United Kingdom breaks 16 GW barrier for solar deployment
Revised figures reveal UK solar capacity surpassed 16 GW in 2023, thanks to the inclusion of the newly available distribution network operator (DNO). Provisional figures for the first quarter of 2024 show the pace of new capacity lagging the same period in 2023.
Optimizing electrically conductive adhesives for solar cell interconnections
German research institute ISC Konstanz has developed a new method to measure the contact resistance of solar cell interconnections made with electrically conductive adhesives (ECA). The proposed approach reportedly enables the precise characterization of both contact resistivity and bulk resistivity.
Chemitek offers metal oxides removal agent for PV panels
The Portugal-based company has developed a metal oxides removal agent product for PV installations located near foundries, steelworks and metal ore mines.
Ukraine receives solar panels to power hospitals
Over 5,800 solar panels manufactured by Italy’s Enel have been delivered to Ukraine to help power healthcare facilties.
European Energy secures solar PPA from Danish State Railways
Danish State Railways has agreed to purchase 80 GWh annually from a PV plant planned to occupy a surface of 253 hectares.
Germany records highest hourly electricity price in history
Spanish consultancy AleaSoft Energy Forecasting says Germany recorded €2,325.83 ($2,502.41)/MWh on June 26 – its highest hourly electricity price in history. The nation also broke its all-time record for daily solar production on June 25, recording 433 GWh.
Germany wraps up ‘innovative’ tender with average price of €0.0833/kWh
Germany has concluded a new renewables tender, securing 512 MW of capacity at an average price of €0.0833 ($0.089)/kWh.
New diode equation can improve solar thin-film efficiency, researchers claim
Scientists in the United Kingdom and Finland publish a new model for analyzing thin-film and other PV devices with low charge-carrier mobilities. It’s claimed the unified diode equation for thin-film PV provides insights into the mechanisms driving limiting charge collection and power-conversion efficiency in low-mobility PV devices.
Spain’s Catalonia region buys solar plants
L’Energética, a regional energy company in Catalonia, Spain, has invested €10 million ($10.7 million) in solar plants with a combined capacity of at least 5 MW.
The Hydrogen Stream: 20 companies ask Europe to protect electrolyzer industry
Twenty companies have signed a letter to the European Commission, calling for a shift in European industry policy and protections for the electrolyzer industry, while Germany and Morocco have signed a declaration to establish a joint climate and energy alliance.
