Perovskite solar cell achieves 24.3% efficiency, high stability via binary mixed hole transport layer
Researchers in China have built a hole transport layer with a mixed binary configuration integrating the polymer Regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and Spiro-OMeTAD. They used it to build a perovskite solar cell that was able to retain 90% of its initial efficiency after 1,200 hours of storage in dark ambient environment.
Solar testing group warns of degradation risk for TOPCon
The Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) raised the issue of ultraviolet-induced degradation of the trending technology in its PV Module Index 2022.
India’s largest gas supplier moves into solar module production
GAIL (India) Ltd, India’s largest natural gas company, has announced plans to expand into vertically integrated solar manufacturing with an undisclosed partner.
US House of Representatives votes to resume solar tariffs
US President Joe Biden’s two-year halt on solar import tariffs is designed to create a bridge of supply as the United States ramps up its domestic manufacturing capacity.
Navitas Solar ramps up PV panel capacity to 1.7 GW
Indian manufacturer Navitas Solar is ramping up its PV panel capacity to 1.7 GW per year by adding a new 1.2 GW manufacturing facility. The new factory can produce M10 and G12 mono PERC and TOPCon modules.
Swiss manufacturer enters Australia with heterojunction solar module
Swiss solar module manufacturer Meyer Burger will enter the growing Australian PV market by offering a range of high-performance solar panels that it claims deliver greater energy yields than traditional technologies.
First Solar revenue falls in Q1 as US facility investments take priority
First Solar has reported a decline in first-quarter revenue, citing investments in US facilities as a priority, with 25% of its full-year guidance expected in the first half.
Weekend Read: New turf for thin films
Thin-film technologies have long promised to make a major impact on the solar industry but have largely been constrained to niche applications and research labs if they were not shredded by the market. After several false starts, current trade dynamics and promising research programs may help solar thin films find their place in the sun.
Passive solar module cooling tech based on water sorption
South Korean scientists have developed a WD-ER cooling system that can lower the operating temperature of a PV panel by up to 14.9 C, with an average heat transfer coefficient of 64.1 W/m2.
M10 wafer prices break 2-month hold slipping 0.6%
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.
