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Stora Enso and Modvion partner to expand the use of wood for wind turbine towers
Stora Enso and wood technology company Modvion are partnering to establish wood as the material of choice for wind turbine towers. The collaboration’s purpose is to demonstrate the vast possibilities in using wood in demanding constructions. Modvion builds wind turbine towers with laminated veneer lumber (LVL), which proportionate to its weight is stronger than steel…. Read more »
Qcells Announces Solar Panel Manufacturing Expansion Will Be in Dalton, Georgia
[Seoul, South Korea, May 26, 2022] Qcells, the world’s leading clean energy solutions provider, announces today that its new solar panel manufacturing facility will be located in Dalton, Georgia. The $171 million investment will boost production of advanced photovoltaic modules that will help the U.S. achieve its goals of decarbonizing the electric grid and creating… Read more »
Renewables industry campaigns for supply chain growth
Scottish Renewables presents five actions which The Scottish Government could take to boost net-zero supply chain Industry body Scottish Renewables has launched a new campaign calling on The Scottish Government to deliver crucial support for the country’s low-carbon supply chain – or risk home-grown firms missing out on lucrative contracts. The campaign, Supporting Scotland’s Renewable… Read more »
Safer, Faster and more Cost-efficient Wind Turbine Blade Replacement
Richardson, Texas, USA — The wind energy market demands constant innovation from its supply chain, as Crosby Airpes’s craneless wind turbine rotor blade exchange system proves. As wind farm operators meet unprecedented demand for new turbines, they must also maintain installed towers, nacelles, and other components. Central to that work is removal and replacement of… Read more »
EDPR enters into agreement with Lhyfe to foster renewable hydrogen
Upon the successful completion of the capital increase carried out by Lhyfe in the initial public offering and listing on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris, EDPR entered into an agreement with the French company to jointly identify, develop, build, and manage renewable hydrogen production projects. Madrid (Spain) / Nantes (France), May 24, 2022…. Read more »
Enel to Provide Reliable and Sustainable Electricity across its Networks with world’s first 24kV SF6-free Ring Main Units
Enel Global Infrastructure & Networks will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide reliable and sustainable power across its networks in Italy and Spain thanks to the installation of ABB’s innovative SF6-free Ring Main Units (RMUs), specifically designed for Enel’s requirements. The project represents an important step towards delivering increasingly sustainable power grids, as ABB’s low… Read more »
ONYX Insight’s fleetMONITOR software was rolled out to over 250 wind turbines in Italy, Germany and France, helping ERG optimising O&M of its diverse fleet
Genoa, Italy, 24 May — Italy’s leading renewable energy producer, ERG, has signed a five-year software deal with ONYX Insight, a leading provider of predictive data analytics and engineering expertise to the global wind industry. The agreement enables ERG to use ONYX Insight’s cloud-based analytics platform fleetMONITOR to increase component lead times and reduce operations and… Read more »
逆变器与电网的那些事儿
可持续发展背景下，如何满足大规模新能源接入、消纳成为实现碳达峰、碳中和目标的必答题，新能源接入电网已成为电力行业主要发展方向之一。 但由于新能源具备不稳定性、间歇性等特点，导致其在大量接入地区电网后会产生一定的负面作用，所以为保证电网的安全稳定运行，新能源设备必须具备主动调节电网的能力。本文从光伏逆变器的角度简述一下新能源设备如何主动调节电网保障电网的稳定运行。 1、 基本理论 光伏逆变器主要的功能是将光伏（PV）太阳能板产生的可变直流电压转换为市电频率交流电（AC）反馈回商用输电系统，或是供离网的电网使用。
具有前瞻性解决方案的合作伙伴
面对全球光伏市场的快速发展，光伏连接市场的领导者已做好准备，并将致力于提升这个年轻行业的安全性。史陶比尔可再生能源（Stäubli Renewable Energy）为光伏项目提供量身定制的 eBoS（电气系统稳态运行）产品和服务，并加大在产品创新、资源和专业知识的投入。史陶比尔可再生能源全球团队的两位新成员发表了各自对行业的洞察。 史陶比尔与光伏行业相伴而生，并一直活跃在光伏舞台，那时它的名字还是Multi-Contact公司。作为行业先锋，史陶比尔研发出全球首款可插拔式光伏连接器 MC3，随后又推出原版MC4连接器，广受市场认可并成为行业标杆，确立了全球光伏连接器市场的领导地位。二十多年来，全球光伏装机不断增长，并成为主力电源。光伏的技术成本不断降低，叠加各项以加速能源转型为目标的国家及国际能源和气候计划的推出，有利于光伏市场容量的增大和可持续性发展。
采用先进的湿法工艺结合常压化学气相沉积激光掺杂的低成本IBC电池的制造
多年以来，采用SCHMID常压化学气相沉积设备（APCVD）生产的掺杂玻璃在高效太阳电池制造中表现出了优异的性能。最新结果表明，采用该设备沉积的掺硼玻璃作为激光诱导掺杂的局部掺杂源，让IBC电池工艺流程更加高效，潜在效率接近24%。 随着PERC电池效率接近工业制造太阳电池的效率极限，基于n型的电池结构已表现出迅猛的发展势头，首批采用高效工艺的IBC电池生产线已建成投产。 SCHMID与斯图加特大学的光电技术研究所和康斯坦茨国际太阳能研究中心进行合作，采用常压化学气相沉积设备和湿法工艺技术用于生产完整的IBC电池，如下所示[1]：采用一种商业级基体材料直拉（Cz）生长的n型硅片，其电阻率为1.5Ω·cm，具有各向异性表面（100）。硅片正面在SCHMID水平链式制绒系统中使用氢氧化钾和Alkatex溶液进行化学制绒，以获得均匀的金字塔结构。然后在SCHMID水平链式碱抛系统中使用温度超过80℃的氢氧化钾溶液对硅片背面进行抛光。
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