Philippine irrigation body offers up sites for floating solar
With senators having called for plantation-wide solar powered pumping projects, funded by public money, the country’s National Irrigation Administration has agreed and said it wants to embrace floating solar facilities too.
Copper-plated heterojunction solar cell with 22.1% efficiency, 0.99 bifaciality factor
Built by a Dutch-Chinese research team, the cell is relying on a new type of hybrid-shaped Cu finger consisting of a rectangular bottom part and a round top part, which was integrated into the cell through a 2-step electrochemical deposition process. The Cu-plated device outperformed both optically and electrically a reference cell fabricated via screen printing.
Luminous unveils integrated lithium battery inverter
Luminous has revealed its new Li-ON series 1250 inverter with integrated lithium-ion battery. It offers a compact, safe, plug-and-play power backup solution for retail and domestic applications.
Roadmap for solar module recycling in Bangladesh
Bangladesh currently does not have a recycling center for PV module recycling. But according to a group of local scientists, the country could evolve into a regional hub for PV waste recycling if proper guidelines are implemented.
Phono Solar introduces 560W TOPCon solar module with 21.72% efficiency
The panel is part of the company’s new TOPCon module series, which also includes a 430W product with an efficiency of 21.99%.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Daqo could make 125,000 tons of poly this year
Also, heterojunction module manufacturer Huasun has begun assembling production lines at its new 2GW factory and Trina Solar has agreed to buy 290 million wafers from Beijing Jingyuntong Technology.
Kaneka raises solar module prices by 20%
The Japanese manufacturer blames increasing wafer prices and logistics costs for its decision.
India installed 10GW of solar in 2021
India recorded its highest-ever annual solar capacity additions in 2021, despite the ongoing rise of component costs.
Impressive numbers for Chinese solar panel glassmaker
Xinyi Solar has proposed a dividend for the second year running as it announced shareholders would bank net profits of $630 million despite rising materials and shipping costs last year.
‘The major solar players will shift from PERC to TOPCon’
US analyst Clean Energy Associates made some notable predictions in its Q4 survey of the world solar manufacturing market, including echoing predictions made elsewhere that the new polysilicon production capacity coming online now will help arrest the spike in solar panel prices.
