Turkey launches another 1 GW PV tender
The Turkish government has set a ceiling price of TRY0.40/kWh ($0.046) for the fourth procurement exercise of the Yeka program.
Indian salt marsh to host 4.75 GW solar park
The Indian government aims to build a 4.75 GW solar park as part of a massive $20 billion, 30 GW hybrid renewable energy complex in Kutch, in the state of Gujarat.
Energy storage aggregation unlocks benefits for homeowners, grid operators, installers
Companies like Sunrun are implementing grid services using smart batteries to unlock benefits for residential end users and the grid at large. Recent research from New Zealand suggests that these benefits could be dramatic.
Australian utility deploys AI-powered drone tech to monitor PV assets
SA Water, one of the largest water utilities in Australia, has partnered with aerial solar inspection specialist Above to monitor the performance of its 360,000-plus solar panels.
Solar 101: Tips for keeping your rooftop solar system humming over the long term
Solar O&M comes down to mechanical rooftop connections, electrical solar panel connections, panel and connection temperatures, and inverters. Here are four possible plans of attack.
Bringing the noise for better solar cell efficiency
An international team of scientists developed a technique to isolate individual sources of electrical ‘noise’ within a solar cell. Comparing the technique to being able to pick out a single voice within a 200-person choir, they say the technique will help to improve understanding of where efficiency losses occur within a cell, and effective ways to mitigate them.
Sungrow brings its three-phase residential storage solutions to Europe
Up to eight battery modules from the Chinese manufacturer can be combined to form a storage system with a capacity of up to 25.6 kWh. According to Sungrow, it is not necessary to wire the battery modules.
Huasun achieves 25.26% efficiency for heterojunction solar cell
The result was confirmed by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin.
India could install 8.5 GW of solar in fiscal 2022
India’s solar capacity additions will surge in the 2021-22 fiscal year, led by a strong project pipeline. Tariffs will go up in line with rising module prices, but will remain competitive at less than INR 3/kWh ($0.040/kWh), according to a new report by ICRA.
Inverted perovskite solar cell with 22.1% efficiency via star-shaped polymer
The solar cell was fabricated with a special polymer that is able to passivate defects at the grain boundaries and interfacial surfaces, inhibit nonradiative recombination and charge-transport loss, and improve stabilities under moisture. The device exhibited a remarkable fill factor, of 0.862.
