Swiss researchers team with NREL to break 35% cell efficiency
A collaborative project between the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has tested a range of multi junction cells in tandem configuration, and achieved efficiencies of up to 35.9%.
Huadian Fuxin posts $218 million profit in H1
Huadian Fuxin Energy recorded a profit attributable to shareholders of CNY 1.45 billion ($217.9 million) in the first half of 2017 — roughly similar to its results in the first six months of the preceding year — as the company’s total installed PV capacity surpassed the 1 GW mark in China.
Chinese module prices rise 10% above forecast, causing problems for India
Growth in the booming Indian solar market, heavily reliant on Chinese modules, could slow as strong Q3 demand for panels in China and the U.S. push up prices and impact Indian firms’ financial modelling.
BYD scores 180 MW order in Brazil
BYD has agreed to supply 180 MW of PV modules to Spanish developer Cobra for use in the Guaimbe project in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.
Shell receives approval for 250 MW PV plant in Australia
Multinational oil company Shell is reportedly assessing the viability of a planned 250 MW solar power plant in the Western Downs region of Queensland, Australia, having received approval for the project from the local council.
Australia urged to aim for 100% renewables by 2030s
One of the world’s leading climate experts says Australia needs to aim for 100 per cent renewables within two decades as part of its efforts to meet climate targets, and it stands to reap enormous economic – and environmental – benefits if it does.
GTM Research: Global solar capacity to rival nuclear by end of 2017
Information from the latest edition of GTM Research’s Global Solar Demand Monitor shows that solar’s globally installed capacity is rapidly catching up with that of nuclear, and that solar could in fact grow to more than double nuclear’s current capacity within the next five years.
Sunseap signs 25-year PPA for 5 MW in Singapore
Singapore’s Sunseap Group has agreed to sell PV-generated electricity to ST Kinetics over a 25-year period across five locations in the Southeast Asian city-state.
Solar Philippines inaugurates country’s first PV panel factory
Solar Philippines officially opened the country’s first PV module plant with an inauguration ceremony attended by President Rodrigo Duterte earlier this week. It claims the facility in Santo Tomas, Batangas province, will produce 800 MW of solar panels in 2018.
Tata Power Solar reports triple profit, 52 % net sales increase
The solar power arm of the Indian industrial conglomerate Tata has posted a 330% growth in profit after tax in 2016-17, citing EPC instead of manufacturing as the reason behind the increase
