Denmark launches third renewables tender
Through the procurement exercise, the Danish authorities want to allocate 429 MW of renewable energy capacity. The tender will be open to PV, wind, hydro and wave power projects.
Using the oceans’ depths to store renewables, compress hydrogen
Underwater gravity energy storage has been proposed as an ideal solution for weekly energy storage, by an international group of scientists. The novel technology is considered an alternative to pumped-hydro storage for coasts and islands without mountains that are located close to deep waters, and may also be interesting for PV if used to store green hydrogen.
1366 Technologies merges with Hunt Perovskite Technologies
U.S. thin-film manufacturer First Solar and Bill Gates-owned Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) are among the investors in the new company, which is called CubicPV and is expected to develop multi-junction perovskite solar cells with efficiencies of around 30%.
Poland allocates 2.2 GW of solar in renewables auctions
The Polish energy regulator has allocated 1.2 GW of PV capacity in a procurement exercise for projects exceeding 1 MW in size and around 1 GW in an auction for projects with capacities of up to 1 MW.
World Bank supports Burkina Faso’s rural solar electrification with $168m
The funds will be used to implement the country’s Large Scale Solar and Rural Electrification Project. They will also support the government in outlining an upcoming tender for 325 MW of solar coupled with 335 MWh of storage capacity.
Solar Philippines moves forward with 500 MW solar park
Solar Philippines is currently seeking off-takers for a project that could also sell power on the spot market. The project is part of a 1 GW pipeline that the company announced in December.
Reliance Industries unveils $10 billion plan for solar, storage
India’s Reliance Industries has announced plans to invest $8.1 billion over the next three years to build gigafactories for solar, energy storage, electrolyzers, and fuel cells.
Solar fire prevention hinges on data
Nobody wants their PV systems to catch fire, but little is known about how to actually prevent such incidents.
JinkoSolar announces perovskite cell technology platform promising efficiencies close to 30%
The announcement was given by the Chinese module maker in its financial statement for the first quarter of the year. The company also stated it shipped 5.35 GW of PV products in the period from January to March and that its revenue and profits declined by 6.4% and 21.7% year-on-year, respectively.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: New solar glass factory in Jiangsu, Longi maintains wafer prices unchanged
Triumph Group is planning to build a $1.71 billion PV glass factory in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Longi has maintained unchanged the prices of its wafers for July.
