Germany

The Austrian Institute of Technology, Fraunhofer ISE, and Forster Industrietechnik are creating a brand-new rooftop PV system idea for freeways. They aim to harness the capacity of underexploited roadway networks to produce electrical power.

According to the latest numbers from the Federal Network Agency, the nation's advancing installed PV power has actually currently gotten to 51.98 GW.

PV project programmer and operator ReneSola Power is increasing down on initiatives to expand its organisation in the United States and Europe, targeting a complete project pipeline of 1GW by the end of 2020.

Using an ingenious high-speed video clip arrangement, researchers in Germany had the ability to observe the screen-printing process utilized in solar cell metallization, on a time scale of less than 50 milliseconds. Insights into the paste's behavior and the mechanisms at the workplace during display printing will improve the procedure as well as the formulation of the silver paste it relies upon.

Centrotec, a German energy efficiency specialist, has actually obtained Switzerland's Pari Group, which holds an 80% stake in German PV module supplier Sonnenstromfabrik.

Statkraft and Naturstrom AG have authorized a power acquisition contract for a 50 MW solar array in Bavaria, while BayWa r.e. has actually revealed a brand-new solar-wind crossbreed project, with 22 MW of solar capability.

In markets like Germany, green hydrogen manufacturing costs will certainly equal fossil-fuel-based hydrogen by 2030, brand-new research study shows.

The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as well as the Institute for Materials as well as Components in Electronics at the University of Hannover, in addition to Centrotherm, Singulus, Meyer Burger as well as Von Ardenne are associated with a study project focused on achieving a 27% conversion effectiveness for silicon solar cells based on perovskite.

Germany's RWE has raised around EUR2 billion to accelerate its standing in renewable energy.

A novel anion exchange membrane layer has been developed by German chemical company Evonik. Its designers assert it can make hydrogen generation cheaper, as the cells used for electrolysis featuring the tool would not need rare-earth elements.

The United States microinverter manufacturer and the German panel manufacturer have launched a residential glass/glass PERC module furnished Enphase IQ 7+ tool. The 60-cell PERC module is available in three versions with power outcome varying from 320 to 330 W and efficiencies of 18.8% to 19.4%.

Scientists from Fraunhofer IISB, Wacker Chemie and also Alzchem claim undesirable metals go into the silicon mostly with finish of the quartz crucible. The searching for can make it possible for manufacturers to make forecasts concerning the high quality of silicon blocks.

Researchers have been working to create the best photovoltaic panel that could operate in reduced light conditions to power deep-space goals and at the same time remain light-weight and robust.

German inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology reported strong financial results for the very first half of 2020 in spite of the Covid-19 dilemma. Meyer Burger, nevertheless, saw sales as well as profits decline.

Germany may see the release of around 800 MW of PV systems not going beyond 10 kW in dimension until now this year, according to EUPD Research. If this result is attained, this year may also exceed record year 2011.