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PV system prices fell 8.9% in Brazil in the first six months of the year
The cumulative capacity of 5 MW-or-smaller solar systems has reached 958 MW in Brazil, according to consultancy Greener. Around a third of that capacity was installed in the first half of this year, with projects relying on half-cell and PERC modules making up the largest share.
Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Inverters, South america, Brazil, Greener, PV system prices, PERC modules, Polycrystalline modules, ANEEL
Webinar Q&A: Simulating the gains of bifacial and tracking installations, where’s the rub?
Following up on the webinar held with Trina Solar about the new algorithms needed for bifacial and tracking installations, the word is that gains of 20-30% are not unlikely. To attain that, however, the sweet spot of front and rear side yield has to be reached. Trina has showcased a new algorithm alongside its bifacial n-type modules and claims it can do just that.
Aug 13, 2019 // Opinions, bifacial, Europe, tracking, Trina Solar, Kyumin Lee, Klaus Hofmeister
US anti-forced labour regulation gathers momentum as new bill passes House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives has actually passed the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act, which aims to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region, by a frustrating 428-1 in an action that can have serious consequences for the nation's solar industry.
Dec 10, 2021 // Policy, USA, North America, Xinjiang, china imports, WRO, forced labour, import ban, Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act
Meyer Burger set to receive EUR22.5 m in German grants for heterojunction quantity production
Meyer Burger has actually been pledged an overall of EUR22.5 million in regional German federal government grants when the business begins ramping quantity manufacturing capacity to 1.4 GW for its heterojunction (HJ) solar cell as well as module setting up.
Jan 4, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Germany, pv modules, Europe, c-si manufacturing, meyer burger, n-type mono, heterojunction solar cell, Gunter Erfurt
Elgin elevates ₤ 4.35 m for 210MW subsidy-free solar profile
Elgin Energy is to progress a 210MW portfolio of subsidy-free solar complying with the closure of its very first fundraise with Focus Capital Partners.
Mar 1, 2021 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, subsidy-free solar, Ronan Kilduff, Elgin, Jack O’Keeffe
Gore Street eyes storage opportunities outside UK
Investor seeks shareholder approval to spend even more funds into projects in markets consisting of the United States and EU
Mar 22, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, Gore Street
Acwa Power eyes Iraq solar schemes
Saudi Arabia-based utility programmer Acwa Power is prepared to implement solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) forecasts it has actually proposed to develop in Iraq once the brand-new government permits to proceed.
Jun 22, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, Asia, ACWA Power, Paddy Padmanathan
Multiferroic materials: Further improve the efficiency of solar cells
The growth of new-type thin-film solar cell modern technology is groundbreaking, it opens the possibility of presenting clean energy right into modern families most cordially, as well as will bring a brand-new way of life. Today, people are particularly positive regarding the growth potential of these new-type thin-film solar cells.
Oct 26, 2021 // Technology, China, solar cells, Asia, efficiency, Chaoyong Deng
Solar is essential to develop the France of 2030
KilowattSol CEO Xavier Daval has actually criticized the absence of references to solar in the French government's post-Covid recuperation strategy, which has designated EUR30 billion to the power shift. The head of the PV technical advisory states solar must become a lot more main to France's critical choices as well as China must not be enabled to preserve its near-monopoly on PV panel manufacturing.
Sep 9, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, Xavier Daval, covid-19
Massachusetts guv indicators climate bill
Massachusetts guv Charlie Baker signed a state climate expense on Friday that develops standards for the adoption of solar energy innovations.
Mar 29, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, North America, net metering, utility solar, climate bill
Examining the influence of micro-cracks in solar glass
A Turkish study group has actually evaluated exactly how large adjustments in temperature level can influence absorbance, light passage as well as reflectivity in 2 sorts of solar glass. The researchers showed reduced performance in solar cells as well as the glass itself were attributable to a great deal of micro-cracks as well as contortions on the glass surface area.
Feb 17, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Asia, Turkey, solar glass, micro-cracks
On the route of natural solar cells' effectiveness
In their research, by exploring the resonances of the particles in the slim movies, the researchers had the ability to reveal that extremely basic quantum impacts, supposed absolutely no factor resonances, can make a substantial payment to voltage losses. The research study has actually currently been released in the journal Nature Communications.
Mar 25, 2020 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, efficiency
REC Group counters at Q CELLS with very own license violation claim
High-efficiency PV module producer REC Group has actually submitted a license violation suit versus Q CELLS concerning its split cell as well as junction box modern technology. Q CELLS had actually formerly opened up license violation legal actions concerning a PERC cell procedure versus REC Group, JinkoSolar and also LONGi Solar.
May 14, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, REC Group, Hanwha Q Cells, Shankar G. Sridhara, twinpeak, split junction box
The US tops 37.9 GW of large scale solar
That record figure of utility scale PV was under contract at the end of June with 8.7 GWdc under construction. However, installation levels fell slightly, year-over-year.
Sep 17, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, USA, ITC, Texas, Wood Mackenzie, North America, Minnesota
Uncovering the secret of ternary polymer solar cell success
Solar cells will certainly doubtless play a significant component in a lasting energy future.
Apr 22, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, polymer, University of Tsukuba, Itaru Osaka, Kazuhiro Marumoto