Canada set to surpass 2024 solar growth with rise in behind-the-meter PV
Canada is on track to deploy more solar in 2025 than it did in 2024, according to the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA), with behind-the-meter installations having a particularly active year to date.
Solar production falls in US Midwest, Southeast amid wildfires and hurricanes
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that fire and storm activity across North America shaped solar conditions during August, with irradiance down in central and eastern regions but above average in the northeast.
Finetuning 2D Dion-Jacobson perovskites for photovoltaic applications
Canadian and U.S. researchers have investigated applying pressure to a 2D hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite to tune the optical and electronic properties to suit photovoltaic applications, light emitting diodes or other semiconductor devices.
The Hydrogen Stream: Canada, Germany sign hydrogen-focused joint declaration
The two countries will work to develop an hydrogen corridor to sell hydrogen from Canada’s east cost to German ports. Meanwhile, ITM Power and ABO Energy start joint works to produce hydrogen in Spain and Finland.
Canada backs 32 MW Indigenous-owned solar project
Canada is investing CAD 33 million ($23.8 million) in a 32 MW solar project to be built by George Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan.
Germany offers best European policy for agrivoltaics, claim researchers
Scientists in Canada studied romaine lettuce growth under cadmium telluride thin-film solar modules with varying transparency and photosynthetically active radiation, and found Germany’s regulatory framework most effective for maximizing agrivoltaic benefits.
Solaires Entreprises ships indoor perovskite PV modules to first customer
Solaires Entreprises, a Canadian perovskite startup, has begun supplying indoor PV modules for integration into sensor devices, marking its first commercial shipment.
Quebec to offer rebates for home, commercial solar
Hydro-Québec says it will offer financial aid to residential and business customers deploying solar in the Canadian province from next year, with CAN 1,000 ($726.28) available for each installed kilowatt.
CEA-INES, WattByWatt achieve 28% efficiency for tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell
France’s CEA-INES and WattByWatt, a Canadian startup, announced a 9 cm2 tandem perovskite-silicon PV cell with an efficiency of 28%, the result of an ongoing research collaboration.
Novel MPPT method combines APO, model-predictive control
An international research team has tested a hybrid control technique combining adapted perturb and observe (APO) with model-predictive control to address complex partial shading in solar arrays. The method, validated through simulation and physical experiments, reportedly outperforms existing approaches.
