Organic photovoltaic dual-ion battery for Internet of Things applications
Scientists in Germany conceived a solar-powered energy storage system that can reportedly achieve the high voltage levels required for applications in Internet of Things environments. The system combines a multi-junction organic solar cell with a dual-ion organic battery.
Kosol Energie builds 1 GW of TOPCon solar panel capacity
India’s Kosol Energie has installed a new 1 GW production line to produce TOPCon solar modules ranging from 580 W up to 715 W, in both mono-facial and bifacial variants.
US East Coast hits irradiance highs as Texas, Mexico low due to weak jet stream
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that solar asset operators across North America experienced a shift in October’s solar performance, as regions that experienced higher than normal irradiance in September saw a reversal in trends.
New intraday solar forecast method focuses on cloud temporal variability
The new SolarSTEPS forecasting method improves ensemble forecast quality by 9.3% compared to approaches that consider only cloud advective motion.
India Agrivoltaics Alliance to promote integration of solar, agriculture
The National Solar Energy Federation of India will serve as the secretariat of the newly formed India Agrivoltaics Alliance (IAA). The IAA includes 12 organizations and is supported by the India Climate Collaborative and Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Huawei reveals safety, yield performance data for optimizers
Huawei has released a white paper regarding the safety and performance of its Smart Module Controller optimizer series.
Bosch invests $106 million in heat pump factory in Portugal
Bosch has invested $106 million in a heat pump factory near Porto, Portugal, where it produces heat pump systems with propane as a refrigerant. It says its commitment to heat pump development and production will hit €1 billion ($1.06 billion) by the end of this decade.
HPS Home Power Solutions unveils hydrogen residential storage system
Germany’s HPS Home Power Solutions says its new 15 kW system uses surplus power from PV installations to produce hydrogen via electrolysis.
Quiet shift from central to string inverters in utility-scale solar
Central inverters still dominate the US utility-solar market but string inverters are beginning to get more traction in projects above 10 MW in size.
German startup deploys mobile dual-axis solar tracker in South Africa
SunOyster Energy has installed its PVmover system to supply power for a lodge in South Africa’s Sanbona Wildlife Reserve. It includes nine PV modules with a combined capacity of 3.8 kW.
