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Market for Digitalization in Energy Sector to Grow to $64Bn by 2025

Digital technologies for fossil fuel operation and maintenance are big business today, but activity is shifting towards services for distributed renewables and the connected home. New energy innovations will be centered on digital technologies and the strategic use of data, according to new research published today. A shift is coming in the energy industry from […]

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Mechanochemistry Paves the Way to Higher Quality Perovskite Photovoltaics

Mechanochemistry is a rapidly developing field of science dealing with chemical reactions occurring directly between solid-phase compounds upon activation by mechanical force. For several years, tension has been rising in line with the approaching commercialization of perovskite photovoltaic cells. Now, there has been another small earthquake: it turns out that devices based on these materials […]

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Ingeteam Uses Drones for Enhanced Solar PV Plant Performance

At an operational level, the project will lead to improved panel inspection, shorter measurement-taking and post-processing times, while minimizing operation and maintenance costs and maximizing the service life of the plant. Ingeteam is involved in a research project focused on optimizing PV plant performance with the use of drones. This new system is directed at […]

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JinkoSolar’s Monocrystalline PERC Solar Cell Efficiency of 23.45 Percent Verified

At CIIF, JinkoSolar also announced that it has broken its own world record for P-type monocrystalline PERC solar cell efficiency by achieving that of 23.45%. JinkoSolar, a global leader in the photovoltaic (PV) industry attended the 19th China International Industry Fair (CIIF) that opened in Shanghai. JinkoSolar showcased a suite of “Intelligent Manufacturing” innovations including […]

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Indian Solar EPC Sterling and Wilson Expands its Presence in Australia

The target is expected to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 750,000 tons annually. This would generate an employment for more than 750 personnel during course of project construction. Sterling and Wilson, one of the dominant global forces in the solar-PV space, has further strengthened its global presence with the recent announcement of expansion into Australia […]

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Efforts to Address Climate through Clean Energy Lag in Emerging Markets

Two years post-Paris, Climatescope research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance highlights slowing investment from OECD countries and limited policy-making follow-through in non-OECD nations. Two years since the signing of the Paris climate agreement and eight years after Copenhagen, countries on both sides of the rich-poor divide are falling short on promises made to address climate […]

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Consumption Segment Dominates the Global Smart Grid Cyber Security Market

The growing electricity demand will increase the need to deploy smart grids for power supply. Smart meters, which are installed at consumer’s premise, are used for reading the power consumption in real time, provide accurate billing, and to identify electricity theft. According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global smart grid cyber […]

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PlantPredict Energy Modeling Used as Basis for Project Performance Guarantees

Energy predictions generated by PlantPredict are used as the basis for EPC and O&M guarantees for projects including the 40MWac Cuyama Solar Project. First Solar has confirmed that PlantPredict, the company’s utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) energy prediction software, has been used to generate the reference energy predictions in the sale of three utility-scale projects totaling […]

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