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Expanded line of commercial inverters launched by SolarEdge

Reaching up to 120kW, the three phase inverters have integrated monitoring and a modular design.

A breakthrough for p-type heterojunction cell performance?

Researchers developed a silicon heterojunction solar cell based on p-type gallium-doped wafers that they said has an efficiency of 22.6% and improved stability.

Want a better battery? Hold your breath

Recent research reveals a previously underestimated role for oxygen in limiting the performance of lithium-ion batteries.

NREL adds solar-plus-storage category to its 2021 energy cost dataset

The laboratory’s Annual Technology Baseline is a set of data, tools, and presentations that analyze technology costs across energy sectors.

Factorial achieves capacity retention milestone for its solid-state technology

The first startup to reach the 40 Amp-hour benchmark for a solid-state cell has now achieved a breakthrough capacity retention rate of 97.3% after 675 cycles.

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Solar module cooling techniques for the desert

Researchers tested solar panel cooling technologies and found that active techniques work better than passive ones under harsh climatic conditions.

New battery chemistry tweak could double electric vehicle range

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a revolutionary lithium-metal battery chemistry that they believe will allow EV batteries to almost double capacity, while also overcoming historic setbacks.

Sunrise brief: New York power plant will swap renewable hydrogen for natural gas

Also on the rise: SoCalEdison launches a $436 million EV charge program; Ohio adds a hurdle for renewable project developers; and Cummins begins testing a hydrogen-fueled ICE.

By addressing heat, this serial inventor just may change the entire solar value chain

Kent Kernahan set out to take the heat out of solar cells. He and his partners may end up bringing solar manufacturing jobs to disadvantaged communities and making low-cost rooftop solar widely available.

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Siemens and Malta team up to develop scalable energy storage technology

The two will design turbomachinery components to support long-duration energy storage systems that could scale over time to the gigawatt range.

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