A #solarpower spinout from Oxford University has concluded that due to a lack of incentives, the UK is the 'least attractive' of the countries it is considering for a plant to manufacture its highly efficient perovskite-silicon cells for #solar panels. The plant is likely to be located in either the US or Germany.
Its an old story of UK advances in #technology being capitalised on elsewhere, now compounded by a #Tory Govt. with no #industrial strategy & a weak commitment to #greenenergy!
Anyone have any experience running solar thermal and/or heat pumps on private water supplies (i.e: low pressure)? Can it be done and is just less efficient? Did you need an accumulator to raise the pressure? #renewables#heatpump#solarthermal#solar#greenenergy#centralheating
Interesting thing to have on auction... #solar#trailer (with a fascinating story involving #crime, the #FBI, a #NASCAR team, and a #ponzi scheme behind it).
"Last year, the gov imposed a 20% tax on solar panels, wind turbines and related technologies under the IMF programme, reversing the growth trend in solar markets..."
"..IMF loan conditions has forced the gov to abandon its flagship 600-megawatt solar project while resorting to easier.. coal power, in the 300MW Gwadar plant."
“Morgens um 7.45 Uhr produzieren die ostseitigen Paneele je 155 Watt. Die der anderen Seite (eher Westseite) je 30 Watt. Macht um diese Zeit bereits 370 Watt” diese Selbstbau #AgriPV Anlage steht bei einem unserer Mitglieder.
I had no idea that the energy network in Lebanon was in such a poor state. However, solar panels are allowing those with enough money to bypass expensive, polluting diesel generators in favor of clear, reliable electricity. I also appreciate the point at the end of the article about community projects, which I think is very important.
A clickbait article about a town's #NIMBY pushback against #solar farms nearby is making the rounds... but it speaks to a much bigger & more important issue.
The town would be surrounded by these huge farms using up land, but would get 0 tax benefit or any reduced power costs.
While the public gets to suffer the brunt of corporate greed, pollution, etc... funny how we don't also get to benefit from the positive progress. From automation & AI, and whatever else is around the corner.
They arrived about 10am, and just left now about 6pm. Four guys doing the install. We have 10 panels, five on the front and five on the back of the roof so should get good coverage, and a 5.5kW lithium battery. Alas they finished as the sun was going down so there was barely time for it to charge, but the battery did charge to 20% while they were hooking things up to it. We also have an app to check everything.
Scientists in China and the Netherlands say they have collaborated to create solar cells that are made of the same material as 95% of current solar cells but are 26.81% more efficient.
The new solar cell uses a "nanocrystalline-silicon hole contact layer" that can transfer electricity with far less resistance and results in a higher power conversion efficiency.
"As the nation continues to build out a multi-billion-dollar $RenewableEnergy supply chain around #solar, #wind and #EVs, simultaneously establishing a #circular economy to recover, #recycle and reuse end-of-life components from those industries is essential in the overarching goal of battling #ClimateChange."
This means keeping material out of landfills, but also designing in circularity from the beginning.
This analysis by Andrew Blakers from Australian National University at @TheConversationClimate shows the yearly trend for a 20% increase in solar power can resolve energy transformation and security, along with other renewable energy sources. Australia is in many senses a pathway leader, made so by strong residential adoption of solar PV.
Despairing about climate change? These 4 charts on the unstoppable growth of solar may change your mind.
Aus Satellitenbilden findet man, wohin man auch blickt, hektarweise ungenutzte Flachdächer. Und das in einem Land, das seine Photovoltaikleistung bis 2030 mehr als verdreifachen will. Dabei wären Gewerbedächer in vielerlei Hinsicht der ideale Standort für Solaranlagen...
From water saving to clean energy: Here’s why floating solar farms are booming in the US.
This technology is already popular in Asian countries where free land is scarce and expensive but now it is taking off in other parts of the world.
Producing electricity uses up huge amounts of land and often generates vast quantities of climate-heating emissions.
But what if it didn’t need to?
Floating solar panels are a simple concept but they could provide the answer to these problems - and prevent water loss from evaporation at the same time.
Little electric cars with solar-panel roofs for local commuting and errands – pre-order for New Zealand so they look to export in our direction! https://www.squadmobility.com/
The doors can come off – does that make it a "convertible"?