Halogens have proved to be very successful in accelerating the electron transfer between the electrolyte and the semiconductor.

In 2017, around 32 MW of new PV systems were connected to the grid of the Caribbean country, accounting for almost half of cumulative capacity.

Shortlisted bidders are Saudi energy company, ACWA and Japanese trading company, Marubeni, which submitted the second and third lowest bids, respectively. The lowest bid, which was proposed by consortium formed by UAE-based Masdar and French energy giant, EDF and could have become the world’s cheapest offer for solar energy, was excluded from the auction.

The solar park is being developed as an “energy cluster” in the frame of the recent reform of Poland’s Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Act.

The French tracker maker will be integrated in the ArcelorMittal Projects division of the Luxembourg-based steel manufacturer.

Days after the Oman Power and Water Procurement company (OPWP) launched a tender for 500 MW of PV capacity, the country’s major oil producer has issued its own tender for another 100 MW.

Luxembourg-based Arcelormitall may expand its business in the solar sector through the acquisition of insolvent French solar tracker provider, Exosun.

Overall, renewables accounted for more than 40% of the country’s electricity generation last year. Meanwhile, registered installed PV capacity has reached 478 MW.

In the first eleven months of 2017, new PV additions reached a total of 761 MW. Cumulative capacity now sits at 1.8 GW.

The process includes a test device, measurement of current output under different levels of illumination and different voltages, and how performance varies under these changing conditions.