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New HelioVolta Report: Poor Project Quality Increases Lifetime Solar Energy Costs by More than 20%
Quality issues can raise a PV system's levelized cost of energy (LCOE) by more than 20%, driven by lost production and higher operational costs. The lowest-quality systems underperform by an estimated 6% over their lifetimes and require up to three…
Powerful solar eruption could supercharge the northern lights this week
Aurora chasers, this is one to watch. The sun unleashed a powerful M1.4-class solar flare early this morning (Oct. 6), and it appears to have launched a coronal mass ejection (CME) — a huge cloud of magnetized plasma — into space.
Tata Power rooftop solar installations rise 50% in H1 FY27
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Kerala emerged as the key markets for Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd's rooftop solar business in the first half of FY27, as the company added more than 168,530 installations during the period, a 50%…
Form Energy and its iron batteries
Form Energy wants to build cheaper long-duration energy storage technology. The company has developed a new type of battery, built with a far more abundant and cheaper metal, iron, that can store energy for 100 hours. It uses a process that Form…
Outer Spaces Launches With A New Category Beyond The Walls of The Home - Merging Outdoor Living With Home Energy
The company launches with an $8 million pre-seed round of financing led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Unlock Venture Partners, Mucker Capital, and Genius Ventures. Outer Spaces was founded by serial entrepreneur Jiake Liu, designer…
Rising electricity demand deepens Southeast Asia's energy security concerns, IEA reports says
Risks to Southeast Asia 's energy supplies are multiplying faster than nations are coming up with solutions to meet rapidly rising demand for electricity, according to an International Energy Agency report released Tuesday. Southeast Asia has a…
What's driving Europe's battery boom? Insights from EUPD Research's Business Climate Survey and Storage Report
Europe's battery storage market is entering a new phase as utility-scale projects become the industry's main growth engine, creating fresh opportunities for manufacturers while reshaping competition across residential and commercial markets.
Solar cells gain efficiency by emitting light in fewer directions
Solar cells absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity. This process, however, is not perfect, and a large part of the solar energy is simply lost along the way. Some of it is lost as heat, while photons with insufficient energy pass through…
Two new products will make your home cosier
Two smart new launches are promising to make homes feel that bit cosier, whether you're hosting friends or bracing for a blackout. New York brand ZOKU has unveiled its Cocktail Ice Sets, which create chunky, slow-melting decorative cubes designed…
The worst-case climate scenario for Switzerland is drawing nearer
Perhaps a familiar sight one day? Boats lie on the dry lake bed at Untersee in Ermatingen, TG. The Earth could warm more than previously thought. A new study predicts a temperature increase of up to 3.25 degrees by the end of the century. For…
Rising electricity demand deepens Southeast Asia's energy security concerns, IEA reports says
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They're the Most Hated Thing in America. A Strange New Industry Has Cropped Up to Change Your Mind.
One sweltering morning in early August, data center executives gathered in a Northern Virginia conference center to talk about why nobody likes them. The panel, convened by the trade publication Data Center Frontier, featured industry leaders who…
A New Generation of Solar Panels Could Produce 25% More Electricity and Shake Up the Global Energy Industry
Solar manufacturers have wrung more electricity from essentially the same basic device: a wafer of silicon sitting beneath the sun. But silicon's energy-harvesting potential has hit a ceiling. To make the next big leap, manufacturers are beginning…
EU needs to solve the cost-of-living crisis to stop far-right populists, Portuguese PM Luís Montenegro tells MEPs
Politicians need to solve the affordability crisis to stop the far-right, social democratic Portuguese prime minister Luís Montenegro told MEPs on Tuesday (6 October). Opening a debate in Strasbourg, Montenegro called for more lax regulation…
Bondada bags ₹1,153.93 cr. EPC order for 270 MWp solar project in Maharashtra
Bondada Engineering has received ₹1,153.93 crore EPC order for development of a 270 MWp ground-mounted solar PV project across various locations in Maharashtra. The project is a significant addition to Bondada's renewable energy portfolio…
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