Tata Power commissions 160MW AC solar project for NTPC
Tata Power’s solar manufacturing and EPC unit has commissioned a 160MW AC solar project in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
EDP wins project with negative bid in Portugal’s 263MW floating PV tender
Portuguese utility EDP has won the largest project in Portugal’s latest procurement exercise. It has agreed to pay –€4(–$4.39)/MWh for a 15-year contract, but with a 30-year grid connection for the floating array and other renewables projects.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Zhonghuan raises wafer prices, China Resource Power procures 5GW of modules
Zhonghuan Semiconductor has ramped up wafer prices, China Resource Power has secured 5GW of solar panels, and GCL-Poly is preparing to rebrand as GCL Technology Holdings. China’s Guangxi Zhuang region, meanwhile, has announced plans to deploy 16GW of PV.
Carbon-based, HTL-free perovskite solar cells with 26% efficiency
An international research team has designed a carbon-based perovskite solar cell without a hole transport layer. Two plasmonic nanoparticles – Ag@SiO2 and SiO2@Ag@SiO2 – were added to the cell photoactive layer, in addition to a copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN) interlayer at the perovskite-carbon interface.
Colombian utility seeks EPC contractors for 83MW solar plant
Empresas Públicas de Medellín is seeking engineering, procurement, and construction specialists to work on an 83MW solar plant in Colombia. The project secured a 15-year power purchase agreement in the nation’s latest auction and is scheduled to go online by Jan. 1, 2023.
Australia’s largest hybrid solar+battery project hits ‘major milestone’
Australia’s largest hybrid solar and battery project, the New England Solar Farm and Battery Project in northern New South Wales, reached a new milestone over the weekend, following the delivery of the first of two massive 250 MVA transformers.
Tata Power commissions 300MW solar plant with single-axis trackers
Tata Power Renewables Energy Ltd. (TPREL), a unit of Tata Power, has commissioned a 300MW solar plant in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is purportedly the largest PV project with single-axis trackers in the country.
Enphase to produce micro-inverters in Romania
US energy specialist Enphase will produce micro-inverters at a Flextronics factory in Timisoara, Romania, from the first quarter of 2023.
New solar canopy for agrivoltaics from France
French solar company TSE has developed an agrivoltaic rotating canopy that allows large agricultural machinery to move under the panels. The solution consists of a rotating structure that can host bifacial solar modules at a height of more than 5.5 meters, with a four-post structure measuring 27 m x 11 m.
Croatia launches 622MW renewables auction
The Croatian authorities plan to auction off 300MW of PV, 300MW of wind, 8MW of biomass and biogas, 4MW of small hydropower, and 10MW of geothermal power.
