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This Engineer’s Solar Panels Are Breaking Efficiency Records

Cars That Think

The show highlighted rooftop solar panels in Germany, explaining that the panels generated electricity to power the buildings and even earned the owners money by letting them sell extra energy back to the electricity company. Invented in 1983, PERCs are used today in nearly 90 percent of solar panels on the market.

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MITEI study finds hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar

Green Car Congress

A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. As we move to more and more renewable penetration, this intermittency will make a greater impact on the electric power system. —Drake Hernandez.

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myenergi to discuss future of smart charging at Solar and Storage Live

My Energi

Later this month (17-19 October), we’re heading to the NEC in Birmingham for Solar and Storage Live 2023. The UK’s leading exhibition for renewable energy will welcome more than 450 exhibitors, 300 speakers and tens of thousands of visitors. The conversation will take place in the ChargEV Theatre on 17 October at 2.50pm.

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Here’s how utility-scale solar farms may just help save the bees

Baua Electric

Photo: Argonne National Laboratory A five-year study of solar farms planted with wildflowers and native grasses discovered that native bees showed a 20-fold increase in numbers. The scientists collected data from two Enel Green Power North America solar farms in southern Minnesota built on retired agricultural land.

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Calif. Energy Commission awards Satcon, A123 Systems, RES and SMUD $2M to develop energy storage system for grid-tied photovoltaics

Green Car Congress

The grant is part of a larger initiative to develop the core solutions to enable higher penetration of renewable power onto the electric grid through advanced solar energy harvest, storage and array control capabilities.

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NDEW 2022 steps it up

Electric Auto Association

NDEW event in Juneau, Alaska. With events throughout September and into October, National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) 2022 has garnered great attention from one corner of the US to the others. Concluding the event was a short EV rally through the streets of downtown Juneau and Douglas. NDEW event in Las Vegas.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Earlier post.). Cap and Trade Disappointment.

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