Australian miner QEM shortlists bidders for 1 GW wind-solar tender
QEM has shortlisted three non-binding indicative bids to develop, own and operate 1 GW of proposed wind and solar energy to power its planned vanadium mining and oil shale project in Queensland, Australia.
Esdec Solar unveils mounting system for C&I solar
CPX, a unit of Netherlands-based Esdec Solar, has developed a new mounting system with a long-side clamping system for large modules. The manufacturer claims that the new structure reduces the number of required assembly steps.
India wraps up 800 MW solar tender with $0.030/kWh tariff
SAEL Industries has secured the biggest slice of 400 MW in Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s tender for 800 MW solar in India, with an additional 800 MW under a greenshoe option.
CIGS solar cell using aluminum doped zinc oxide film achieves 9.53% efficiency
Scientists have developed a technique for producing AZO and i-ZnO/AZO bilayer structures in solar cells that greatly improves cell efficiency and durability. Using a low power deposition method that avoids raising the substrate temperature, the team achieved a power conversion efficiency of 9.53% with good transmittance.
Open-source online tool to optimize wind-solar projects
Scientists in Spain have developed a tool that optimizes the joint production of wind and solar. It combines data, patterns of solar radiation, and wind speeds over time in specific parts of Europe.
Site works begin for 800 MWh battery in Australia
Construction has started on Western Australia’s second grid-scale battery, as the state government looks to scale up energy storage capacity to support its planned transition from coal-fired power to renewables.
Portugal aims to install 20.4 GW of solar by 2030
The Portuguese government has raised its 2030 solar target by 11.4 GW. It now hopes to cover 85% of its electricity mix with renewables by the end of the decade.
Italian state agency publishes agrivoltaic location map
The Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (Enea) will soon release an online map to identify suitable sites for agrivoltaics. The map, based on landscape indicators, will provide qualitative and quantitative information to facilitate the selection of appropriate locations for the integration of agriculture and solar energy.
Astronergy announces new TOPCon solar module series
Huang Haiyan, chief sustainability officer for Astronergy, spoke with pv magazine at the recent SNEC trade show in Shanghai about the company’s new TOPCon PV module line and its broader expansion plans.
Romanian oil supplier acquires 710 MW solar portfolio
Romania’s OMV Petrom has acquired a 710 MW solar project portfolio. It said that all of the PV installations are all close to the ready-to-build stage.
