pv magazine tackles extreme weather, resiliency, the future of storage and more in Virtual Roundtables USA
The new-look discussions dived into all things shaping the solar industry and renewable energy as a whole in 2020, including the global pandemic, extreme weather and natural disasters, the election and more, all presented in the light of rapidly-changing technologies and materials.
New solar window tech from Australian startup
Australia’s ClearVue wants to push ahead with the development of its transparent solar glass technology. Construction is now beginning on a commercial-scale trial project.
Investors bet $27.5 million on Nanotech Energy’s graphene battery breakthrough
Nanotech Energy plans to release a non-flammable, environmentally friendly lithium battery that can charge “18 times faster than anything that is currently available on the market.” And it aims to do it within the next year.
The Square Mile goes where Boris Johnson fears to tread
The City of London Corporation signed a £40m solar power purchase agreement on the same day the prime minister outlined a net-zero strategy which failed to even mention solar.
Iberdrola secures 10-year PPA for Spain’s largest PV project
Iberdrola has agreed to supply electricity from a 590 MW solar project to nine facilities owned by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer.
Long-term assessment of PV panel degradation under hot, humid tropical climates
A Dutch-Hungarian research team has measured, for 12 years, the degradation rates of PV modules installed in an off-grid system located in Ghana. It found that the panels had an average annual decline in power yield of 3.19%.
EU pumps another €82m into African renewables
A €62m Italo-French program will reduce risk for project developers and a €20m Spanish scheme will fund off-grid installations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Juwi begins work on 204 MW solar park in Greece
The German renewable energy developer secured the €130m project in a tender held by the Greek government.
REC identifies location for 4 GW solar module factory in France
The French National Commission of Public Debate validated, on November 3, the launch of a public consultation on the project initiated by the Norwegian group REC. The chosen location is Hambach, in the northeastern region of Moselle. The planned investment is €680 million.
Trina Solar signs $321m solar glass order
The Chinese giant has inked a 26-month deal with supplier Changzhou Almaden to purchase 85 million square meters of the material for its ultra high power Vertex products.
