Hitachi Energy unveils AI-based solar forecasting solution
Hitachi Energy’s Nostradamus AI solution enables users to make better decisions by generating accurate forecasts for solar and wind generation, market pricing, and load projections.
Improving solar cell efficiency with upconversion nanoparticles
An international research group has developed a light upconversion system that can reportedly improve crystalline silicon solar cell efficiency by up to 0.87%. The technology consists of multilayer nanoparticles that act as near-infrared absorbers across different spectral ranges.
France concludes C&I rooftop PV tender with average price of €0.09995/kWh
The French authorities have wrapped up a commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop PV tender with an average price of €0.09995 ($0.1055)/kWh. The government has allocated 253.3 MW of solar capacity in total.
Sinovoltaics updates battery energy storage system financial stability ranking
The latest financial stability ranking keeps Tesla, Mustang Battery, Kung Long Batteries, Hyundai Electric and Eaton, in the top five spots in a report that includes 55 manufacturers.
Canadian-Chinese venture begins indoor perovskite solar panel production in China
A joint venture between Canadian perovskite solar startup Solaires Enterprises and China’s Genesis Technology has completed successful trial production of indoor perovskite PV modules in Jiaxing, China.
Waaree Energies secures 1 GW solar module order
Waaree Energies has signed an order from a developer to supply 1 GW of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) 580 W bifacial glass PV modules.
Shizen Energy, Smfl Mirai Partners buy 18.6 MW floating solar portfolio in Japan
Shizen Energy and Smfl Mirai Partners have jointly acquired energy company Mizuta Koichi from France’s Ciel & Terre, along with its portfolio of twelve floating solar assets located across Japan.
UK commits to hydrogen-to-power subsidy mechanism
The UK government announced a new business model for hydrogen, based on dispatchable power agreements available to carbon capture technologies.
EliTe Solar opens solar cell production facility in Indonesia
Just a few months after beginning construction on a cell manufacturing factory in Egypt, Singapore’s EliTe Solar has opened a cell manufacturing facility in Indonesia. The Indonesian project took around eight months to complete from site selection to opening.
SolarEdge U.S.-made home battery now available
The SolarEdge Home Battery ‘USA Edition’ has a storage capacity of 9.7kWh and is designed to quality for domestic content bonus.
