Renewables
Electrical design software used in next-gen EV system design
Siemens has announced that Japanese EV systems provider PUES Corporation has selected Capital electrical design software from Mentor, a Siemens business, to help speed and simplify the development of next-generation automotive electrical/electronic (E/E) systems. PUES turned to Siemens’ Capital software after years of using discrete point solutions across multiple engineering domains.
China to lead concentrated solar power market by 2030
The global CSP capacity is estimated to increase significantly from 5.6 gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to 22.4GW in 2030 following significant capacity additions by China, Chile and countries in Middle East North Africa (MENA) region according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Vantage Power and AxleTech’s EV systems division acquired
Global manufacturer of medium and heavy duty fully automatic transmissions, Allison Transmission Holdings has announced that it has purchased Vantage Power and AxleTech’s Electric Vehicle (EV) systems division.
Making energy efficient changes to your home could save £200 per year
Renewable or energy efficient appliances? How long does it take to start seeing a return? MoneySuperMarket has revealed the costs and savings associated with the most readily available renewable energy sources and efficiency-improvers around the home.
Solar cell achieves high front side conversion efficiency
At SiliconPV 2019, research and innovation hub, imec, announced that its n-PERT (Passivated Emitter and Rear Totally diffused) solar cells developed with Jolywood, have reached a certified front-side conversion efficiency of 23.2%. With cost-efficient processing and a clear path to higher efficiencies, this makes these n-PERT cells a serious contender to p-PERC technology.
Panels with BIPV metal sheet solar roof
Swedish solar energy technology provider, Midsummer, has launched a new energy producing metal sheet roof ‘Midsummer solar roofs’. This signals a broader effort to expand from mainly selling production equipment for thin film solar panels into the end market for solar panels for various roofs, facades, and vehicles, through in-house production and via contract manufacturers.
Majority of employees would consider an electric car
A survey carried out by Fleet Evolution identified that well over 92% of respondents would consider an electric car but are nervous about relying on one for 365 days a year. The same survey found that the average commute driven was just 7.6 miles, with most employees covering around 200 miles a week and only venturing further a total of five weeks a year.
‘The Jetsons’ are coming to an electric vehicle near you
‘The Jetsons’ cartoon, which aired on television in the early 1960s (and again with new episodes in the 1980s) featured a family in the year 2062 riding around in a flying car. While we don’t have flying cars yet, we are soon going to hear similar sounds from the electrified vehicles (EVs) around us. By Gregg Burke, Texas Instruments
Post-subsidy solar fund launched
A new funding partnership to develop and finance solar projects in a post-subsidy environment has been announced by AMP Clean Energy and Eden Sustainable. The organisations already have a 30MW pipeline (15MW of it advanced), representing around a £10m investment including SME’s, academies, Industrial and Provident Societies and listed companies.
Manufacturing industrial-grade solar inverters
Global provider of power supply systems and solutions for all types of critical and demanding applications, AEG Power Solutions, has announced that it has granted to the Ukrainian company SEMAG the exclusive right to manufacture solar inverters under AEG PS technology.