Austria slashes VAT on residential PV
Austria has reduced the value-added tax (VAT) on residential PV systems. The new measures apply to all new PV systems up to 35 kW in size, and it will go into force in January.
Downward trend for PV module prices losing momentum
If demand picks up again toward the end of the year due to the current price situation, the downward trend for PV module prices could be stopped, according to pvXchange’s Martin Schachinger.
Plus Power raises $1.8 billion for US energy storage facilities
Plus Power has raised $1.8 billion to construct battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities in Arizona’s Salt River Project and the ERCOT market in Texas.
India’s NTPC, MSPGCL launch EPC tenders for 900 MW of PV
NTPC Green Energy Ltd. (NGEL) is seeking engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) bids for a 300 MW solar project in India. Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (MSPGCL), meanwhile, started accepting bids for 600 MW of PV.
Canada’s largest behind-the-meter solar project
Construction has started on two solar projects in the Canadian province of Alberta, including one with a flow battery energy storage system.
LevelTen Energy records 4% increase in North American PPA prices in Q3
LevelTen Energy says in a new report that power purchase agreements (PPA) are becoming more expensive in the United States due to rising costs.
Global inventory map of floating photovoltaics
A Chinese-US research group has created an up-to-date spatial datase to identify floating PV systems across the globe. The new tool uses Google Earth images, Sentinel satellite imagery, and multiple spectral indices.
New research helps identify optimal cleaning cycle to reduce soiling in MENA region
Researchers in Oman have investigated the effects of soiling on solar module performance and have found that between 8 and 12 cleaning cycles may be enough to ensure higher energy yields.
Logistics company testing PV-powered electric truck for remote locations
Gebrüder Weiss is testing electric trucks with two electric motors and 7.4 kWp of PV output. The modules are installed on the top of the trucks and as mobile extensions.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Haitai, TCL Zhonghuan advance PV factory plans
TCL Zhonghuan has raised funds to build a polysilicon and cell factory, while Haitai Solar has changed the location of its 10 GW TOPCon factory from Yancheng, Jiangsu province, to Chuzhou, Anhui province.
