L R AS Published on Friday 21 February 2020 - n° 310 - Categories:various issues around PV
Off-grid solar energy concerns 420 million people
According to the World Bank, off-grid solar energy is installed for 420 million people around the world. Twice as many still have no access to electricity.
PV Tech of 18 February
L R AS Published on Sunday 16 February 2020 - n° 309 - Categories:various issues around PV
A very powerful solar desalinator
Scientists at the American MIT have developed a solar desalinator that transports heat from the sun through a ten-step process of evaporation and condensation.
L R AS Published on Sunday 16 February 2020 - n° 309 - Categories:various issues around PV
Greenhouses equipped with organic cells save money
In the United States, scientists say that greenhouses equipped with organic cells could be self-sufficient in energy all year round in either warm or moderate-humidity climates.
Semi-transparent organic solar cells can increase the efficiency of greenhouse crops while acting as generators and insulators.
L R AS Published on Saturday 1 February 2020 - n° 307 - Categories:electric vehicles, various issues around PV
New solar road test in Holland
A 25-metre section of a cycle path is starting to be built in Rhenen (province of Utrecht). The energy generated will power the surrounding lighting system and snow removal in winter.
L R AS Published on Monday 20 January 2020 - n° 305 - Categories:around the PV, various issues around PV
Toyota boasts of using only renewable energy
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announces that in 2019, 100% of the electricity used by its operating sites will come from renewable sources. These
AS Published on Saturday 18 January 2020 - n° 305 - Categories:various issues around PV
What is SolarPower Europe's real strategy?
What is SolarPower Europe's real strategy?
SolaPower Europe is encouraging the European authorities to set up a European industrial strategy for photovoltaics, so that solar installations can benefit European manufacturers.Ensuring the security of energy supply, the creation of highly qualified and local jobs and the maintenance of cutting-edge European R&D in solar energy.
AS Published on Saturday 18 January 2020 - n° 305 - Categories:various issues around PV
Panels on flat roofs increase the intensity of fires.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the Technical University of Denmark have analysed the interaction of a fire between a flat roof and panels placed on it. They found that a small gap between the two increased the intensity of the fires.
However, commercially available panels are mainly made of non-combustible materials.
AS Published on Saturday 18 January 2020 - n° 305 - Categories:around the PV, various issues around PV
IRENA encourages the world to develop its RE facilities
Once again, the International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, is urging countries to go four times faster in installing renewable energy around the world, in order to ensure a sustainable future for the planet. It believes that
L R AS Published on Sunday 5 January 2020 - n° 303 - Categories:around the PV, various issues around PV
Photovoltaic medical instruments!
Danish researchers at the University of Aarhus have developed water-based nanofibres coated with a biological PV substance that can be easily injected into the body. They say that heart and brain cells could be regenerated by being
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 December 2019 - n° 300 - Categories:divers autour du PV
Instrument pour suivre leur consommation heure par heure
En Suède, Vattenfall et Microsoft ont élaboré en commun un instrument permettant aux clients de Vattenfall de suivre leur consommation heure par heure et non plus annuellement. Ceci repose
L R AS Published on Saturday 30 November 2019 - n° 300 - Categories:autour du PV, divers autour du PV
Les investissements mondiaux dans les EnR en 2018 ont baissé à cause de la Chine
Le faible volume des investissements chinois dans les énergies renouvelables en 2018 a entrainé un recul mondial des dépenses d'EnR dans les pays émergents à 86 Mds $ en 2018, contre
R AS Published on Sunday 24 November 2019 - n° 299 - Categories:autour du PV, divers autour du PV
La biodiversité est recréée dans les espaces occupés par les centrales solaires
En collectant des données sur des centrales solaires d’une surface minimum de 75 MW en Allemagne, des scientifiques ont découvert que les zones dans lesquelles elles se trouvaient présentaient une plus grande diversité biologique et des structures d'habitat préservées
L R AS Published on Wednesday 13 November 2019 - n° 297 - Categories:divers autour du PV
Iberdrola attribue le prix de "meilleur équipementier" au chinois LONGi
Le géant espagnol de l’énergie Iberdrola attribue le prix de "meilleur équipementier" au chinois LONGi pour son engagement
AS Published on Tuesday 12 November 2019 - n° 297 - Categories:various issues around PV
A new tool for managing industrial energy consumption
The Swiss company ABB is said to have developed a tool for managing industrial energy consumption supported by artificial intelligence.
ABB's "Ability" digital platform enables industrial customers to avoid peak loads without using the battery. It was developed with the American artificial intelligence specialist Verdigris Technologies.
R AS Published on Friday 8 November 2019 - n° 297 - Categories:various issues around PV
solar and wind energy would have another interest, conserving water
In addition to generating electricity and reducing carbon emissions, solar and wind power would have the advantage of retaining more water in the ground than hydroelectric installations. These sources of energy would put less pressure on water supplies, freeing up