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PSDcast – Renewable Energy vs. Coal

Energy scientist and author Jack Kerfoot

­Coal is going through a mini renaissance right now in Europe, mainly as a result of the war in Ukraine, but we’ve also seen coal usage drop dramatically over the last couple decades globally. What’s behind that and will renewables completely supplant coal?
Date:
03/17/2023
Perovskite Solar Cells from the Slot Die Coater - A Step Towards Industrial Production

The wet coating with a standard ink composition: the wet perovskite thin films (left) has a rib-like structure. The corresponding SEM image (right) of the annealed perovskite film shows inhomogeneities.

­Metal halide perovskites are considered to be a particularly low-cost and promising class of materials for next-generation solar modules. Perovskite solar cells can be produced with coating processes using liquid inks made from precursor materials and various solvents. After coating, the solvents evaporate an
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Date:
03/16/2023
SolarEdge Announces New 'Rate Saver' Solar + Battery Solution to Keep Solar Winning in the NEM 3.0 California Market

The newly announced SolarEdge Home ‘Rate Saver’ reduces battery system cost by up to 38% and provides industry-high power yield for maximum Time-of-Use savings, offering superior payback periods.

­SolarEdge announced its new SolarEdge Home ‘Rate Saver’ solar + battery solution for California. As the State transitions to a self-consumption market under the new NEM 3.0 Net Billing Tariff, the new DC-Coupled solar + battery solution provides homeowners who do not require home back-up a more cost-effective wa
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Date:
03/09/2023
Ohio University Awarded $2 Million from Department of Energy to Develop Products from Coal Waste

Damilola Daramola, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Ohio University

­The Department of Energy (DOE) announced it has funded six research and development projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for high-value graphitic products and carbon-metal composites that can be employed in clean energy technologies. Ohio University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy an
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Date:
03/03/2023
Meeting Narrow-band Power Line Communication Requirements in Smart Grid Infrastructure Designs

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Figure 1: As more renewable energy sources have been added to the grid, it has been become largely de-centralized where power comes from a variety of local sources

­Today’s smart energy grids must be able to access real-time data collection through sophisticated communication, monitoring and control capabilities giving operators the ability to manage increasingly decentralized power generation and remedy any outage situations. Adding renewables and energy storage to th
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Date:
03/01/2023
EtherCAT Measurement Terminals in Wind Farm Monitoring

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Figure 1: A diagram of the circuit showing the distributed I/O to place accelerometers and full bridge strain gauges terminated close to the measurement locations

­The UK aims to build enough wind farms to power every household by 2030. The potential of wind power was demonstrated by a recent record, when on a single day in January wind farms produced 19,835 megawatts, which is enough to cover more than half of England’s electricity needs. The increased investment in
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Date:
03/01/2023
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