Comprehensive review of all water-related PV technologies stresses need for careful planning
A new study of existing research on water-based PV (WPV) technologies points to gaps in published reports on the technologies, particularly regarding environmental impacts, in general, and cost analyses for canal top solar, specifically.
Intersolar 2023: ‘We are working intensively on tandem development’
Jörg Müller, head of R&D for Qcells, recently spoke to pv magazine at Intersolar 2023 about the South Korea-based solar manufacturer’s tech roadmap, the adoption of TOPCon, and the prospects for making tandem perovskite-silicon modules. He said the first tandem products could hit the market by 2030.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Hoshine to make solar panels at new 8 GW factory
Hoshine says it will build its first solar panel factory in Jiaxing, China’s Zhejiang province.
France’s first hybrid wind-solar project goes online
France’s first hybrid project consists of a 5 MW PV plant and a 24 MW wind farm. Real-time communication between the two installations facilitates the injection of electricity into the network.
Germany’s power mix boasts more renewables, lower spot market prices – despite nuclear exit
Germany’s shutdown of nuclear power plants in April did not result in a ramp-up of lignite-fired power plants, despite concerns. Instead, there has been a significant increase in the share of renewables in the electricity mix, and the proportion of coal-generated electricity has fallen by more than 20%.
Australian miner QEM shortlists bidders for 1 GW wind-solar tender
QEM has shortlisted three non-binding indicative bids to develop, own and operate 1 GW of proposed wind and solar energy to power its planned vanadium mining and oil shale project in Queensland, Australia.
Esdec Solar unveils mounting system for C&I solar
CPX, a unit of Netherlands-based Esdec Solar, has developed a new mounting system with a long-side clamping system for large modules. The manufacturer claims that the new structure reduces the number of required assembly steps.
India wraps up 800 MW solar tender with $0.030/kWh tariff
SAEL Industries has secured the biggest slice of 400 MW in Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s tender for 800 MW solar in India, with an additional 800 MW under a greenshoe option.
CIGS solar cell using aluminum doped zinc oxide film achieves 9.53% efficiency
Scientists have developed a technique for producing AZO and i-ZnO/AZO bilayer structures in solar cells that greatly improves cell efficiency and durability. Using a low power deposition method that avoids raising the substrate temperature, the team achieved a power conversion efficiency of 9.53% with good transmittance.
Open-source online tool to optimize wind-solar projects
Scientists in Spain have developed a tool that optimizes the joint production of wind and solar. It combines data, patterns of solar radiation, and wind speeds over time in specific parts of Europe.
