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<p>DCE Solar is expanding its family of brands with the continued growth of DCE Design, a dedicated firm specializing in solar project electrical design. DCE Design bridges the gap between... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/news/dce-solar-expands-with-comprehensive-electrical-design-services/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>South Carolina is set to host more solar manufacturing as First Solar plans to build a new production facility in the state. The solar module manufacturer announced plans to establish... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/pv-modules/first-solar-to-build-new-u-s-production-facility-in-south-carolina/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

Steel is one of the world’s most traded commodities, with roughly one-third of the global supply crossing borders. That makes decarbonizing the carbon-intensive sector a challenge when different companies or governments rely on disparate criteria to determine the amount of emissions to attribute to a ton of steel. …

<p>In today&#8217;s edition of Projects Weekly, we&#8217;re looking at selection of large-scale solar projects, as well as acquisitions impacting market. First off is Titan Energy and Greenskies Clean Focus partnership... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/projects/ymca-rooftop-solar-projects-weekly/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>As COP30 reaches its midway point in the Brazilian city of Belém, Carbon Brief has...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-carbon-briefs-second-ask-us-anything-webinar/">COP30: Carbon Brief’s second ‘ask us anything’ webinar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>PureSky Energy is a leading developer, owner, and operator of community solar farms and energy storage projects with over 9,000 customers that have received more than $5 million in cumulative... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/advertorial1/case-study-puresky-speeds-community-solar-project-with-terratrak-1p-tracker/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

The average number of active rigs per month that are drilling for oil and natural gas in the U.S. Lower 48 states has declined steadily over the past few years from a recent peak of 750 rigs in December 2022 to 517 rigs this October. The declining rig count reflects operators' responses to declining crude oil and natural gas prices and improvements in drilling efficiencies.

Además del inversor híbrido monofásico PowerOcean, la empresa presentará en el evento su nuevo sistema de monitorización de consumo energético doméstico PowerInsight 2. EcoFlow afirma que su línea PowerOcean está diseñada específicamente para el mercado residencial español y permite la automatización de la carga y descarga mediante inteligencia artificial.

Sunnic Lighthouse says Germany’s first prequalified solar project for secondary control reserve shows how quickly PV assets can move into advanced grid-services markets.

Aurora Energy Research says regulatory shifts in Czechia are creating strong short-term revenue prospects for utility-scale battery storage, with a two-hour system commissioned next year projected to earn an internal rate of return above 15%.

As the 20th century ended, the National Academy of Engineering chose the top 20 engineering achievements of the past 100 years. At the top of the list was electrification, which beat out space travel, automobiles, computers, and the internet. The 21st century may also be defined by electricity. The future unfolding…

The data-center boom is pushing electricity costs to the breaking point for PJM Interconnection — the country’s biggest grid operator, serving more than 65 million people from the mid-Atlantic coast to Illinois — and that’s fueling a popular backlash. Democratic gubernatorial candidates pledging to combat rising…

Intium says long and unpredictable grid-connection timelines are undermining investor confidence and complicating Australia’s clean-energy buildout.

El Boletín Oficial del Estado publicó, en la segunda semana de noviembre, seis proyectos de fotovoltaica e híbridacion. Entre ellos se encuentran 339 MW promovidos por X-Elio.

El contrato tiene un valor estimado de 1.048.191 euros. Las empresas interesadas pueden presentar sus ofertas hasta el 3 de diciembre. El plazo de ejecución de las obras es de 135 días.

La electricidad que ha dejado de producir la cogeneración anualmente equivale al 30% de la generación nuclear de España o, lo que es lo mismo, apagar dos centrales nucleares.

Researchers in Iran have investigated how twisted tape in water-cooled channels can enhance heat transfer in solar modules. They have used a computer simulation to analyze the new approach with different parameters and have found the panels' ectrical efficiency increased by up to 11.84%.

Puerto Rico has reached 1.3 GW of residential solar and 185,000 residential batteries, with Wood Mackenzie expecting three more GWh of residential storage by 2029. Utility-scale solar and storage projects are gearing up, as described by an attorney with McConnell Valdés.

A Spanish research team demonstrated a broadband antireflective coating for gallium arsenide solar cells. Based on thermally oxidized gallium nanoparticles, the nanostructured coating reduced reflectance by 30% across the solar spectrum, and increased solar cell performance by 10%.

El modelo más vendido de Kia en el mundo se actualiza para hacer frente a la creciente competencia y, de paso, seguir apostando por la electrificación. Nosotros ya lo hemos conducido.

Aurora Energy Research publica un nuevo análisis que evalúa los desafíos regulatorios y el impacto de los sistemas de almacenamiento de energía en como solución de flexibilidad para el sistema eléctrico de Brasil.

Wood Mackenzie proyecta una capacidad de captura de 12,5 Mtpa impulsada por los sectores industriales, pero las primas de costos transfronterizos amenazan el cumplimiento de los objetivos gubernamentales.

El precio anual medio del gas natural que pagan las centrales eléctricas sube un 37% y el de los sectores comercial y residencial sólo un 4%.

El director general ha señalado que reformar los impuestos eléctricos, reformar los peajes y servicios de ajuste y un marco regulatorio para captura y almacenamiento de CO2 son clave para una descarbonización.

"Están diciendo no al Pacto Verde, creo que es un tacticismo político que no nos podemos permitir en algo como el cambio climático", ha advertido la ministra.