Scientists in Germany have collected dust from Qatar, Morocco and Thailand to analyze the impact on the performance of uncoated solar glass and uncoated PV mini-modules. Their analysis has shown that dust coverage could range from 4% to 60%.
Academics have developed a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm for PV systems that combines incremental conductance with fuzzy logic control. The inputs used are the sum of conductance and incremental conductance and its rate of change. It had an average efficiency of 97.7%.
An international research team has developed an index-based remote sensing method to see trends in the global development of water-based PV. It has found that China currently accounts for 80% of the global total deployed capacity.
Morocco could reach 2.97 GW of solar capacity by 2028 under a medium-case scenario, with potential to hit 4.35 GW in a high-growth outlook, according to a new report by SolarPower Europe.
The Moroccan government has approved six projects by a range of foreign companies, while the European Hydrogen Bank’s second auction for renewable hydrogen production has attracted 61 bids from projects in 11 countries.
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) says China’s efforts to cut electrolyzer costs could follow its success in solar, but will not guarantee dominance in global supply chains.
The Energy Industries Council (EIC) says 41 hydrogen projects are set to begin development across Africa in the next five years, led by North African nations like Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco.
GCL Technology cut granular silicon production costs by 15% to CNY 28.17 ($3.87)/kg in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from CNY 33.18 in the previous quarter.
An international team researching wide bandgap perovskite films announced an effective technique to control the crystal orientation without compromising charge transport. The new approach was demonstrated in an all-perovskite tandem solar cell with an open-circuit voltage of 2.21 V and certified power conversion efficiency of 29.1%,
Algeria, Austria, Germany, Italy, and Tunisia have agreed to develop the Southern Hydrogen Corridor linking North Africa and Europe, while Sungrow Hydrogen has signed a deal to supply electrolysis gear for ACME’s 320 MW green ammonia project in Oman.