IRENA seeks consultant for solar feasibility study in Ukraine
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is seeking a consultancy to conduct a feasibility study for a utility-scale solar plant in Ukraine, with applications due Dec. 23.
China advances 4.2 GWh compressed air storage project
Zhongchu Guoneng (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. (ZCGN) says officials in Sanmenxia, Henan province, have cleared a 700 MW/4,200 MWh compressed air energy storage proposal that is designed to support long-duration grid flexibility as renewable generation increases.
Philippines commissions 6.5 MW solar project for social housing
The 6.55 MW project, hailed as the world’s first grid-connected, solar rooftop project within a social housing community, equipped almost 2,000 houses with solar panels.
First Graphene, Halocell sign deal on graphene-based carbon paste
Graphene producer First Graphene has secured exclusive global graphene carbon paste production and sales rights with perovskite cell developer and manufacturer Halocell Australia.
JinkoSolar achieves world record efficiency of 27.79% for TOPCon solar cell
The Chinese manufacturer says Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH) has independently verified the result.
New research sheds light on passivation-related defects in heterojunction solar cells
Korean researchers revealed that efficiency losses in heterojunction solar cells arise from two coexisting defect types – dangling bonds and weak silicon-silicon bonds. Their findings explain how hydrogenated amorphous silicon passivation help mitigate these defects and improve cell performance.
India’s Vikram Solar commissions 5 GW automated module plant
Vikram Solar says its new 5 GW Vallam facility in Tamil Nadu lifts its module manufacturing capacity to 9.5 GW and is built on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology with future heterojunction upgrades.
Denmark’s TITAN Containers adds solar to ArcticStore cold units
TITAN Containers says its new ArcticStore Horizon cold storage units integrate solar generation, advanced insulation and lower-GWP refrigerants to cut electricity use by 55% compared with conventional refrigerated containers.
Spanish researchers developing rear-side concentrated PV modules for agrivoltaics
Researchers at University of Jaén in Spain have demonstrated a semi-transparent crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic module with rear-side optical concentrators for agrivoltaics applications.
Palestine Investment Fund provides update on solar deployment in Jerusalem
A financing program run by the Palestine Investment Fund and European Union has helped to install solar systems at Jerusalem-based companies and projects, leading to annual electricity cost savings of around €250,000.
