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The report raised concerns over future pricing stability and product availability as demand for battery products increases.

Researchers in Kenya have analyzed the performance of an off-grid PV system located near an isotropic antenna as an emitting source.

Developed by Italian dry bottom ash handling system provider Magaldi Power, the system produces green thermal energy — steam or hot air — which can be used directly in industrial plants or for the generation of electricity using steam turbines.

Rapidly falling price of solar panels has created an impetus for the construction of solar fields, which is often perceived as competing with crop production.

Also on the rise: NREL points to energy efficiency as a good substitute for energy storage, and a salary survey finds a widening pay gap between women and men in the solar sector.

The technique is reported to be able to deliver recycled silicon with a purity of up to 99.9984%.

Reducing building energy usage by about 60% is key to a least-cost 100% renewable energy grid, the study found. 

Also on the rise: SEIA urges an end to Section 201 tariffs on solar imports, CATL signs a battery deal with startup EV maker Fisker, and Solar Landscape wins 46 community solar projects in New Jersey.

Researchers concluded that wind and solar generation resources that were sized at 1.5x along with three hours of energy storage would meet all but 200 hours of demand scattered throughout any given year.

The battery, which uses an electrolyte to convert chemical energy into electricity for storage and deployment, will begin testing in 2022 at Duke Energy’s Emerging Technology and Innovation Center in Mount Holly, North Carolina.