Netherlands posts more negative energy prices
The Netherlands has recorded more hours of negative energy prices between Jan. 1 and Aug. 17 than it did in all of 2023. Dutch research firm Stratergy has noted a clear correlation between expected solar and wind energy and negative hourly prices in the day-ahead market.
‘Are there enough women in the room?’
This week, Women in Solar Europe (WiSEu) gives voice to Darina Merdassi, the CEO of energy group Decci. She says that, although she entered the energy sector many years ago, she is still one of the very few women on speaking panels, with the “situation not being much better in the audience.”
Indonesia relaxes local content requirement for solar projects
The government of Indonesia has eased import rules for solar power plants in a bid to bolster the development of renewables projects.
Winter wildfires smother solar in South America
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that aerosols from Brazilian wildfires significantly reduced solar irradiance across parts of South America in July, although a persistent high-pressure system over the South Pacific boosted irradiance in Chile and Argentina.
All-perovskite tandem solar cell based on tin-lead perovskite achieves 28.8% efficiency
An international research team has developed an all-perovskite tandem PV device that reportedly shows reduced recombination losses in the cell’s bottom device and remarkable stability. To improve the perovskite solar cell’s surface, the scientists created partially non-conductive and non-functional areas that protect the perovskite area underneath from becoming defective.
Global solar module prices fall amid weak demand
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Germany records 1.4 GW of new solar in July
Germany installed 1.4 GW of new solar capacity in July, bringing its cumulative total to 92.23 GW.
Brazil’s electricity access program needs 1.5 million solar modules.
New research shows that achieving universal electricity access in the Amazon region will require up to 15 million PV modules and more than $7.4 billion in investments.
Italy adds 3.34 GW of new solar in H1
Italy installed 3.34 GW of new solar in the first six months of 2024, bringing its total PV capacity to 33.62 GW by the end of June.
Heliene to procure US-made solar wafers from NorSun
Heliene has secured a deal to procure US-made solar wafers from NorSun, sourced from its upcoming 5 GW factory in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
