Indian developer secures 300 MW renewables project with $0.050/kWh bid
Ayana Renewable Power says it will develop more than 1 GW of solar and wind capacity, supplemented with a storage solution, to ensure round-the-clock power supplies.
Denmark hits 3.2 GW of installed PV capacity
Denmark has reached 3.2 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity, with 236 MW added in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Danish Energy Agency.
Netherlands extends SDE++ program for renewables to overseas territories
The Dutch government says that the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) is currently mapping the three islands of Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten to identify suitable sites for wind and solar deployment.
New design for 2T perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with 24.6% efficiency
TU Delft scientists have built a tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell with a new approach to interface engineering. The device has an open-circuit voltage of 1.81 V, a short-circuit current of 18.1 mA/cm2, and a fill factor of 75.0%.
BP moves forward on 10 GW wind-solar complex project with land purchase
UK oil and gas giant BP is a step closer to establishing a large-scale integrated renewables and green hydrogen project in Western Australia after outlaying AUD 23 million ($15.3 million) for an almost 23,000-hectare property.
Novel approach to PV-battery-electrolyzer-fuel cell systems
TU Delft scientists have proposed a new methodology for off-grid PV-battery-electrolyzer-fuel cell systems in remote areas.
Canadian Solar ships 6.1 GW of modules in Q1
Canadian Solar shipped 6.1 GW of solar panels in the first three months of this year, up 68% from the first quarter of 2022.
Solar carport for high snow loads
Next Energy’s Dulight150 carport hosts bifacial solar panels with power outputs of 590 W and an efficiency rating of 21.1%. It is available in four different versions, with capacities ranging from 3.5 kW to 10.62 kW.
Falling wafer prices continue to make headway for downstream prices
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.
Latvia to host 400 MW solar plant
A Latvian developer is building a large-scale PV facility near the Russian border. The plant will provide some of the electricity that the Baltic country will no longer receive from Russia, following the planned desynchronization of the two energy systems in 2025.
