Tag: News
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LONGi surpasses theoretical efficiency limit for single junction solar cell
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. reports a new world record for the efficiency of crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells: 33.9%. It is reported that the previous world record was 33.7% and conducted by King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in May this year. According to the latest certification report of the U.S. National……
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Bidirectional EV charging is a big deal, but is it ready to roll?
When Ford unveiled the Lightning F150 in May of 2021, it revealed something fundamentally different: it was not just an EV, it was a battery on wheels. As someone who has sat through power outages with the equivalent of four Powerwalls-worth of batteries parked in my driveway, useless, Ford did what seems obvious now: it……
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BLUETTI’s new ESS helps California homeowners combat NEM 3.0 revenue losses
Effective on April 14, 2023, NEM 3.0 has changed the solar landscape in California. It has moved from offering a credit equivalent to the retail electricity rate for exported solar production to a time-of-use rate structure. This means that solar energy sold to the grid during off-peak hours will earn lower returns, while energy sold……
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Next Generation Residential Inverters
The GoodWe A-ES Series is a split-phase hybrid inverter designed to increase self-consumption of your generated solar energy. GoodWe A-ES is compatible with high voltage (80-495V) batteries with a power capacity ranging from 5 kW to 9.6 kW. With up to 4 MPPTs, the A-ES inverter seamlessly adapts to complex residential rooftops. Equipped with rapid……
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Report: Midwest businesses rising to meet clean energy goals
Big businesses in the Midwest are making big plans to deploy solar and other clean energy measures. A new report by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) found that, as the world grapples with the urgent need to build resiliency against global warming, large businesses and employers in the Midwest are striving to reduce their carbon footprints by……