1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (370+ words) The programs " now available in Texas and California as part of a limited rollout " offer homeowners backup power, cash incentives, and the option to purchase systems after 5 years. Texas-based energy storage providers EG4 and Outback Power have announced the rollout of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (348+ words) An international study found that the specific power of commercial silicon solar modules increased from 8. 5 W/kg in the early 2000s to 23. 6 W/kg today, driven by advances in module design, bifaciality, and temperature management. The researchers highlighted that glass and…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (724+ words) Three new NERC Standards " PRC-028, 029 and 030 " are designed to improve grid reliability Image provided by Radian Generation For several years, the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) has been investigating inverter-based resource (IBR) related output reduction/forced outage events which have…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (681+ words) Scientists in Australia claim that TOPCon cells are rapidly closing the open-circuit voltage gap with heterojunction counterparts, now under 10m V, while offering greater wafer tolerance and high industrial scalability. Despite slightly lower efficiency, TOPCon-based perovskite/silicon tandems can achieve a…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (366+ words) New research from the University of New South Wales shows that PV module degradation varies widely with system design and location, driven by UV exposure, temperature, humidity, and atmospheric conditions. Tropical and desert regions face the highest stress, highlighting the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (386+ words) Image: Higher School of Technology Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Cyber-Physical Energy Systems, CC BY 4. 0 Researchers at Morocco's Higher School of Technology, Moulay Ismail University, have conducted a comprehensive analysis of emerging cybersecurity challenges in power systems and detailed recent…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (14+ words) Electrification may not be enough to protect against gas-driven price shocks'pv magazine USA...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (247+ words) We will be ready for the next generation of AI rigs " the ones that require 800 V DC" - Dafna Granot, Solar Edge It is not just that the world is building more AI data centers, we are making them smarter and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (240+ words) pv magazine USA Second-life EV batteries approved for data center microgrid expansion Crusoe and Redwood Energy announced this week that the pair is expanding their specialized data center project located at Redwood's battery recycling campus in Sparks, Nevada. Data center…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (111+ words) Data centers are using batteries to run more AI on the same grid connection. Image: Brett Sayles, Pexel For most energy storage projects, some of the main goals include earning capacity payments, building'resilience'and'participating'in demand-response programs. A new framework is beginning…...