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Bridging the gaps

The collapse of module prices in 2023 has fueled speculation around just how much PV supply is held in European warehouses. How big the stockpile is depends on who you ask but such a broad spectrum of opinion shows there is room for improvement in how the solar industry shares data.

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Satellite method estimates albedo for bifacial PV systems in ‘worst-case scenario’ areas

Scientists in the UK have utilized data from two different satellites – Sentinel-2 and MODIS – to develop a new and more accurate approach to estimated albedo for bifacial PV systems in complex landscapes. The novel methodology reportedly achieved a much lower normalized root mean square error than reference methods relying on MODIS only.

Heraeus buys stake in French solar manufacturer HoloSolis

HoloSolis plans to build Europe’s largest PV factory – a 5 GW solar plant in France – by 2025. Heraeus will provide its latest metallization technologies for the factory and play an active role on the HoloSolis board of directors.

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French startup Ensol creates platform to speed up residential PV deployment

Ensol, a French startup serving the residential PV and home energy solution market, has raised €3 million in venture capital from Paris-based investors, Otium Capital, a fund that backs early-stage companies, and BetterAngle, a business angel group.

L’apport des onduleurs strings ultra-puissants pour le solaire à grande échelle

Dans ce webinaire de pv magazine France, Sungrow explorera les fonctionnalités de son onduleur triphasé de 352 kVA, le SG350HX, visant à répondre aux besoins de puissance et de rendement des grandes centrales photovoltaïques.

Norwegian developer switches on northernmost ground-mounted PV plant

Store Norske Energi AS has installed a PV system in the Svalbard archipelago, the last inhabited strip of land before the North Pole. The company told pv magazine that the system could reduce the use of fossil fuels by 70% and potentially become a model for the Arctic transition to renewables.

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Novel residential solar-assisted heat pump system integrates PCM for heat storage

A British-Chinese research group has developed a novel heat pump concept consisting of a heat pump, the PCM tank, and tube solar heat collectors. Intended for demand shifting in space heating and domestic hot water (DHW) applications, the system is reportedly able to achieve a higher coefficient of performance than conventional heat pumps.

Portugal’s prime minister resigns in wake of corruption probe

Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal has quit after eight years in office, he announced yesterday. The news came two hours after the public learned the police searched his and other government ministers’ official residences and offices as part of a criminal investigation involving alleged hydrogen and lithium corruption.

French startup unveils off-grid solar refrigerators

French startup Koolboks has developed off-grid solar refrigerators that offer continuous refrigeration for up to four days via solar modules, ice storage, and lithium-ion batteries. The units are available for rental and include two LED lighting bulbs and USB ports to charge phones.

InfinityPV presents measurement system for roll-to-roll thin film PV manufacturing

A new imaging system for contactless defect detection in roll-to-roll printed thin film solar cell manufacturing lines is available from InfinityPV, a Danish printed electronics equipment manufacturer. The so-called ultrafast laser beam induced current mapping system is suitable for manufacturers of perovskite, organic, kesterite, copper indicum gallium diselenide (CIGS) and amorphous silicon PV foils and can be retrofitted into existing roll-to-roll lines.

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