Sweden’s largest battery goes online
Sweden’s largest energy storage investment, totaling 211 MW/211 MWh, goes live, combining 14 sites.
Panama launches energy auction
The Panamanian authorities have kicked off an energy auction open to new and existing power plants. Wind, solar, hydropower, and biomass projects are eligible to participate in the procurement exercise.
Kosovo shares results of solar subsidy scheme
Kosovo’s Ministry of Economy says two new schemes, offering subsidies for solar system installations to households and small- and medium-sized enterprises, have received more than 500 applications combined.
Micronesian utility seeking bids for 79 kW of solar minigrids, battery storage
Yap State Public Service Corp. is seeking bids to supply solar minigrids with battery energy storage systems (BESS), totaling 79 kW, for Yap Island in the Federated States of Micronesia. Applications are open until Jan. 28, 2025.
Solbian, Sunspeker unveil customizable solar modules for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics
The two Italian companies said their new modules use a fully recyclable sticker that can help to improve aesthetics and turn the panels into advertising billboards. The panels use 24%-efficient interdigitated back-contact solar cells from Maxeon.
Key takeaways from Renewable Energy India Expo 2024
Solar module manufacturers in India are quickly ramping up to multi-gigawatt-scale capacity to tap domestic demand. At the technology level, tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules based on 210 rectangular silicon wafer (G12R) cells are taking center stage.
Assessing fractures in G12 monocrystalline wafer processing
Scientists in China have investigated the fracture strength of commercial G12 monocrystalline wafers via the 4-point bending test and have found that wafer thickness, the position of the silicon wafer in the silicon brick, and the bending test direction are key parameters to develop future strategies aimed at reducing fractures.
California crosses 10 GW utility-battery storage threshold
CAISO set a new peak battery discharge record of 8.3 GW on October 9, as the state’s future EIA energy storage queue holds 177 GW of capacity, with 1.9 GW expected added through the end of the year.
Nexif Ratch Energy begins building 145 MWp of solar in Philippines
Nexif Ratch Energy, a renewable energy-focused platform in Southeast Asia and Australia, has reached financial close on a 145 MWp solar farm being developed in the Philippines.
Duffing oscillator can increase low output voltages in PV systems at dawn, sunset
Scientists have utilized a device based on the Duffing oscillator to solve the problem of PV systems’ low efficiency at low input voltages at dawn and sunset. Its performance was reportedly better than that of a conventional DC-DC boost converter in amplifying weak input voltages.
