Serbia adds 80 MW of solar in 2024
Serbia’s solar market is set to expand with a 3.9 GW project pipeline and 80 MW added in 2024, bringing total capacity above 200 MW, the country’s renewable energy association tells pv magazine.
Kenya launches tender for 80 MW of solar
Kenya has launched a tender for two 40 MW solar projects in its southern regions. Apex consultancy is leading the search for an engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for the Isinya and Makueni solar farms, both set to develop in Kajiado and Makueni counties.
Uganda tenders for solar energy packages at water supply schemes
Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment has opened a tender for the supply, installation, and commissioning of four solar energy packages for water supply schemes across the country. Applications are due by March 27, 2025.
China Huadian begins working on 19.24 GW wind-solar-coal-storage project
China Huadian has started building a 19.24 GW wind-solar-coal-storage project in China’s Qinghai province. The $11 billion project will deliver 36.5 TWh of electricity per year to Guangxi province.
UK seeking supplier for solar modules to power marine stations
The UK Northern Lighthouse Board is seeking a supplier to annually provide up to 800 solar modules for four years. The modules will be installed at unmanned stations, vessels, and buoys off the UK coast. The application deadline is April 8, 2025.
Coupling solar-air source heat pumps with sand-based thermal storage floor
Scientists in China have analyzed the performance of a system linking a solar-air source heat pump heating system to sand-based thermal storage floor and have found it can maitain an average indoor temperature of 18.8 C, even when outdoor temperatures range from −18.4 C to 12.3 C.
Chinese scientists build 20.3%-efficient mini inverted perovskite solar modules via slot die coating
A team led by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) has found that pyrrodiazole as an additive in formamidinium iodide (FAI)-based inverted perovskite solar enables larger area devices made with industry-compatible slot die coating. Modules made using the technology achieved 20.3% certified power conversion efficiency and retained 94% of initial efficiency after 1,000 h in standard testing.
World’s first battery storage system to provide full active and reactive power services comes online
Blackhillock in Scotland is not only Europe’s biggest operating battery storage project. It is also the first one to provide a special set of grid stabilization services, procured under the electricity system operator’s Pathfinder 2, while also generating revenues from other critical services.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unfreezes $7 billion Solar for All grant program
The announcement comes after the EPA instantly froze the funds last month.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Solar glass prices on the rise
Solar glass prices continued to climb this week, with 2.0 mm sheets rising 8% to CNY 13.5 ($1.85) per square meter and 3.2 mm sheets up 9.8% to CNY 22.5, according to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNMIA).
