Articles written by Marian Willuhn

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Research & Development
Solid-state batteries in space Japanese scientists are about to launch solid-state batteries into space.
Marian Willuhn
Mar 09, 2021
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Markets & Policy
Weekend read: Current developments The incremental improvements achieved each year in solar are usually relatively small, and improvements to one component can easily be accommodated by the rest of the system. But every so often, a bigger change comes along, with implications that will ripple up and down the supply chain.
Marian Willuhn
Feb 05, 2021
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Technology & Products
Sungrow launches second generation inverter in Australia Chinese solar inverter giant Sungrow has taken the first step towards increasing its Australian market share in 2021 with the launch of its second generation three-phase residential inverters.
David Carroll, Marian Willuhn
Feb 05, 2021
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Applications & Installations
Tesla launches solar inverter The EV manufacturer with big solar ambitions has finally leveraged its expertise in power electronics technology and launched a solar inverter.
Marian Willuhn
Jan 18, 2021
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Applications & Installations
The future of power electronics is distributed, aggregated and service oriented IHS Markit released a white paper in which the analyst outfit shared some predictions for the power electronics market. First and foremost, inverters will become smarter, and after some power outages in key markets, these devices are gearing up to take on more grid stabilising tasks, which hitherto had been reserved for synchronous generators.
Marian Willuhn
Dec 09, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Adaptive solar shade system means horticulturalists can smell the roses Researchers have modelled the effects of various PV module arrangements on a greenhouse used for rose growing in Iran’s Shiraz region. The team determined a ‘sweet spot’ where modules produced the most energy and provided optimal growth conditions for the crop.
Marian Willuhn
Dec 07, 2020
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Applications & Installations
A virtual-oscillator-based control strategy for microgrids Researchers have modeled how the combination of a virtual oscillator control mechanism and a cascaded sliding mode control can help regulate voltage and frequency in a distributed-solar microgrid.
Marian Willuhn
Nov 04, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Fraunhofer to develop battery inverter for whole-area UPS and renewables integration Industrial and academic partners are developing a battery inverter which can be grid connected under normal operation but can also use nearby renewables generators to form an island grid, for whole-area uninterrupted power supply.
Marian Willuhn
Oct 28, 2020
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Markets & Policy
Another bumper year sees green bonds push through $1tn mark Sustainability-linked debt financing is experiencing ever increasing popularity and the success of green bonds has driven other products linked to social performance and other sustainability criteria. The total volume of such investments to date passed the $2 trillion point this year.
Marian Willuhn
Oct 07, 2020
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