Relectrify closes multi-million dollar round of funding
The company will use the funds to expand its team, as it looks to show off the innovation of its cell-level battery management system and inverter technology.
Green roofs can boost solar panel efficiency, study finds
The improvements are believed to stem from lower temperatures on the green roof.
Startup invents breakthrough non-toxic battery electrolyte that’s cheaper ‘by factor of 100’
It’s a breakthrough so simple that the Australian patent office needed convincing it counted as an invention.
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.
Electric vehicle battery materials factory to open in Tennessee
Novonix plans to retrofit a Chattanooga, Tennessee General Electric plant to produce 8,000 tons of anode materials annually for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems.
Solaredge records pandemic progress despite tough final quarter
Full-year revenues nudged up despite tough comparisons with the end of 2019 for the final quarter of last year. The inverter maker expects to log revenues of $385-405 million in the current three-month window.
Database lists 616,818 global sites for sustainable pumped hydro
Australian researchers said that oOff-river” pumped-hydro is not only able to overcome the typical topographical issues of conventional pumped-hydro but also is cheaper.
Finding the ideal size for a quantum dot
New research describes an algorithm that can calculate the ideal characteristics for a quantum dot to maximize cell efficiency.
Relectrify gets the most out of second-life battery systems
After more than a year of testing, Relectrify has released interim results of a pilot that combines repurposed batteries from Nissan Leaf vehicles with proprietary inverter technology to create a battery system that has exceeded expectations.
New ‘slide-in’ solar canopy tech from Australia
Australian design and manufacturing company PVDymanics has unveiled a solar canopy technology which can be used with both framed and frameless solar modules. The company believes its system can revolutionize the micro-grid market.
