Investor group warns of revenue risk for PV farms in southwestern Australia
The Clean Energy Investor Group has warned that solar farms in southwestern New South Wales and northwestern Victoria could suffer from “large and unpredictable” swings in revenues due to material changes in marginal loss factors.
S-5! offers solar attachment solution to simplify wire management
S-5! has introduced a module-level power electronics (MLPE) mount for solar developers, installers, end users, and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors who are looking for an MLPE mounting device for solar module frames, without attaching to rails.
SolarEdge announces reduction of global workforce
SolarEdge, an Israel-based inverter manufacturer, says it plans to cut about 900 jobs as part of a restructuring plan “designed to reduce operating expenses and align its cost structure to current market dynamics.”
Electronic circuit for PV hotspots mitigation
An international group of researchers has developed an electronic device that is said to effectively mitigate hotspots in PV modules. It uses two current comparators, two NPN transistors, and a current mirror circuit to identify anomalies in the current flow and enable precise control of the input and output current via a purely resistive element.
Largest US solar-storage project goes online
A new 875 MW solar project in California features nearly 2 million solar panels and offers more than 3 GWh of energy storage.
Germany installed 14.28 GW of solar in 2023
According to new figures from Germany’s network grid operator, the country reached 81.3 GW of installed PV capacity at the end of December.
Exasun files for insolvency
Exasun, a Dutch manufacturer that specializes in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), has blamed Chinese rivals for its decision to launch insolvency proceedings.
Digital twin for PV materials may speed up commercialization of next-generation panels
Researchers in Germany have developed a digital twin for photovoltaic materials that can reportedly help increase the frequency of new and important discoveries in the solar industry and research. The layout of the digital twin combines machine learning and physical models used in engineering.
RWE testing agrivoltaics on former opencast mine
The power utility said it is testing three different agrivoltaic concepts at the Garzweiler opencast mine in western Germany.
India’s SECI launches 1.5 GW solar tender
Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) is accepting bids to set up 1.5 GW of solar PV power projects on a build-own-operate basis. The projects can be located anywhere in India and must connect to the interstate transmission system. Bidding closes on Feb. 23.
