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Sustainability on film
Since speaking to Steve Davies, EMEA PV Market Manager at DuPont Teijin Films and Alessandro Anderlini, Business Manager responsible for the EMEA markets in Coveme’s PV Solar and Specialty Films Divisions last year, how are the issues around sustainability and reliability of products being addressed and what more can we expect in 2022 and beyond?… Read more »
Cleaning solutions
Optimizing the performance of solar panels often comes down to ensuring their cleanliness. The level and type of soiling, the local weather and the surroundings of your plant can lead to soiling problems and the subsenquent energy output drop due to the reduced light transmission. So, ensuring your modules are clean while protecting them with… Read more »
Ready, set, solar
Intersolar Europe 2022, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, will take place from May 11 to 13, 2022, at Messe München. Its focus on photovoltaics, solar thermal technologies and solar power plants couldn’t come at a better time. Under the motto ‘connecting solar business’, manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, service providers, project planners and developers… Read more »
Powering the future with smart monitoring
Can the Internet of Things (IoT) help provide preventative maintenance to allow for the timely replacement of faulty modules and enhance the efficiency and performance of long-term power production? PES looks at how this technology can help improve return on investment. Inverter outages at commercial and utility-scale solar installations are the cause of 81% of… Read more »
Cutting through with cell technology
Despite the promising market outlook for solar energy due to the increasing global demand for alternative energy, PV manufacturers face numerous challenges. They must strive to lower their production costs while enhancing the efficiency and quality of their solutions. To keep ahead of the stiff competition, market players are poised to adapt their technology to… Read more »
PV energy: the present and future of energy transition
Photovoltaic energy is a crucial element of energy transition. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) solar power is on track to set a record for new global deployments from 2022, with an average of 125 GW of new capacity planned globally between 2021 and 2025. Photovoltaics is on its way to becoming the leading… Read more »
Meet the robot that can help the wind industry solve critical maintenance issue
In a first of its kind demonstration, a six-legged robot has shown how it can inspect wind turbine bolts autonomously, eliminating the need for technicians to loosen and retighten thousands of bolts per wind turbine as part of routine maintenance. Funded by Innovate UK and executed in collaboration with GE Renewable Energy and the Offshore… Read more »
IBC SOLAR at Intersolar 2022
Bad Staffelstein, 26 April 2022 – At Intersolar Europe 2022 from 11 to 13 May 2022, IBC SOLAR, a leading full-service provider of SOLAR energy solutions will exhibit solutions of its three business areas: residential, commercial & industrial and powerplants. In addition, the company is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and is underscoring its… Read more »
WINDEA CTV Begins Construction of three 30-meter hybrid ready CTVs
NEW BEDFORD, MA (April 26, 2022) – WINDEA CTV LLC, a US operator of offshore wind Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), announced today that it has commenced construction of three 30-meter hybrid ready CTVs. Two of the Incat Crowther designed CTVs will be constructed at St. Johns Shipyard in Palatka, FL and one will be built… Read more »
Meyer Burger is developing additional production capacity for solar modules in Germany, thereby optimizing the expansion to 1.4 gigawatts for 2023
Meyer Burger Technology AG is developing a new module production facility with an additional 400 Megawatts (MW) at the Freiberg (Germany) site, using space in its logistics center in the immediate proximity of the existing plant. To this end, the company is using solar cell capacities from the production site in Thalheim (Bitterfeld-Wolfen) that are… Read more »
More from across PES
ABB’s Brazilian plant moves to energy-efficient manufacturing of smart building components
Measures at Belo facility deliver annual operational energy savings of 530 MWh and a 162-ton reduction in CO2e emissions within first year New energy frequency inverters, solar panels, LED lamps and skylights, and ABB AbilityTM smart energy management accelerate energy efficiency Producing residential circuit breakers for the Americas regions, the site now addresses the rising market… Read more »
Storyblok’s CMS helps Octopus Energy use content to power the future of green energy
Octopus Energy is now able to deploy website updates in five minutes, and has seen a two-thirds decrease in requests for support from developers London – July 25, 2024 – Storyblok, the modern content management system (CMS) for all teams, today announced that Octopus Energy is using its CMS to manage content more efficiently and decrease dependence on developers…. Read more »
The UK Government has launched a partnership between Great British Energy and the Crown Estate which it says will deliver billions of pounds in clean power investment.
Responding to the announcement, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “Scottish Renewables welcomes today’s announcement which has provided more detail on the role that the UK Government hopes GB Energy will play in the energy market. “The ambition to fast-track renewable energy deployment recognises the critical role that our industry will play in… Read more »
Kraken and SolarEdge Light up Path to Cheaper, Cleaner Energy
SolarEdge Home Battery customers will be able to save by charging with low-cost, clean energy – fully automated by Kraken Octopus Energy customers in the UK and US first to benefit from lower energy bills SolarEdge systems around the world to expand Kraken’s ‘Virtual Power Plant’ potential and turbocharge the smart grid London, UK and… Read more »
New study REVEALS repurposing EV batteries is vital to shaping a sustainable energy future
Environmental Impact: Throwing away lithium-ion batteries improperly is causing global safety issues including fires in waste management facilities. Circular Economy Benefits: Companies such as B2U Storage Solutions and Allye Energy are recycling and reutilising old EV batteries. Industry Innovation: B2U Storage Solutions has successfully deployed large-scale storage facilities using second-life batteries, demonstrating cost-effectiveness and reliability… Read more »
Does a new Labour government herald a new dawn for UK climate tech companies?
By Paul Vousden, Client Development Director at 350 PPM, the London-based incubator and accelerator for early-stage clean tech solutions. Labour has been elected with a spectacular landslide majority and the country has voted for change, which of course was the campaign message that was relentlessly pursued for weeks on end. The other key themes from… Read more »
Schneider Electric appoints Kristin Hanley as Vice President, Global Marketing and Sales Excellence for the UK and Ireland
Airborne Wind Energy developer Kitemill receives €2.5m cash boost from EIC (European Innovation Council) to accelerate commercialisation
ARESCA calls for wind energy experts to support the national adoption of industry standards
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