PV

Photovoltaic （PV）

Australian Venture Plans 50 MW CST Plant

FPR Energy has raised AUD 15 million ($9.7 million) in seed funding to commercialize its concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology. The system is designed for…

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‘The Crop People Don’t Understand the PV Aspect’

University of Exeter academic Aritra Ghosh tells pv magazine a multidiscipline approach is required to unlock the full potential of agrivoltaics. Discussing a n…

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Scientists Create PV-Driven Synaptic Device for AI Processing

Demonstration of motion recognition task using a PRC system with the DSC-based synaptic deviceA team from Tokyo University of Science has developed a solar cell…

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Japan’s 22nd Solar Auction Concludes With Lowest Bid of $0.049/kWh

Japan has allocated 56.4 MW of PV capacity in its latest procurement exercise. The lowest bid came in at JPY 7.5 ($0.049)/kWh, while the average final price was…

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PowerChina Launches 300 MW Offshore PV Project

PowerChina has unveiled plans for a 300 MW offshore PV pilot project in the Bohai Sea, using advanced solar panels designed to endure extreme marine conditions.…

Energy Storage Project

Spain Approves 10 Photovoltaic, Hybridisation and 210 MW Storage Projects in the Third Week of November

The Official State Gazette for the third week of November contains announcements corresponding to 10 photovoltaic and hybridisation projects for 320 MW, includi…

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Progress on Standardized Tests, Protocols for Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaics

Glass-covered curved modules supplied by Nanjing AGG EnergyResearchers from University of Miyazaki in Japan have published a technical background paper about te…

Wind Farm

Spain’s Photovoltaic Solar Power Poised to Surpass Wind Power

Spain’s solar power is on track to overtake wind power as the leading source in the country’s expanding renewable energy sector, which now accounts …

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Socomec Crosses 50 GW of PV Disconnect Switch Installations in India

Socomec India has hit the milestone of supplying its photovoltaic (PV) disconnect switches for over 50 GW of solar installations in India.Socomec India, a power…

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238MW Bulgarian PV Project Banks €103M

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending up to €50m to Tenevo Solar Technologies EAD to build and operate the 238MW Tenevo so…

Solar Cell

Coatema Launches Roll-To-Roll Production Lines for Organic, Perovskite, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

German PV equipment company Coatema Coating Machinery says its roll-to-roll processing solutions cover from lab or pilot to production scale.Manufacturing equip…

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Agrivoltaics Can Improve Water Conservation in Africa

Research led by the University of Sheffield installed an off-grid agrivoltaic system in Tanzania and a grid-tied agrivoltaic system in Kenya. They found the ins…

Germany

First Major Winter Snowfall Brings Weekend Solar Generation Dip

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that solar production across much of Europe is expected to dip over the weekend as a sig…

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Balloon-Integrated PV System for Emergency Power Needs at Low Altitude

Researchers in China have created a balloon-integrated photovoltaic system that reportedly represents a feasible solution for emergency PV power generation in m…

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China Issues Stricter Investments Rules for PV Manufacturing

China has tightened investment rules for PV manufacturing, raising the minimum capital ratio for starting projects from 20% to 30%, according to new standardize…