The Chinese manufacturer appears to have shouldered higher input costs in return for carving out a larger slice of the world's biggest solar market – although it's not clear from the company's third-quarter update that CEO Xiande Li received the memo.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/30/jinko-reduced-module-prices-in-the-third-quarter/
#markets, #finance, #upstream, #manufacturing, #modules, #policy
Scientists in the UK delved deep into the structure of a perovskite solar cell, looking to understand the complex relationship between the materials that make up the perovskite layer, and the role of different defects in both limiting and improving performance. The findings could allow for new perovskite materials that are specially structured to maximize PV performance.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/29/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-defects-in-perovskite-solar-cells/
#manufacturing, #upstream, #carrier, #modules, #r&d, #technology
Developed by a U.S.-based start-up, the new manufacturing process is claimed to reduce silver consumption and improve solar module performance by up to 3 W. It consists of connecting sub-cells in series within a single cell in order to increase the device voltage and without requiring cells to be physically broken and rewired.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/18/novel-solar-cell-architecture-to-reduce-silver-costs-improve-voltage/
#metallization, #photovoltaic, #modules, #manufacturing, #r&d, #upstream, #technology
The eastern European country deployed more than 2 GW of new PV capacity in the first nine months of 2021.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/18/poland-hits-6-gw-milestone/
#renewable, #photovoltaic, #markets, #photovoltaics, #pv, #modules, #plant, #poland
Maxeon Solar Technologies will supply up to 400 MW of its high-efficiency bifacial Performance 5 UPP solar panels for the construction of the Danish Fields Solar power plant project located near Houston, Texas. Maxeon’s 21% efficiency Performance 5 UPP solar panels use a a proprietary shingled design to improve efficiency and durability to reduce system…
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/11/maxeon-supplying-solar-modules-for-texas-solar-project/
#components, #news, #markets, #pv, #modules, #projects, #maxeon, #utility
The Indian authorities have announced plans to provide more funding to help more manufacturers under its production-linked incentives scheme, which is designed to support gigawatt-scale manufacturing of high-efficiency solar modules.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/16/indian-government-expands-budget-for-pv-manufacturing-scheme/
#photovoltaics, #upstream, #pv, #india, #photovoltaic, #modules, #markets, #manufacturing
Scientists in Korea evaluated recent progress in the development of low cost, large scale processes for the production of perovskite solar cells on flexible substrates, finding that several challenges remain. The group recommends that research should focus on developing novel processes and materials for perovskite solar cell production, rather than adapting those already in use elsewhere.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/10/flexible-perovskite-solar-cells-from-lab-to-fab/
#modules, #manufacturing, #technology, #r&d, #upstream
The Solliance consortium has built a solar cell in a four-terminal tandem configuration that combines a 17.8%-efficient highly near-infrared transparent perovskite cell with a prototype of an 11.4%-efficient c-Si interdigitated back contact silicon heterojunction cell developed by Panasonic.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/01/solliance-hits-29-2-efficiency-on-perovskite-silicon-tandem-solar-cell/
#manufacturing, #modules, #upstream, #r&d, #technology, #perovskite
The 4cm2 cell showed a remarkable open-circuit voltage of 754 mV. It was fabricated with a hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) layer, which is said to show lower parasitic absorption and higher external quantum efficiency.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/10/27/japanese-scientists-build-23-27-efficient-heterojunction-solar-cell-with-56-2%ce%bcm-thick-wafer/
#photovoltaic, #modules, #technology, #photovoltaics, #upstream, #manufacturing, #r&d
Meyer Burger is one of the world’s leading research and implementation companies developing new solar power technology.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/10/04/meyer-burger-coming-to-america/
#burger, #upstream, #solar, #modules, #meyer, #manufacturing, #markets, #monoperc
Meyer Burger is one of the world’s leading research and implementation companies developing new solar power technology.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/10/04/meyer-burger-coming-to-america/
#monoperc, #solar, #modules, #burger, #upstream, #markets, #meyer, #manufacturing
American-owned solar panel assembly facility Auxin Solar today filed a petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to extend safeguard relief for crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and modules. Safeguard tariffs were initiated in 2018 after U.S. manufacturers Suniva and SolarWorld filed a Section 201 petition with the ITC, claiming that imported solar cells…
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2021/08/california-solar-panel-manufacturer-files-petition-to-extend-201-tariffs-on-imported-solar-cells-and-modules/
#solar, #modules, #tariffs, #news, #pv
Also on the rise: Three startups that aim to change the solar and clean tech sectors, battery companies join effort to improve cycling performance, solar PV shipments rose in 2020 as demand grew and costs fell, and more.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/08/02/sunrise-brief-solarstorage-gains-a-solid-foothold-across-the-u-s-grid/
#energy, #modules, #policy, #storage, #finance, #markets, #battery
PH Renewables, Inc. (PHRI), a subsidiary of Global Business Power Corporation (GBP), which is itself part of the Philippines power utility Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has begun construction on a 115 MW solar park in Rizal, Luzon.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/23/work-begins-on-115-mw-solar-park-in-the-philippines/
#photovoltaic, #pv, #photovoltaics, #utility, #modules, #scale
Last year\'s newly installed PV capacity comes from 2.8 GW of ground-mounted PV and 596 MW of rooftop installations. Sustained growth is expected in 2021.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/16/spain-deployed-3-4-gw-of-solar-in-2020/
#photovoltaics, #plant, #pv, #markets, #highlights, #photovoltaic, #modules
Maxeon Solar Technologies is expanding its AC Energy Solutions lineup with the launch of the new Performance 3 AC panel.
https://solarindustrymag.com/maxeon-debuts-the-performance-3-ac-solar-panel
#pv, #modules
A true next generation of solar cell technology is upon us. It is time to contemplate the benefits.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/02/do-engineers-dream-of-solar-panel-efficiency/
#upstream, #r&d, #manufacturing, #photovoltaics, #modules, #photovoltaic, #technology
Brazil has installed 1 GW of new PV capacity in the past month alone. The distributed-generation solar segment and bilateral PPAs for large-scale PV plants are driving the market.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/02/brazil-passes-9-gw-of-pv-capacity/
#brazil, #plant, #pv, #photovoltaics, #photovoltaic, #modules, #markets
