South Africa’s 2.6 GW renewables tender draws lowest solar bid of $0.02481/kWh
The South African authorities have published the list of the preferred bidders of the fifth round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP). Around 2.58 GW of renewable energy capacity was allocated through the procurement exercise.
Should I include a battery with my home solar project? Part 1
A growing share of residential solar projects now attach energy storage batteries. In part one of this new series, we consider the backup power feature of batteries.
Longi improves efficiency of its heterojunction cell from 25.82 to 26.30% in just one week
The result was confirmed, once again, by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH).
Neoen connects 460 MW solar farm to grid in Australia
French developer Neoen’s massive 460 MWp solar farm in Queensland, Australia, is rapidly advancing toward completion, with state-owned network operator Powerlink confirming connection to the electricity grid is now complete.
Sunman unveils 430 W glass free solar module
The new product has a power conversion efficiency of up to 19.3% and a weight of 11.2 kg. The module is produced with glass fiber reinforced plastic, which the manufacturer says reduces light reflection and opens up new assembly options.
US solar module imports fall 27% in Q3
The largest single-quarter drop in three years comes as the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention propose greater tariffs against Asian-imported modules.
TotalEnergies commissions vertical agrivoltaic demonstrator in northeastern France
The 240 kW facility was built with the support of German mounting system provider Next2Sun.
Denmark gets no bid in third renewables tender
The Danish Energy Agency said it will now begin talks with the renewable energy industry to analyze the tender’s disappointing result and to evaluate if more tenders of this kind should be held, starting from next year.
Perovskite solar cell with improved stability via graphite electrode
The solar cell was built on a fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate coated with titanium dioxide, an electron selective layer made of mesoporous titanium dioxide, a zirconium dioxide insulating spacer layer, and a graphite electrode. A mini-module fabricated with this cell passed, for the first time, a hotspot test.
India added 8.8 GW of solar in first nine months of 2021
The country is expected to reach 14 GW of newly installed PV capacity this year. Of this power, around 11 GW should come from utility scale projects and 3 GW from distributed generation.
