Data shows a sharp increase in the number of fires caused by the DC isolators that separate the grid from solar panels. ABC News gathered state-by-state data revealing a dramatic increase in fire incidents in the last 12 months.
Carrie Hampel
Sep 19, 2023