Future climate scenarios to adversely affect Australia’s PV capacity
Australia is blessed with an incredible solar resource, but it will be diminished by global warming.
Supply chain and trade woes blamed as Engie cancels a solar+storage project in the U.S.
The French energy company blamed interconnection costs along with global supply chain and production issues, and tariff and trade disputes.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Daqo wiped debts as poly price continued to rise
The worldwide solar boom is proving so profitable the polysilicon manufacturer is even thinking of turning to PV panels to power its manufacturing operations, rather than cheap coal.
India tenders 1.2 GW of wind-solar hybrid projects
Developers have until Dec. 6 to bid to set up a cumulative 1.2 GW of wind-solar hybrid capacity on a build-own-operate basis, anywhere in India.
PV system design for low-cost hot water production
Developed by Spanish scientists, the proposed system design is said to be able to achieve water temperatures above 70 degrees Celsius and to cover around 85% of the annual sanitary hot water consumption of a household with six people.
Lead-absorbing encapsulation for 18.5%-efficient mini perovskite solar module
The solar module has an area of 31.5cm2 and is relying on perovskite cells with an efficiency of 22.9%. It was encapsulated with a special ionogel that is claimed to enhance the module’s impact resistivity and stability, as well as to reduce the possibility of lead leakage.
Mathematical model to predict rooftop PV system yield
Scientists in India developed a mathematical model to predict the output of solar cells and modules in the field. The model was developed and tested using both sun simulator and actual installed modules. The scientists state that their model can be applied to a PV installation anywhere in the world, and that by taking into account module degradation over time their forecasts can be as much as 26% more accurate than existing energy yield models.
EDP becomes largest shareholder of Sunseap
The operation is part of the Portuguese utility’s plan to deploy another 13 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2025.
South Africa gets $8.5 billion to phase out coal, boost renewables
The funds should be allocated through multilateral and bilateral grants, concessional loans, guarantees and private investments. A task force will now seek to identify initial sources of financing for the electricity and coal mining sectors, as well as financing options for the development of electromobility and green hydrogen.
Another Chinese module maker may face WRO enforcement in the U.S., Roth Capital warns
Given the Withhold Release Order (WRO) and the potential anti-circumvention tariff challenges, U.S. module supply risk is material, the analyst firm said in a note to clients.
