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Floating solar photovoltaic panels could supply all the electricity needs of some countries, new research has shown.The study, by researchers from Lancaster and Bangor Universities and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, aimed to calculate the global potential for deploying low-carbon floating solar arrays. The researchers calculated the daily…
Trinasolar, a global leader in smart photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage solutions, has collaborated with Kiwi Solar and Trilect to inaugurate Waikato’s first-ever agrivoltaics project. This initiative marks Trinasolar’s third venture into dual-use agricultural and solar farming in New Zealand.Spanning 6.5 hectares, the new solar farm features 5,740 modules equipped…
Indian wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Group has confirmed an order with JSP Green Wind for a 400MW wind project in the steel-rich Koppal region of Karnataka, India.For the project, Suzlon will supply 127 wind turbine generators with hybrid lattice tubular towers, each having a rated capacity of 3.15MW.The power generated…
Vestas and Fortum are pleased to announce that the companies have settled the arbitration regarding wind energy projects in Russia. The settlement entails that both companies waive past, present and future claims related to their legacy business activities in Russia. The terms of the settlement are otherwise confidential. With this…
This design replaces three large blades with 82-foot poles and 33-foot vertical wings that generate power as they move along a track.A Bill Gates-backed start-up aims to revolutionize wind energy with a new, efficient, mass-producible, and versatile design.US-based firm Airloom Energy’s innovative renewable energy technology to maximize wind power’s potential…
Perthshire-based Binn Group has announced it has secured a five-year waste management contract with NHS Tayside. Taking effect from tomorrow (1 October), the annual contract covers the health board’s 47 sites across the region including Ninewells Hospital and Perth Royal Infirmary. Under the agreement, Binn Group will manage NHS Tayside’s residual,…
Solar cells may need sunlight, but they generally fare badly in the heat, operating less and less efficiently as they get hotter. Researchers led by Kasper Moth-Poulsen at the Polytechnic University of Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain have now tackled the heating that usually occurs in solar cells exposed to sunlight, by introducing…
£3 million renewable energy system now live and set to generate 120% of the businesses energy needs ahead of Christmas production rush Simon Howie, the Scottish Butcher and UK household meat brand, has taken a major step forward on its path to net zero with the installation of a 104m high…
A new plan providing further detail on how Dundee aims to become Scotland’s pioneering Net Zero city has been approved by Dundee City Council. Led by the Dundee Climate Leadership Group (DCLG), a partnership of public and private sector organisations, the Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) sets out how the…
Grünwald, 01.10.2024 – The renewable energy fund KGAL ESPF 5 has successfully bid for three wind turbines from BayWa r.e. The wind farm, located in Reichenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, has a total capacity of 18.6 megawatts (MW) and is nearing completion. KGAL is planning further acquisitions in Germany and the Czech Republic…
