SMA to raise inverter capacity to 40 GW
SMA Solar Technology has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility at its headquarters in Niestetal, Germany.
Austria launches second round of solar-storage rebate program
The Austrian authorities allocated €40 million ($42.8 million) in the next round of the nation’s solar-plus-storage rebate scheme, across 11,000 projects. Rebates are available for PV installations up to 10 kW in size.
France deployed 484 MW of PV in Q1
France’s cumulative installed PV capacity reached 14.6 GW at the end of March.
Ukrainian solar plant partly resumes operations after bombing
A Russian missile attack hit a 3.9 MW solar plant last week, damaging 416 solar panels and four string inverters.
Semitransparent dye-sensitized solar module for BIPV applications
Scientists in Italy have developed a module with an area of 0.2 sm and an efficiency of 2.7% in outdoor conditions, with a tilt angle of 60 C. They designed it by considering the trade-off between low losses and device sturdiness.
Downsizing gallium nitride inverters
A German consortium led by Fraunhofer IEE aims to bring gallium nitride inverters closer to commercial viability. The primary goal of the research project is the optimization and miniaturization of inverters, including passive components such as cooling systems, casings, and mounting structures.
The Hydrogen Stream: World’s first hydrogen-powered towboat
Shipbuilder Hermann Barthel has developed the world’s first push boat to combine battery-electric propulsion with hydrogen and fuel cell technology. Iberdrola and Fertiberia, meanwhile, have commissioned Europe’s largest green hydrogen production plant.
Solar in the sun: system optimizations for high temperature environment
In this pv magazine Webinar, we’ll examine in detail the high temperature performance of JinkoSolar’s TOPCon products, and look at optimizations at both module and system level that can ensure the best performance in high temperature conditions.
Storing hydropower via regenerative braking in electric trucks
An international research team has proposed the use of water from high-altitude rivers and regenerative braking in electric trucks to store electricity for reuse in power networks, or for transport purposes.
Italy allocates 300 MW of solar in latest renewables auction
Italy’s energy agency has awarded 300 MW of solar capacity at 34 locations, but it only selected a 6 MW wind project in its latest auction. All developers offered a maximum discount ranging from 2% to 3.02% off the auction ceiling price of €0.065 ($0.07)/kWh.
