A group of researchers from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena and the University of Castilla–La Mancha studied real-life self-consumption photovoltaic installations that reflect the current ...

Scientists have developed a hybrid energy storage system combining lithium-ion batteries with power-to-heat-to-power thermal batteries (PHPS), cutting energy costs by 7 percent and boosting solar self ...

The decrease was driven by the industrial sector, as the residential segment rose due to the Iberian blackout in April. Image: Bill Mead via Unsplash. For the third year in a row, self-consumption ...

Given high electricity costs in Germany, operators of PV systems see value in consuming generated solar power directly or storing it in battery systems. Fraunhofer ISE has developed a new method to ...

Until 2009, German PV system owners hardly used any of the electricity they generated themselves, as the feed-in tariff for photovoltaic electricity was higher than the price of electricity purchased ...

Capacity additions for PV self-consumption in Spain register a year-on-year drop for the second year in a row. Image: Unsplash. Spain has added 1.4GW of self-consumption solar PV in 2024, according to ...