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Commercial perovskites imminent

Andries Wantenaar, a solar analyst at Rethink Energy, explains why he sees a bright future for perovskite PV cells, with technological advancements and major R&D investment paving the way for revolutionary change.

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Storm Babet costs UK, Germany, Netherlands over 422.93GWh

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, explores the impact of the now-lapsed Storm Babet as it traveled across the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Lithuania. The solar company urges that as large weather events like Storm Babet make landfall in the future, grid operators need to proactively prepare.

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Solar module prices dive to record low

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, offers bite-sized analysis on solar PV module supply and price trends.

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The ‘next big thing’

The PV industry in Southeast Asia has come a long way since guest author Ragna Schmidt-Haupt, partner at Everoze, reported on solar financing innovation in the region more than a decade ago. In this article, she outlines five factors for success, the newest of which has the potential to become a game changer, and not only in Southeast Asia.

Co-location, co-location, co-location

Charles Lesser, who leads UK operations at Apricum, and Apricum Project Manager Alexandra Popova explain why the renewables consultancy is predicting a big rise in solar-plus-storage projects in Great Britain.

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Solar energy production decreased in all major European markets in third week of October

In the third week of October, European electricity market prices were stable, with an upward trend in most cases compared to the previous week. However, in the MIBEL market, prices fell due to high wind energy production, which reached an all time record in Portugal and the highest value so far in 2023 in Spain.

Power PV: Global photovoltaic revolution for climate protection – from MW to TW (part I)

Around 392 GW of photovoltaics will be added in 2023. This is more capacity than all worldwide nuclear power plants in operation in 2022, which was 371 GW cumulatively.

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ETIP PV launches survey on its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Photovoltaics

ETIP PV has developed a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) which focuses on solar PV technology as a prominent aspect of the EU’s commitments to its clean energy targets and global sustainability goals. The SRIA PV is now open for consultation until November 30.

Amazon drought means clear skies for solar in South America

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that there was increased sunshine across the South American tropics last month, with solar assets accruing up to 120% of irradiance gains for September.

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China polysilicon prices fall for first time in more than three months

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.

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