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Cincon unveils DC-DC converters for solar trackers, inverters, battery management

Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Cincon has launched a new ultra-wide and high-input voltage DC-DC converter series to provide component safety and protection in solar PV inverters, solar trackers, and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

European consortium seeking to make floating PV more cost-competitive

An international team of floating PV specialists and researchers is working on affordability, sustainability, and reliability, as well as applying the latest technologies, to accelerate adoption.

Swiss startup launches 400 W transparent BIPV panels

Climacy, a building integrated PV manufacturer, has launched a new semi-transparent 400 W glass-glass panel that is suitable for use in roofs or facades in residential, industrial and commercial buildings. When used as a roof or wall componentt, the 20% transparent panels reportedly allow more natural light into interior spaces than conventional PV designs.

Scientists build 23.2%-efficient lead tin perovskite solar cell with improved lifetime

The researchers built the cell with a hole transport layer (HTL) based on PEDOT:PSS and were reportedly able to reduce the losses caused by this compound with the utilization of a thiocyanate additive. The champion lab-sized device achieved an open circuit voltage of 0.875 V, a short circuit current density of 31.84 mA cm−2, and a fill factor of 83.23%.

Chinese PV Industry Brief: NEA issues final rules for distributed solar

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has issued final regulations for distributed solar power, replacing 2013 interim rules with comprehensive standards for project lifecycles.

European consortium reuses second life PV panels, EV batteries in agrivoltaics, plug-in solar, low-budget projects

A European team is developing technologies and processes to show how end of life PV panels and electric vehicle (EV) batteries can be used in three distributed energy market segments: agrivoltaics, plug-in PV for households, and low-budget solutions. It will also demonstrate efficient recycling processes for critical raw materials recovered from panels and batteries that cannot be reused.

All-perovskite tandem solar cell based on wide bandgap perovskite achieves 29.1% efficiency

An international team researching wide bandgap perovskite films announced an effective technique to control the crystal orientation without compromising charge transport. The new approach was demonstrated in an all-perovskite tandem solar cell with an open-circuit voltage of 2.21 V and certified power conversion efficiency of 29.1%,

Around 10% of the world’s inland reservoirs could host 22 TW of floating PV

An international research team has assessed the worldwide status and potential of inland floating photovoltaic (FPV) installations, including analysis of the use of trackers and bifacial solar panels.

Chinese PV Industry Brief: JinkoSolar, TBEA report lower profits

Five major Chinese PV manufacturers issued profit warnings this week.

Recycled silicon powder from end-of-life solar panels can be reused in anti-corrosion coating

Researchers in India have demonstrated a wet chemical process to recover silicon with high purity from end-of-life solar panels, which they used to make functionalized silica nanoparticles. Tests of the processed nanoparticles in anti-corrosion coatings showed a corrosion protection efficiency of 99.5 %, which they said was 200 times lower corrosion rate compared to uncoated silica nanoparticles.

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