Turkey’s largest PV project secures $292 million guarantee from UK export credit agency
Kalyon Enerji aims to finish working on a 1.35 GW solar project in Turkey by the end of this year. The installation, which already features 227 MW of operational capacity, uses central inverters from General Electric.
Hanwha Solutions buys 16.67% stake in REC Silicon
The investment made by the South Korean group should help REC Silicon restart polysilicon production at its US factory in Moses Lake in 2023.
NTPC, Indian Oil to team up on renewable energy
NTPC Ltd. and Indian Oil have announced plans to work together on renewable energy generation and storage, as well as gas-based power, to support the refiner’s industrial facilities.
The energy storage decade has arrived, says BNEF
BloombergNEF says falling battery costs and “surging” renewables penetration make energy storage a “compelling flexible resource in many power systems.”
Enel secures EU funds to scale up Italian heterojunction PV module factory to 3 GW
An unspecified sum is being provided by the European Union to help Enel become a large-scale PV panel manufacturer. The Italian company secured the funds through the Innovation Fund
Mobile storage for diesel-free solar plant construction
A 245 kWh mobile storage solution from Swedish manufacturer Northvolt was connected to an operational section of a PV plant under construction in Sweden to replace diesel power generators. According to the project developer, around 500 kW of the operational capacity of the solar park will be enough to power the site’s operations through the battery.
Iberdrola announces winners of agrivoltaic contest
The Spanish energy company received 110 proposals from 32 countries. Three of the four selected projects are aimed at deploying agrivoltaic solutions.
New optimizations for a 24.5% efficient heterojunction solar cell
Scientists in Germany analyzed the main sources of performance loss in a silicon heterojunction cell, and developed several optimization strategies to improve overall performance. By adding a second layer of amorphous silicon at the rear of the device, and a magnesium fluoride anti-reflective layer, they were able to boost cell efficiency by around 1% to reach 24.51%.
European consortium develops pilot line for complete PV module recycling
A European consortium consisting of Italian energy agency Enea and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, among other entities, has developed a plan to build a low-emissions pilot line to recover critical and precious metals such as silicon, indium, gallium and silver. The line will be designed to reintroduce new materials and new products into the production cycle.
The solar facade with a golden glow
A 163 kW solar façade is powering the new building of Basel’s Office for Environment and Energy in Switzerland. Swiss manufacturer Megasol provided special modules on 3D fused glass for the vertical BIPV installation.
