Behind-the-scenes look at solar panel production shines light on Australian manufacturing
With the International Energy Agency leading calls to diversify the world’s solar PV supply chain, Australia’s only solar panel maker Tindo Solar has released a video following the manufacturing process at its new $7.6 million production facility in Adelaide.
Considerations for solar projects during heat waves
High temperatures can affect different components of PV systems. Inverters can fail, the efficiency of solar modules can decline, and existing cell damage can become worse. However, investors, planners, and operators can adjust to heat waves in a number of different ways.
Novel busbar-free cell design for shingled solar modules
South Korean scientists have fabricated a busbar-free solar cell for shingled modules that uses 60% less silver than its busbar counterparts. A module with the new cells had almost the same performance as a reference shingled panel built with a conventional cell design.
JA Solar reveals results of year-long n-type, p-type tests
JA Solar said that tests have shown that n-type modules have a 3.9% higher power yield than their p-type counterparts. TÜV Nord has confirmed the results.
Inverted perovskite solar cell based on polymer-coated steel substrate achieves 16.5% efficiency
Scientists in the Netherlands have built a perovskite solar cell with a polyamide-imide (PAI) planarization layer to serve as an insulating layer. The device has an open-circuit voltage of 1.11 V, a short-circuit current of 19.9 mA cm–2, and a fill factor of 0.75.
Integrated solar rooftop, gazebo solutions for residential applications
India’s SunEdison has partnered with US startup Arka Energy to provide the Arka collection of solar roof and gazebo solutions in India.
German-Dutch consortium to build 500 kW offshore solar pilot in North Sea
Germany’s RWE is partnering with offshore PV specialist SolarDuck to build a 0.5 MW floating solar plant near an offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Solar glass capacity hits 64,000 MT per day
The Chinese government has revealed that the nation’s solar glass capacity has reached 64,000 metric tons per day, while State Grid Corp. of China has announced plans to allocate CNY 26.07 billion ($4.3 billion) for solar incentives.
ZSW, Tubesolar achieve 14% efficiency for thin-film agrivoltaic solar tubes
TubeSolar and the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg have achieved a power conversion efficiency of 14% for a photovoltaic film based on perovskite.
World’s third-largest PV system on a stadium roof reaches completion
The stadium of German football club SC Freiburg hosts a 2.4 MW rooftop solar array relying on heterojunction modules provided by Swiss manufacturer Meyer Burger.
