California research center installs solar carport
A commercial real estate building housing four R&D companies in California will now offer electricity at a 10% discount to its renters.
Indian state launches tender for 100 MW of floating solar
The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) is seeking developers to set up 100 MW of floating solar capacity across the Indian state of Punjab.
Morocco unveils selected bidders for 400 MW solar tender
The Moroccan authorities are tendering a solar complex that combines 400 MWp of PV and two hours of storage.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Tongwei plans 16 GW PV cell factory
Tongwei says it will build a new 16 GW solar cell factory in Meishan City, China’s Sichuan province.
Fully printed carbon electrode perovskite solar cell achieves 19.2% efficiency
German scientists have fabricated a carbon electrode perovskite solar cell with a hole-transporting bilayer made of organic semiconductors instead of a conventional hole transport layer. They claim this approach improves the device’s fill factor and open-circuit voltage.
All ETIP PV’s activities at a glance
In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) presents its structures and recent activities. The next outreach activities of the ETIP PV are planned for the EU-PVSEC conference from the 18th to the 22nd of September in Lisbon, covering hot topics like digital PV or updates on levelized cost of PV electricity.
Chile releases bidding terms for 5,400 GWh renewables, storage auction
The Chilean authorities want to contract 5,400 GWh of power from renewable energy, while also including battery storage. The selected developers will secure 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs).
New soda ash factory in China to reduce solar glass prices
Inner Mongolia Berun Group recently inaugurated a new soda ash factory in China. pv magazine spoke about the impact of the new facility on solar glass prices with Marguerite Morrin, research director for OPIS’ Chemical Market Analytics. She said the facility will produce natural soda ash, which is cheaper than synthetic soda ash.
Rooftop solar underpins free electricity offer in Western Australia
Synergy will offer free electricity to eligible customers, in a move that is designed in part to help counter challenges facing the main power grid in Western Australia.
US researchers assess potential for floating solar in Southeast Asia
The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and its partners have assessed the technical potential for floating PV throughout Southeast Asia.
