EU releases strategy for heat pump rollout
The European Commission has opened a call for evidence on its plan to accelerate heat pump roll-out across the European Union. It is asking citizens and businesses for feedback on four strands of action, focusing on financing, legislation, skills, research and innovation. The call for feedback is open until May 26.
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.
France deployed 2.4 GW of solar in 2022
France installed 743 MW of new PV installations in the fourth quarter alone.
4T silicon-perovskite PV cell hits 26.03% efficiency with transparent contact
Indian scientists have built a four-terminal silicon-perovskite solar cell that uses a top perovskite device with an efficiency of up to 17.1%. The top cell incorporates a room-temperature sputtered transparent conducting electrode (TCE) as a rear electrode.
India wraps up 1.2 GW hybrid wind-solar tender with $0.057/kWh tariff
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has agreed to sign a 25-year power purchase agreement with hybrid power developers.
Australian authorities assign 1.12 GW of PV in renewables tender
The New South Wales state government in Australia has announced the successful projects of its first tender under the Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap. Developers will build two major solar farms, a wind farm, and an eight-hour battery energy storage system to manage the phase-out of coal-fired power generation from the state’s grid.
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.
