Evaluating the profitability of vanadium flow batteries
Researchers in Italy have estimated the profitability of future vanadium redox flow batteries based on real device and market parameters and found that market evolutions are heading to much more competitive systems, with capital costs down to €260/kWh at a storage duration of 10 hours.
247Solar close to commercializing modular concentrating solar plant
The 247Solar Plants are modular and most of the components are mass produced and can be assembled on site.
Wafer prices stable-to-soft on market oversupply
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, offers bite-sized analysis on solar PV module supply and price trends.
Quantifying effect of cooling, cleaning in PV systems operating under desert conditions
Scientists in Oman have analyzed the effect of soiling, cleaning, and water injection on the performance of PV panels in Oman. They have found the use of water for cooling may increase power yield by up to 23.9%.
Brite Energy Partners, LG Innotek sign 84.7 MW deal in South Korea
LG Innotek will secure electricity and supply renewable energy certificates (REC) under a 20-year fixed-price agreement, procuring 100 GWh of renewable energy per year.
Meyer Burger reports $330 million loss for fiscal 2023
Switzerland-based Meyer Burger had a PV module inventory of 365 MW at the end of 2023. The closure of its panel factory in Freiberg, Germany, will only be reversed if there are very strong political signals, said CEO Gunter Erfurt.
BlackRock acquires solar, storage assets from Excelsior Energy Capital
BlackRock has acquired a portfolio of 38 operational solar and battery storage projects from Excelsior Energy Capital, marking Excelsior’s first exit of its inaugural fund. The projects collectively have a total capacity of 89 MW (DC).
Solarever presents 410 W all-black solar panel
Mexican manufacturer Solarever says its new passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) PV module has an efficiency of 20.97% and a temperature coefficient of -0.35% per degree Celsius.
U.S. scientists build hybrid energy system integrating PV, radiative cooling
The hybrid system has a cooling power of 63.8 W/m2 and a photovoltaic power output of 159.9 W/m2. According to its creators, the cooling capacity provided by the system can be used in buildings or refrigerators.
Tandem perovskite-perovskite solar cell integrating kesterite shows potential efficiency of 23.32%
The simulated tandem cell integrates a hole transport layer made of kesterite and lead-free perovskite materials. Its creators claim the combined device performs better than the individual cells it embeds.
