Floating photovoltaic systems have been tested in Sri Lanka by Norwegian scientists. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) tubes and composite beams provide buoyancy for the solar panels. In Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka, researchers from Norway’s Institute for Energy Technology recently tested a revolutionary floating PV system design designed by the Norwegian firm Current Solar. Composite beams support the […]
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In Zaporizhia (Ukraine), villagers claim that Russian military troops entered the Tokmak solar power plant and began removing and stealing the solar panels. Ukrainian news portal Vlasti.net first received a report of this incident. There are around 100 football fields worth of solar panels at the Tokmak Solar Energy Station in Ukraine, making it the
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Before limiting silver and other metals to restrict the expansion of the solar energy industry, the Albanese administration has extended financing for Australia’s world-leading solar energy scientists. The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics at the University of New South Wales will receive $45 million over the next eight years thanks to a grant from the
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A federal fund with less than $500 million has already been used to pay for things such as military drones and baby formula. President Joe Biden’s plan to jumpstart domestic solar-panel manufacture is based on that money. That amount of money, even if it was devoted to solar production, would only be enough to establish
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More than $6 billion in made-in-America solar panels will be purchased by a group of prominent US solar developers, a move that could double the country’s panel production capacity. As of yesterday, the newly formed US Solar Buyer Consortium said it had released a request for proposals from US manufacturers who could deliver up to
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As the government assesses the need for food security against its clean energy aspirations, China may forbid solar entrepreneurs from putting panels on farmland. According to Polaris Solar Network’s WeChat account, which obtained a copy of the proposal from three ministries, including the National Energy Administration, woods and cultivated farmland would be off-limits for solar
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Scientists in Germany have examined every type of solar cell technology that can be tuned and have discovered every possible application for them. There has been an extensive analysis of all tuning-capable solar cell technology by researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Vehicle-integrated solar, building-integrated photovoltaics, solar windows, greenhouses, and wireless connectivity for the
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Officials at an East Yorkshire hospital claim that solar panels have generated enough electricity to power the facility’s entire daytime operations. Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham now features an 11,000-panel solar farm. According to the trust, this grant-funded program has saved Hull University Teaching Hospitals Trust over $250,000 a month. To meet the trust’s 2030
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As a result of the conflict in Ukraine, Germany’s energy policy has changed. From 35 percent to 12 percent and 55 percent to 35 percent, Germany’s dependence on Russian oil and gas has decreased since the start of the war. However, Moscow’s energy trading business is a significant source of income. The Finnish think tank
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