Chock-a-block with energy: How an Aussie startup plans to charge the energy transition brick by brick
A team of engineers from Newcastle University have patented a thermal storage material capable of storing large amounts of renewable energy as heat over long periods. These thermal energy storage blocks are now being manufactured by MGA Thermal with ambitions to act as storage for large-scale solar systems and to repurpose coal-fired power stations.
Fortescue capitalises on Woodside and McGowan’s hydrogen greenwashing embarressment
The fallout from the Woodside and McGowan government’s greenwashing of the former’s ‘H2Perth’ hydrogen and ammonia project announced last week continues, with Fortescue Future Industries and Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest making a mockery of Woodside on Twitter before announcing a massive green hydrogen deal in the United Kingdom for COP26.
New tech to recover pure silicon from end-of-life solar cells
An Indian research group has used three different chemicals instead of commonly used hydrofluoric acid to separate silicon from the cell. The technique is claimed to be able to deliver recycled silicon with a purity of up to 99.9984%.
Trina pivots to meet the needs of challenging utility-scale solar farm sites
Trackers, training and truly big-wattage panels are among the latest Trina Solar offerings. How are these various developments designed to meet the needs of the Australian utility-PV industry?
BlueScope and Rio Tinto green steel each other for carbon reductions
It may just be an MOU, and there are no timeframes attached, but the agreement between two major emitters to continue and prioritise their development of green-processes for producing steel from iron ore bodes well for Australian manufacturing strength and marketability.
Sunman unveils 430 W glass free solar module
The new product has a power conversion efficiency of up to 19.3% and a weight of 11.2 kg. The module is produced with glass fibre reinforced plastic, which the manufacturer says reduces light reflection and opens up new assembly options.
How giga will interest in NSW’s latest REZ go?
Overwhelmed by interest in its proposed Central-Orana Renewable Energy Zone and then in the New England REZ, the New South Wales Government has now opened the floodgates to the South-West.
Tesla orders 45 GWh of EV batteries from CATL
Reports calculated that the single order would be enough to support production of 800,000 vehicles.
Sunday read: What’s next for polysilicon?
The past 12 months have proved profitable for polysilicon manufacturers, as selling prices have soared to levels not seen since 2011. However, with major new capacity expansions on the horizon from most of the leading manufacturers, and new players planning to enter the scene, the market balance looks set to shift. Exawatt’s Alex Barrows rounds up where the industry stands and what might happen next.
Saturday read: ‘India presents a big market opportunity for us’
Sujoy Ghosh, First Solar’s vice president for India and the Asia-Pacific region, speaks to pv magazine India’s Uma Gupta about the company’s plans to set up a 3.3 GW module fab in India to service the local market.
