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Research & Development
Japanese researchers develop waterproof, flexible organic solar cell with 14.3% efficiency The organic cell retained 89% of its initial performance after being immersed in water for four hours and survived a washing machine cycle. The researchers plan to develop the technology further, with an end goal of using it for wearable devices.
Patrick Jowett
Mar 28, 2024
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Applications & Installations
Bureau Veritas certifies SolarDuck’s offshore PV platform Certification specialist Bureau Veritas has awarded what is says is the world’s first prototype certification for a floating offshore solar solution. It will now be deployed in the North Sea, off the coast of The Hague.
Patrick Jowett
Mar 28, 2024
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Applications & Installations
IRENA says solar capacity rose by 345.5 GW in 2023 The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says developers installed 345.5 GW of solar throughout the world in 2023. China mainly drove the surge, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all new renewable energy, but IRENA says more equitable growth will be needed to hit 2030 deployment targets.
Patrick Jowett
Mar 28, 2024
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Quebec announces 300 MW solar tender The government of the Canadian province of Quebec aims to deploy 300 MW of solar through tenders under utility Hydro-Quebec, in a bid to diversify the supply of renewables.
Patrick Jowett
Mar 27, 2024
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Applications & Installations
NREL updates online tool with data for Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has added a high-resolution solar data set covering Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East on its Renewable Energy Data Explorer tool.
Patrick Jowett
Mar 27, 2024
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Applications & Installations
Sweden records up to 1.4 GW of new solar for 2023 High interest rates, inflation, and customer uncertainty could slow down residential PV growth in Sweden this year, despite record solar installations in 2023, but interest in utility-scale PV remains strong.
Patrick Jowett
Mar 26, 2024
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Finnish investor, Romanian developer to build 600 MW of solar in Romania Korkia, a Finland-based renewables investor, says that solar projects it is developing with Romania’s Econous Green Energ are set to be licensed and will be ready for construction from next year.
Patrick Jowett
Mar 26, 2024
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Applications & Installations
ACWA forces offline Moroccan CSP plant following leak ACWA Power’s preliminary analysis of a leak in the hot molten salts tank at its 150 MW solar plant in Morocco indicates a forced outage until November this year.
Patrick Jowett
Mar 25, 2024
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Applications & Installations
Global Solar Council to introduce training standards for solar technicians The Global Solar Council and Global Wind Organisation are collaborating on the development of standardized, basic training for PV technicians, starting with utility-scale solar.
Patrick Jowett
Mar 22, 2024
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