pv magazine Awards 2023: The winners
More than 200 entries from across 39 countries made up the field for the pv magazine Awards 2023 and there was genuine solar technology innovation on display in all categories.
Adapture Renewables acquires 450 MW solar portfolio in MISO region
The developer, owner and operator of solar and energy storage assets announced the acquisition of three projects.
Portable off-grid solar provides electricity, water filtration and hot water
A device from Power Panel offers critical utilities for humanitarian needs and off-grid living.
U.S. residential solar grows 24% through Q3, tempered expectations for 2024
Wood Mackenzie noted the fundamentals are slowly shifting, as interest rates are expected to cool, and utility electricity rates are scheduled to rise considerably.
Canadian Solar launches new grid-scale battery
SolBank 3.0 supports up to 2.35 MW / 5 MWh of grid-scale renewable energy storage and dispatch.
Dominion activates Virgina’s largest grid-scale battery storage facility
The 20 MW / 80 MWh energy storage will serve Dominion Energy customers.
MIT researchers plan to use acenes to make singlet fission solar cells
Acenes are benzene molecules with unique optoelectronic properties. Singlet fission solar cells can produce two electrons from one photon, making the cell more efficient.
Enphase co-founder: “2024 will be a year of recovery for residential solar”
Raghu Belur, co-founder and chief products officer of Enphase joined pv magazine USA to provide an outlook for 2024.
Solar levelized cost of electricity is 29% lower than any fossil fuel alternative
A report from Ernst & Young shows that despite inflationary pressures, solar remains the cheapest source of new-build electricity.
Agrivoltaics may increase forage quality in semi-arid regions
New research from the United States showed agrivoltaic plants on grassland may not only maintain grass productivity but also increase forage quality. The scientists took their measurements at the Jack’s Solar Garden (JSG), an elevated, south-oriented agrivoltaic research facility using single-axis-tracking systems near Longmont, Colorado.
