Large-scale PV has positive environmental effect on desert areas
Researchers from China found that big solar power plants have a positive positive impact on the ecological environment of desert areas. Their testing was conducted at a 1 GW solar park located in China’s northeastern Qinghai province.
Agrivoltaic community solar under development in New York state
BlueWave has started working on three agrivoltaic community solar projects in Johnstown, New York, totaling 16 MW.
MCPV moves forward with 4 GW solar cell factory in the Netherlands
MCPV, a Netherlands based cell manufacturer, has secured €4.2 million ($4.6 million) of Dutch government support for a 4 GW solar cell plant to be built in the town of Veendam. It has also obtained electricity supply commitments for initial production lines and future expansion.
Quartz crucible quality key to reducing impurities in silicon ingot manufacturing
Researchers from Norway and Germany investigated the influence of impurities in fused quartz crucibles used in silicon PV ingot production. The results suggest that the key factors influencing crucible uniformity are sand quality, sand particle size, and aspects of the manufacturing process.
Australian gas utility hits 10% renewable hydrogen blend milestone
Western Australian gas utility ATCO Australia has achieved a network distribution blend of up to 10% renewable hydrogen, produced by a solar-powered electrolyzer, for 3,000 homes.
Agrivoltaics for hedgerow olive orchards
Researchers in Spain have created a new model to accurately estimate oil production and energy generation in agrivoltaic facilities built in hedgerow olive orchards. The proposed approach also allows the generation of mathematical equations estimating the influence of the system design variable.
India allocates 1.2 GW of renewables-plus-storage at average of $0.051/kWh
SJVN has allocated 1.2 GW of renewables-plus-storage capacity in India at an average price of $0.051/kWh for firm, dispatchable renewable energy.
Heliene secures $54 million investment to expand US manufacturing
Heliene has obtained a $54 million investment from Transition Equity Partners to expand its solar cell and module production in the United States.
Construction begins on South Africa’s first city-run solar plant
The city of Cape Town, South Africa, has started building a 7 MW solar plant that it will own and operate. It has also launched a tender for a 5 MW/8 MWh battery energy storage system to be built at the same site.
Lebanese sources confirm just one damaged PV array after reports of blasts
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) has reported that “several” solar arrays have been linked to a second wave of electronic-device explosions across the nation, but local sources have thus far only identified one damaged PV system, which they said was likely affected by external factors.
