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More individual stocks pitched in to help drive the S&P 500 index to record highs during the first quarter, rebutting skeptics’ concerns that the market’s gains were too narrow to endure.Data provided to MarketWatch by Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick showed the number of S&P 500 stocks trading at 52-week highs recently peaked at 118, the…
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia, and New South Wales were over-performing solar regions in March. This overperformance in the southeast and southwest came despite most of the Australian continent seeing below-average irradiance, due to thicker-than-usual clouds over the sparsely-populated interior and tropics.…
A Spanish research group has investigated how thermoelectric heat pumps may be used as power-to-heat technology to increase temperatures in thermal energy storage systems. It found the proposed system configuration may achieve an overall efficiency of 112.6% at at 135 C. March 29, 2024 Lior KahanaResearchers from Spain have designed a novel thermal energy storage…
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry. March 29, 2024 OPISThe Chinese Module Marker (CMM), the OPIS benchmark assessment for TOPCon modules was assessed at $0.121 per W, unchanged week to week while mono PERC…
Researchers in China have conducted a numerical study on the wind sensitivity of offshore floating solar plants. They have tested six row-arrangements of panels and have found an optimal system configuration that is reportedly less sensitive to wind direction. March 29, 2024 Lior KahanaA group of scientists from China conducted a numerical study on the…
As photovoltaic (PV) technologies evolve, understanding their environmental implications is crucial for a sustainable energy transition. IEA PVPS Task 12 analyzes the environmental impact of passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) technology in PV installations in comparison to the monocrystalline silicon technology (AI-BSF) and the trend towards installing horizontal singla-axis tracker systems as opposed to…
U.S. natural gas producers are reducing production in response to multi-year low prices. Some producers are stocking up inventories of wells ready to start pumping when prices rebound. Producers are optimistic about the long-term prospects of gas as a fuel both in America and abroad. U.S. natural gas producers are slashing production in response to…
Since the public spat over long-term forecasts between the leading voice of the world’s oil producers – OPEC – and consumers – the International Energy Agency (IEA) – broke out last fall, it remains apparent that a deep divide exists between them. Their contrasting reports were published last October in the weeks leading up to…