China’s largest electrochemical storage facility achieves grid connection
Huadian (Haixi) New Energy Co. has connected the 270 MW/1,080 MWh Togdjog Shared Energy Storage Station to the grid in China’s Qinghai province, marking the start of operations for China’s largest single electrochemical storage facility.
BII, Norfund to invest in IndiGrid’s green transmission projects
British International Investment (BII) and the Norwegian Climate Investment Fund (Norfund) say they will invest in three IndiGrid inter-state transmission system projects that are currently under construction in India.
Scientists classify weather types based on extreme photovoltaic output events
Scientists used a year’s worth of data from East China to analyze what weather conditions affect abnormal, high, and low PV output days. They also constructed a simple extreme output prediction model and examined the atmospheric circulation anomalies corresponding to extreme output events.
Ternary organic solar cell based on dimerized small molecule achieves 18.12% efficiency
A team from the Southern University of Science and Technology in China has designed a small molecule donor to act as a third component in ternary organic cells. It helped to achieve a power conversion efficiency of 18.26% when fabricated with a PM6:BTP-eC9 organic solar cell.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Solargiga forecasts net loss for H1
Solargiga says it expects a net loss between CNY 95 million ($13.3 million) and CNY 115 million for the first half of 2024.
Tokuyama plans polysilicon factory in Vietnam
Japan’s Tokuyama says it will build a new polysilicon manufacturing facility in an industrial park in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Vietnam.
Indian oil company launches 1 GW wind-solar hybrid tender
ONGC, India’s largest crude oil and natural gas company, is now accepting bids to set up 1 GW of wind-solar hybrid projects (500 MW of solar plus 500 MW of wind) for captive consumption. Bidding closes on Oct. 23.
Indonesia relaxes local content requirement for solar projects
The government of Indonesia has eased import rules for solar power plants in a bid to bolster the development of renewables projects.
Philippines fast-tracks world’s largest solar park with green lane certificate
The Board of Investments of the Philippines has granted a green lane certificate to a solar project that is being touted as the largest in the world to date. The accreditation will facilitate easier approval and processing of permits.
Direct expansion solar heat pumps for residential applications
Scientists in India have conducted an extensive review of all direct expansion solar heat pump technology in an effort to broaden its residential adoption. Such system can psroduce hot water from 15 C to 60 C at an average coefficient of performance of 1.5 to 4.5.
