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.
Corning, Suniva, Heliene to produce first fully US-made solar module
Corning, Suniva and Heliene are combining their strengths to produce what will be the first solar module with polysilicon, wafers and cells made in the United States.
Longi unveils anti-dust back contact solar module with 24.8% efficiency
Longi has released a back-contact solar module with 24.8% efficiency, featuring a power output of up to 670 W and a temperature coefficient of -0.26% per degree Celsius.
UtmoLight pushes perovksite PV module efficiency to 18.1%
UtmoLight has reached 18.1% efficiency with its perovskite PV modules, according to results confirmed by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
US solar facilities lost $5,720 per MW to equipment issues in 2024
US solar facilities lost $5,720 per megawatt in 2024, with global losses from equipment failures and extreme weather reaching $10 billion. Raptor Maps says 193 GW of projects recorded rising power losses, primarily from inverters, strings, and combiners, with regional weather risks varying significantly.
