Enhancing PV glazing prospects in solar architecture
To make it easier to adopt building integrated PV (BIPV) as a glazing material, a group within the IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA-PVPS) has tackled the solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) calculation for BIPV. It is part of IEA PVPS Task 15 international standardization efforts.
China’s power reform could boost solar module demand, prices, says S&P Global
Analysis by S&P Global suggests new power pricing measures in China could bring a rush of new installations in the country during the first half of the year and lead to an increase in solar module prices first domestically, then internationally.
AE Solar releases bifacial solar modules for vertical projects
AE Solar has launched bifacial solar modules with 560 W to 580 W of power output, designed for vertical installations and agrivoltaic projects. The German company says the modules offer up to 10% backside power gain.
Aleo Solar to halt production at PV module factory in Germany
Aleo Solar says it will halt production at its solar panel factory in Prenzlau, Germany, affecting 110 employees. The manufacturer is a unit of Taiwan’s Sino-American Silicon.
All unmanned ground vehicles for solar plant monitoring at a glance
Scientists in Australia have reviewed 36 mobile inspection robots for ground-mounted PV plants and have identified six commercial ground robots that are systematically used for this task. Their work presents the robots according to different types of locomotion, navigation technologies, communication technologies, and market status.
A one stop shop for the certification of solar PV panels
The IEC Conformity Assessment System for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components (IECEE) has been building trust for industries making and selling electronic equipment for the last 40 years, one the most important of them being the solar PV panel industry.
Avaada building 5 GW solar cell plant, opens 1.5 GW module factory in India
Avaada Electro has started building a 5 GW integrated tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell and module plant and opened a 1.5 GW module factory near New Delhi, India.
Titanium makes perovskite solar cells more durable
After finding a way to make spiro-OMeTAD, a popular perovskite solar cell hole transport layer, less prone to heat-induced crystallization, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology are now seeking partners to scale the technology for large-area PV cells.
Polysilicon market unchanged, awaits policy stimulus
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.
Gas quenching with helium, argon for more stable perovskite solar cells
Kuwait University researchers investigated the relationship between the molecular weight of the quenching gas and the morphology of perovskite films used in solar cells, finding that argon and helium extended device lifetimes compared to using the more conventional nitrogen.
