Solar module prices dive to record low
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, offers bite-sized analysis on solar PV module supply and price trends.
Trina Solar, MPower sign panel, tracker supply deal
Australia’s MPower has signed a supply deal with China-based manufacturer Trina Solar to support the ongoing rollout of the developer’s portfolio of solar and battery energy storage projects.
American Battery Factory breaks ground on US gigafactory
American Battery Factory has started building a $1.2 billion gigafactory in the US state of Arizona. It is set to generate approximately 1,000 job opportunities in the Tucson region.
EU solar lobby urges ban on forced labor in solar products
The European Solar Manufacturing Council says that the European Commission should ban all products made with forced labor to ensure the future of the European PV manufacturing sector.
Swiss students crossing Australian outback in solar car
A group of ETH Zurich students are currently competing in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. They are racing a solar car, powered by monocrystalline silicon PV modules, through the Australian outback.
Spain rockets to fourth place in global utility-scale solar listing
Spain recorded more than 20 GW of installed solar capacity at the end of last year, according to recently published data from Wiki-Solar. The website’s founder claims that the country is becoming a PV powerhouse as utility-scale developers increasingly roll out projects.
The ‘next big thing’
The PV industry in Southeast Asia has come a long way since guest author Ragna Schmidt-Haupt, partner at Everoze, reported on solar financing innovation in the region more than a decade ago. In this article, she outlines five factors for success, the newest of which has the potential to become a game changer, and not only in Southeast Asia.
German company installs PV-powered desalination plant in Ukraine
Germany’s Boreal Light says it has installed a desalination plant in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. It claims that the system – which uses 560 W solar modules to produce 125 cubic meters of clean water per hour – is Europe’s largest PV-powered desalination project.
Solarday unveils new strategy, inverter line in Italy
Solarday presented its new commercial and industrial strategy at a recent event in Milan. pv magazine Italy spoke with Solarday Sales and Marketing Director Marco Vergani about the module manufacturer’s direct participation in large-scale installations and its new line of inverters.
Novel cadmium telluride solar cell design with potential efficiency of 31.82%
Scientists in Bangladesh designed a cadmium telluride solar cell with upper/top and back contact materials made of aluminum (Al) and nickel (Ni). The device reportedly showed a quantum efficiency of around 100 % at visible wavelengths.
