Japanese solar building up resiliency against curtailment
Mitsubishi and Japanese utility Kyushu Electric Power are teaming up to use more grid-scale storage, in order to reduce financial losses caused by curtailment.
EDF Renewables signs 1 GW of solar, storage contracts in New York
France’s EDF Renewables has won contracts for three large solar and storage projects, with a combined 1 GW of capacity.
Perovksite solar cell with 23.13% efficiency via new passivation approach
Australian researchers built a perovskite solar cell with guanidinium bromide and octylammonium bromide cations. They claim the device can achieve a higher open-circuit voltage, while exhibiting better efficiency and stability.
Hydrogen combustion tech for residential water heaters
Japan’s Rinnai has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first 100% hydrogen combustion technology for residential water heaters. It is currently using the hydrogen water heater in demonstration projects in Australia, prior to commercialization.
Albania approves first unsubsidized large-scale solar projects
The Albanian government said last week that unspecified developers have agreed to build two 20 MW solar projects in the nation’s Korça region. The authorities also said that renewables operators will now have to pay fees for grid imbalances.
Dutch agency probing payments for surplus solar power
Rob Jetten, the Dutch energy minister, said the nation’s competition regulator is now looking at how energy suppliers are paying for surplus power from residential PV owners. He said that a reasonable tariff should cover at least 80% of energy prices.
The weekend read: The dawn of deep green solar
The importance of biodiversity on solar farms is coming into sharper focus, due to the intersecting forces of sustainable finance and the UK Environment Act. These positive influences will likely change the way the industry and the public view solar farms, as they evolve into biodiversity hotspots that lead the recovery of nature. Everoze Partner Ellie van der Heijden discusses how boosting biodiversity can be an opportunity for solar developers and investors to increase their positive impact.
New solar module factory in Algeria
Zergoun Green Energy has begun production activities at its new 200 MW factory in Ouargla, southern Algeria.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: 1 GW TOPCon module supply order for JinkoSolar
JinkoSolar has scored a 1 GW PV panel order in China and Risen suspended a $758 million private placement of shares.
The Hydrogen Stream: Project to produce hydrogen from waste plastic takes shape in the UK
In other news, Plug Power revealed plans to build a 35-ton-per-day green hydrogen generation plant at Belgium’s Port of Antwerp-Bruges and UK researchers developed an artificial leaf device made from bismuth oxyiodide that is able to harvest sunlight to produce hydrogen fuels.
