New electroluminescence tech for daily solar module inspections
Enertis Applus+ and the GdS Optronlab Group have developed a system to enable daytime electroluminescence in the inspection of PV modules.
Fimer secures €45 million of funds, announces relaunch
Italy’s Fimer has launched proceedings to restructure its debt and is now ready to restart production.
Dutch government asks energy suppliers to adjust billing practices for net metering
Rob Jetten, the Dutch energy minister, said the nation’s energy suppliers should implement billing practices for net-metered solar on a yearly basis, and not on a monthly or quarterly basis.
The Hydrogen Stream: GHD Group, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft win contract for UAE national hydrogen strategy
Germany made efforts this week to expand hydrogen ties with the Gulf states, and Japan announced plans to team up with several nations to ramp up hydrogen production. ICIS, meanwhile, has started offering Europe’s first market-linked renewable hydrogen assessments.
Hanwha Q Cells unit prepares investment in IT sales operation
South Korea’s Hanwha Q Cells is preparing to take joint control of LynqTech in Hanover, Germany.
Opto-electro-thermal model to predict solar cell temperature, output
French scientists have developed a fully coupled opto-electro-thermal model that reportedly predicts solar cell behavior under real operating conditions in a standalone framework. They said the model can detect the impact of cell doping on the operating temperature and the temperature coefficient.
Spanish gas supplier sets up hydrogen production for heating, residential hot water
Madrileña Red de Gas and Pryconsa are developing a green hydrogen project that will meet the energy needs of 100 homes in Madrid.
Recom unveils 675 W shingled solar modules
Recom’s new Puma series of solar panels, with 21.7% efficiency and 675 W of maximum output, are ideal for large-scale solar projects. The panels have a temperature coefficient of -0.34% per degree Celsius.
Enel unveils 680 W n-type heterojunction solar panel for utility-scale applications
Enel Green Power’s new solar panel has average efficiencies ranging from 22.6% to 22.9% and a temperature coefficient of -0.24% per degree Celsius. It is based on an n-type solar cell with G12 format and a power conversion efficiency of 24.6%.
Solliance hits 30.1% efficiency on perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell
The Solliance consortium achieved a 29.2% record efficiency for the solar cell in November 2021, from just 28.7% in March 2020. In recent months, it increased the perovskite cell for the tandem device from 17.8% to 19.7%.
