Emiliano Bellini
Testing field for PV noise barriers
Two testing facilities for photovoltaic noise barriers are being built by a Belgian consortium. Their creators want to assess different PV technologies, reduce costs and plan large scale projects in Belgium, where land and policy constraints make the construction of ground-mounted PV plants almost impossible.
Another 70 MW of floating solar goes online in the Netherlands
BayWa re commissioned two floating PV facilities which it claims are the largest in Europe and outside Asia.
Solar module for floating PV from Hyundai
The bifacial panel has a power output of up to 485 W and an efficiency of up to 21%. It relies on a transparent backsheet and is encapsulated with polyolefin elastomer (POE).
Chemical bath deposition for 21.7%-efficient perovskite solar cell based on tin oxide films
The cell was used to build two perovskite solar modules with a size of 5x5cm and 10x10cm, respectively, and with efficiencies of 15.62% and 11.80%.
China wants to test vanadium redox flow batteries
A 125 kW/500kWh storage unit will be tested by China’s National Photovoltaic and Energy Demonstration Experimental Center. The storage system will be provided by Canadian specialist VRB Energy.
India tenders 1.2 GW solar in Karnataka
Solar Energy Corp. of India has given developers until Sept. 3 to bid for 1.2 GW of solar projects that will be set up on a build-own-operate basis in the state of Karnataka.
First lessons learnt from offshore pilot PV system in North Sea after 18-month operation
The 50 kW modular PV system started operating at the end of November 2019. According to its developer, Dutch start-up Oceans of Energy, power production after 18 months of operations is in line with expectations. The installation had to withstand several storms and waves with a height of up to 10 meters.
TSEC switches on new 500 MW solar cell production line
The new production line will enable the Taiwan-based manufacturer to produce larger and more powerful modules.
Nanocomposite films for 13.57%-efficient organic solar cell
Scientists in Malaysia have used, for the first time, nanocomposite films based on zinc oxide and polyvinyl alcohol in organic solar cells. These films were able to improve the efficiencies of the PV devices by up to 3.5%.
A tribute to our colleague Joël
Dear readers, It is with great sadness that we have learned of the sudden death of our colleague Joël Spaes, on Sunday. An accomplished professional in the energy industry, he joined pv magazine France in 2019 to report on news and other developments in the solar photovoltaic sector. His kindness, his great intelligence, his keen […]
