Intersolar India 2021 opens in Gujarat
Intersolar India 2021, a three-day solar exhibition, kicked off this week in Gujarat. Companies such as Indian solar manufacturers Adani Solar, Pixon, and Saatvik spoke to pv magazine about their plans to ramp up production and launch new technologies.
Amazon procures more than 1 GW of U.S. solar projects
Amazon has announced 5.6 GW of solar throughout the world. The first U.S. projects are planned for Arizona and Georgia.
Your next package delivery could be solar powered
There is still much to debate over the benefits of moving a vehicle via solar, but the market has been getting creative and is evolving quickly.
Australian solar module manufacturer commits to recycling strategy
Reclaim PV has added another partner to its national solar panel recycling and recovery program with South Australian-based manufacturer Tindo Solar committing to a program that will see close to 100% of the solar PV panels that it handles recycled and re-used in the industry.
Dion-Jacobson perovskite solar cell with 18.82% efficiency
Scientists in China have used a fused-thiophene spacer to build a two-dimensional perovskite solar cell. It has an open-circuit voltage of 1.03 V, a short circuit current of 22.38 mA cm2, and a fill factor of 81.64%.
Tata Power awarded India’s largest solar and battery storage project
Tata Power Solar has secured the engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a 100 MW solar field with a 120 MWh battery. The project, awarded by the Solar Energy Corporation of India, will be in the state of Chhattisgarh.
Vershina Group secures PPA for 600 kW project in Russia
The solar array will cover around 30% of the electricity needs of a Leroy Merlin hypermarket in Volzhsky, in Russia’s Volgograd region.
Acciona signs up to supply solar for 3 GW green hydrogen project
Australia’s Stanwell Energy and Spanish renewable energy company Acciona Energia have signed a deal that could use energy generated at the proposed 600 MWp Aldoga Solar Farm to power a 3 GW green hydrogen project being developed in Queensland.
TOPCon solar module tech from Taiwan
Taiwanese solar manufacturer Motech is expanding its TOPCon module capacity to meet rising demand. Its flagship product is a TOPCon 360 W panel with a power conversion efficiency of 21.1%.
Brazil has imported 7.5 GW of solar modules so far this year
According to a new report from Brazilian consultancy Greener, the Latin American country imported 1,049 MW of solar panels in October alone.
