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Scotland’s first energy strategy draws mixed feelings from solar industry While solar has been recognized in Scotland’s first energy strategy, which aims to supply half of the country’s energy needs from renewables by 2030, criticism has been aimed at the lack of concrete policy frameworks for solar, an energy source that could add 6 GW capacity in the next 12 years.
Becky Beetz
Dec 21, 2017
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Tremendous demand: An interview with First Solar CEO Mark Widmar In this interview Mark Widmar talks about the market for PV modules and his company’s supply situation, First Solar’s position in the Section 201 case, and the role he sees for solar in the future of energy.
Christian Roselund
Dec 20, 2017
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Research & Development
SERIS reaches 21.5% efficiency for fully screen printed cell The Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) announced a new efficiency milestone, achieving 21.5% average cell efficiency for its fully screen printed bifacial silicon technology. According to SERIS, the milestone was achieved at pilot-scale production using commercially available wafers.
Mark Hutchins
Dec 20, 2017
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Applications & Installations
Latin America’s largest PV project comes online The Villanueva III projects, part of the 754 MW Villanueva complex, has started to inject power to the Mexican grid nine months ahead of schedule. Part of the solar park is still under construction by Italian energy company Enel.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
Dec 20, 2017
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Spain’s Extremadura region prepares to host another giant solar plant The new 300 MW project is being planned by U.K.-based Solarcentury, Spanish developer Genia Global Energy, and France’s Canopy.
Emiliano Bellini
Dec 20, 2017
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Solar installations to soar under new South Korean energy plan South Korea’s total installed renewables capacity will spike to 58.5 GW by 2030, from just 11.3 GW at present, under a new energy plan that prioritizes solar and wind development over nuclear generation.
Brian Publicover
Dec 20, 2017
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EU Council emphasizes right of solar self-consumption under new climate target strategy The EU Council has defined its negotiating strategy for the so-called winter package, with which the EU wants to reach its energy and climate targets. The representatives of member states accepted, inter alia, the right to self-generation and CO2 limits for power plants to be financed through capacity mechanisms.
Daniel Seeger
Dec 20, 2017
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Research & Development
Solar Frontier hits new thin film cell efficiency record The Japanese thin film module manufacturer has announced the achievement of a new world record, having achieved a 22.9% conversion efficiency for a CIS cell measuring 1cm². The record has been verified by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
Mark Hutchins
Dec 20, 2017
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Technology & Products
India drafts $1.7bn solar PV manufacturing scheme India invites suggestions and feedback for its new solar PV manufacturing scheme, which aims to ramp up domestic manufacturing capacity of modules, cells, wafers and ingots, and polysilicon. The scheme is expected to be implemented at the beginning of 2018.
Sraisth
Dec 20, 2017