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Technology & Products
Light and shade of 500 W plus solar panels – part IV In the fourth and final article of a series, pv magazine editor Pilar Sánchez Molina analyzes with industry experts challenges and opportunities created by new panels with power output exceeding 500 W.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Sep 04, 2020
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Technology & Products
Light and shade of 500 W plus solar panels – part III In the third article in a series, pv magazine editor Pilar Sánchez Molina and industry experts continue their discussion on the challenges and opportunities created by new panels with power output exceeding 500 W.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Sep 04, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Exoskeletons for solar panel mounting Endesa, the Spanish unit of Italian power group Enel, is using a new technology in the construction of three solar parks in southern Spain.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Sep 02, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Spanish startup RatedPower, pioneer in the development of software to optimise the design of solar plants By scanning millions of iterations, pvDesign finds the best plant configuration and automatically generates over 300 pages of detailed documentation in seconds. The Spanish firm has just landed its first Australian client.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Jun 09, 2020
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Technology & Products
Australia overtakes Chile in global lithium production Data published by the United States Geological Survey show that, in 2017, lithium production in Australia reached 18,700 tons, compared to 14,100 tons in Chile. The market share of Chile has declined from 37.6% in 2016 to 32.8% in 2017; and risen Australia, from 36.8% to 43.5% in the same period.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Jun 12, 2018
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Markets & Policy
Chile’s energy regulator to use Blockchain The Chilean National Energy Commission will become the country’s first public entity to use Blockchain technology. The new program will begin in March.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Feb 28, 2018
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Technology & Products
Tesla shows interest in Chilean lithium The head of the Chilean Economic Development Agency (Corfo), Eduardo Bitran says that Tesla may partner with local lithium producer SQM in the construction of a factory. The Chilean government and SQM have recently settled a dispute that began in 2014.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Jan 31, 2018
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