IFAD plans integrating digital solutions into Nigeria’s agriculture
Tribune Online IFAD plans integrating digital solutions into Nigeria’s agriculture The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has concluded plans to integrate digital solutions into farming through its Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP). The Country Director of IFAD, Mrs Dede Ekoue, while speaking with journalists at the Federal Government and the IFAD 10th Supervision Mission […]
Hithium unveils 5-MWh energy strorage system
Hithium is releasing a 5-MWh energy storage container product using a standard 20-ft container structure. This second generation ESS for Hithium comes pre-installed and ready to connected. Outfitted with 48 battery modules (each 104.5-kWh lithium iron-phosphate units), the system is designed to meet the needs of large utility-scale systems. Due to the more compact design,… […]
Dimension Renewable Energy secures $237m for 120-MWdc portfolio
Dimension clinches financing for a 120-MWdc distributed solar portfolio spanning New York, Virginia, New Jersey and California, set to power 12,000+ households. Notably, over half will cater to low and moderate-income families. The post Dimension Renewable Energy secures $237m for 120-MWdc portfolio appeared first on Solar Magazine.
Trina Solar to build 5-GW solar panel factory in Texas
Chinese solar panel powerhouse Trina Solar announced it will build a 1 million-sq-ft solar panel factory in Wilmer, Texas, that will have an annual manufacturing capacity of 5 GW. The company is investing more than $200 million into the site and will create 1,500 local jobs. The factory is expected to come online in 2024… […]
Startups opt for loans amid equity funding drop – Report
Startups in Nigeria and across Africa are likely to rely more on debt financing in 2023 as equity funding may fall to only $2bn in the year. According to Africa: The Big Deal, this is due to a funding downturn that is affecting the global and continental startup scene. In its monthly insight for August, […]
Tigo Energy releases new automatic transfer switch, modular LFP battery
Tigo Energy announced a new line of energy products under the GO brand. The GO product line from Tigo provides energy solutions based on modular components that are intuitive and flexible to install and are optimized to work together. The first residential market products to be released under the GO brand for the U.S. market… […]
NEP introduces line of rapid shutdown-ready commercial string inverters
Inverter manufacturer NEP has announced a complete RSD solution aimed for commercial rooftop applications in the United States. For several years, NEP provided panel-level devices and now is offering both PV module RSD devices plus three-phase string inverters. NEP’s new offering provides the following to commercial project owners: Warranty by one company for RSD and… […]
Regulatory gaps in solar inverters: The pressing need for oversight
Power grid disturbances are causing older solar inverters to trip in ways that have been well-documented, yet asset owners are failing to update their inverter settings even after these known issues have been publicized. On the morning of April 10, 2023, a fault in a 345 kV transmission circuit led to a sudden drop of […]
How the Inflation Reduction Act clean energy programs benefit U.S. communities and business
One year after the introduction of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), its funding opportunities are coming to fruition and the community benefits are real. From pv magazine The IRA is not just about tax credits and incentives. It is providing billions of dollars in grants and loans for clean energy and climate action, with […]
Creating a new tech standard for solar panels
Increasing solar generation efficiency is paramount as land availability decreases and costs rise. 3SUN’s bifacial hetero-junction CORE-H solar cells elevate energy production beyond the limits of PERC, PERT or TOPCon to set new expectations for efficiency in the solar industry. Solar power accounted for the highest portion of new generating capacity additions to the United […]