Mobile floating PV plant powers Paris’ Olympic village
Transported 900 metres along the Seine, a 78 kW temporary photovoltaic power plant has docked at the Athletes’ Village to meet the needs of the Olympic and Paralympic Place for renewable electricity consumption.
Solid-state battery from ION reaches 800 cycles, no sign of common solid-state issues
The solid-state battery developer announced it has achieved 800 cycles with its battery, marking significant progress towards commercialization. If this trend continues, the development holds promising potential for grid-scale projects.
Sunrise brief: SunPower goes bankrupt
Also on the rise: Harris names clean energy advocate Governor Tim Walz as VP pick. Atlanta Motorsports Park goes solar. And more.
Atlanta Motorsports Park goes solar
The motorsports club with an F1-style track is installing a solar array that is expected to power about 60% of its operations.
A drone’s eye view helps find the perfect solar site
Drone Drafting brings an array of aerial sensors to project planning and engineering.
SunPower goes bankrupt
The residential solar installer has filed for bankruptcy, among the largest in a series of major bankruptcies in the industry.
Meyer Burger and Solestial aim to conquer space
The companies want to develop cost-effective and efficient photovoltaic products for space applications using next-generation, ultra-thin, radiation-resistant solar cells. Starting next year, hundreds of vehicles for space travel could be equipped with the flexible modules.
Harris names clean energy advocate Governor Tim Walz as VP pick
The Harris-Walz ticket wins on climate, according to clean energy supporters.
New discovery paves the way for more efficient perovskite solar cells
Researchers from University of Texas have used computational methods to study the formation of polarons in halide perovskites. The findings revealed topological vortices in polaron quasiparticles.
Quantum algorithm for photovoltaic maximum power point tracking
Researchers have developed a quantum particle swarm optimization algorithm for maximum power point tracking that reportedly generates 3.33% more power in higher temperature tests and 0.89% more power in partial shading tests compared to conventional swarm optimization algorithms.
