Solar records tumble across Central Europe in September
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Germany and Central Europe saw their highest September irradiances in at least 17 years, due to an ‘Omega block’ weather pattern, which kept high pressure stuck over Central Europe, leading to consistently clear skies there, but pushed cloud and storms southward.
Ryobi introduces foldable 60 W solar panel for mobile tool charging
The lightweight panel can charge small devices or batteries in the company’s portable power station.
Solar PPAs surging in Southeast Asia
Malakoff and MMC Group have agreed to deploy 500 MW of solar in Malaysia, while Citicore has agreed to supply 7.5 MW of solar to utility Clark Electric Distribution Corp. in the Philippines.
Luxembourg allocates 52.7 MW in agrivoltaic tender
The Luxembourg Ministry of Energy has allocated 52.7 MW in an agrivoltaics tender. While the final prices from the procurement exercise have not been disclosed, the ministry said it considered ecological and agricultural factors.
Yemen kicks off solar tender
The Yemeni government and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) are now accepting proposals from developers for four solar projects, ranging from street lighting to a 300 kW array.
Fraunhofer ISE studying floating PV’s impact on oxygen levels, temperature
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) is investigating the impact of floating PV systems on oxygen levels and water temperature. The study is focused on determining whether floating PV systems, deployed by Erdgas Südwest in southern Germany, have altered the lake’s thermal stratification and oxygen content.
Gautam Solar debuts n-type TOPCon solar modules
Indian panel manufacturer Gautam Solar has developed new n-type TOPCon solar modules with power ratings of 565 W to 580 W and a maximum efficiency of 22.45%.
Novel thin-film anti-soiling coating increases solar module yield by over 3%
A group of scientists in the United States saw ‘encouraging’ results after testing the commercialization of novel coating materials in field tests, with the coating only increasing a panel’s total cost by 1.4%.
Jakson unveils 22.8%-efficient bifacial TOPCon solar panels
Indian manufacturer Jakson introduced its 590 W TOPCon bifacial solar panels, with a power conversion efficiency of 22.86%, at Renewable Energy India Expo 2023 this week.
Perovskite quantum dot solar cells on the path to achieve 30% efficiency
Researchers in Iran have identified new ways to design perovskite quantum dot solar cells via a series of simulations. They investigated, in particular, how the perovskite absorbers can be gauged in order to enhance their electro-optical properties.
