India’s NTPC explores canal-top, floating solar potential
NTPC has invited bids to carry out a feasibility study for canal-top, elevated module mounting structures and floating solar at its Tanda thermal power station in the Ambedkar Nagar district.
New floating PV mounting structure from Austria
The floater consists of a structure made of HDPE plastic which is claimed to withstand waves of up to 3m and currents of up to 2m/s. According to the manufacturer — Austrian tech company SolOcean — the floating structure can be used for either onshore or offshore projects.
Single-row PV array comes online along Italian bridge
A 300m long PV system with a capacity of 71.5 kW has been deployed along a bridge crossing the Pò river in San Mauro Torinese, in northern Italy. The project was tendered by the municipality in June.
Lithium beneath California’s Salton Sea
The geothermal field beneath California’s Salton Sea contains brine that may hold from one to six million metric tons of lithium, an essential element for producing batteries. A Berkeley Lab study aims to evaluate the resource.
The Hydrogen Stream: CPV-powered PEM electrolyzers for 1.2MW demo in Portugal
Fusion Fuel Green has developed a small PEM electrolyzer that will be used in a green hydrogen project in Iberia. Elsewhere, India’s Adani Group and Canada-based PEM fuel cell producer Ballard Power Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate a joint investment in the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cells for mobility and industrial applications in India.
Europe’s first solar-powered electric aircraft charging point
The pilot project is aimed at powering small electric aircraft. It is located in the southeast of England and was developed with 33 modules from Q-Cells.
Rollable CIGS solar modules from France
French start-up Solar Cloth is planning to scale up capacity at its module production facility near Cannes. The factory will produce 17.6%-efficient flexible solar modules integrated into textile supports.
The Netherlands’ Friesland and Gelderland regions reach maximum grid capacity
Grid bottlenecks are increasing in the northern Netherlands and solar project developers will see fewer chances to build PV facilities there.
CISSe solar cell with record-breaking efficiency of 14.4%
Korean researchers have built a CISSe solar cell that can be used as a bottom cell for applications in tandem cells with a top cell based on perovskite. In the manufacturing process, they replaced the vacuum technology with air annealing and the result was a record-breaking efficiency combined with potential lower production costs.
Hanwha Q Cells launches 590W solar module with 21.7% efficiency
The Q.Peak Duo XL-G11.3 panel is currently the largest and most powerful panel produced by the Korea-based manufacturer. It features a temperature coefficient of -0.34% per degree Celsius and comes with a 25-year linear performance warranty.
