BYD unveils new agrivoltaics module
Chinese module maker BYD is producing a new bifacial monocrystalline panel at its manufacturing facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The module has a power output of up to 355 W and a conversion efficiency of 16.33%.
Hering Group moves into organic PV film manufacturing
Hering Group, a centuries-old German construction and engineering company, says it has acquired the PV manufacturing facilities of organic solar film developer Asca, based in Kitzingen, Germany. The previous owners of the facilities describe Asca as a “largely loss-making” venture lacking in sales.
German firm unveils PV-powered outdoor cameras
Technaxx, a company based in the German state of Hessen, says that its new Technaxx 4G Wildcam includes a 5 W monocrystalline silicon solar panel and network module.
Mondragon Assembly supplies new production line for agrivoltaic modules
Mondragon Assembly has provided French company Reden Solar with a 400 MW production line. Operations are scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2024.
Solyco switches on vertical PV systems on green rooftops in Germany
Solyco, a PV system specialist, has deployed a 12.64 kW vertical PV rooftop system made with glass-glass bifacial tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules in Hannover, Germany. It also installed a 10 kW vertical array in Hamburg.
Organic photovoltaic dual-ion battery for Internet of Things applications
Scientists in Germany conceived a solar-powered energy storage system that can reportedly achieve the high voltage levels required for applications in Internet of Things environments. The system combines a multi-junction organic solar cell with a dual-ion organic battery.
Kosol Energie builds 1 GW of TOPCon solar panel capacity
India’s Kosol Energie has installed a new 1 GW production line to produce TOPCon solar modules ranging from 580 W up to 715 W, in both mono-facial and bifacial variants.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: SPIC commissions 2 GW of aquaculture PV
State Power Investment Corp. (SPIC) built the huge facilities in five phases with the support of PowerChina, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. The project will stretch across occupies a water surface of roughly 44 square kilometers.
Longi claims 33.9% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell
The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed Longi’s achievement of a world record-breaking efficiency rating of 33.9% for a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell.
German consortium aims for backsheets with 40-year lifecycle
The “Folie40” project involves backsheet makers, solar module manufacturers, and research institutions such as Folienwerk Wolfen, Meyer Burger, Aluminum Féron, Fraunhofer ISE, and the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences.
