Slenergy announces new balcony PV system
Slenergy, a Chinese electronics manufacturer, has developed a new balcony PV system featuring two 425 W all-black solar panels, an 800 W microinverter, and a mounting structure. It includes a set equipped with a 5-meter AC cable, a 3-meter DC cable, and a 3P connector.
Perovskite solar cell built on steel substrate achieves record efficiency of 17.1%
Scientists in Australia claim to have achieved the highest efficiency ever reported to date for a perovskite solar cell built on a steel substrate. They utilized an indium tin oxide (ITO) interlayer between the steel substrate and the cell in order to avoid iron diffusion from the substrate into the PV device.
Solar module prices continue to fall
Although raw material costs in China are slowly stabilizing again, PV module prices continue to decline, as inventory levels remain very high.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Astronergy plans 2 GW offshore solar project
Astronergy says it plans to build one of the world’s largest announced offshore PV projects, while Longi says it is expanding its cell capacity in Leshan, Sichuan province.
Saudi researchers apply distributionally robust optimization to wind, solar project siting
Saudi scientists created a new deep learning technique based on distributionally robust optimization (DRO) to identify the most suitable locations for utility scale wind and solar power projects. They applied the model to Saudi Arabia and found it provides ‘more realistic’ results than deterministic or robust models.
Sekisui Chemical unveils plan to produce solar thin films based on perovskite
A spokesperson from the Japanese plastics maker told pv magazine that production is currently being carried out at a small facility in the laboratory, and that the location of a full-scale production facility is currently under consideration.
Multi-generation photovoltaic leaf to produce electricity, thermal energy, water
A UK research team has developed a photovoltaic leaf concept that can produce electricity, water and thermal energy in a single device. The system, inspired by a leaf, is based on a biomimetic transpiration (BT) layer that cools down the embedded PV unit and utilizes excess heat from the cell to produce water and heat energy.
German consortium plans 5 GW vertically integrated solar module production
Heckert Solar, Wattkraft and Interfloat are planning to invest around €2 billion ($2.18 billion) in three different manufacturing facilities that will produce everything from polysilicon to solar modules.
Deployment trumps manufacturing in EU priorities
A lack of clear policy support, raw material dependency, and higher production costs are inhibiting the localization of European solar manufacturing, despite strong demand.
Study shows biosolar rooftop system benefits power output
A group of Australian researchers say they have confirmed the benefits of combining rooftop solar installations with ‘green’ roofs with new research showing the combination increased solar generation by as much as 107% during peak periods.
