China-based PV module materials and N-type mono and IBC (Interdigitated Back Contact) bifacial module manufacturer Jolywood is partnering with European research and innovation hub centre, imec to bring to market an industrialized bifacial solar cells with an average front-side conversion efficiency up to 21.9%. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Solar, subsidiary of LONGi Green Energy, the leading integrated monocrystalline PV manufacturer has set a new P-type mono bifacial ‘shingled’ cell formatted module conversion efficiency record of 20.66%. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Kathie Zipp Solar Data Systems’ Solar-Log WEB Enerest will be compatible with Amazon Alexa’s voice service. Solar-Log WEB Enerest will allow PV plant owners to ask Alexa about their solar PV plant status. Plant owners can ask questions like, “Alexa, how is my plant?” or “Alexa, how much money have I earned with my…
By Kelly Pickerel LONGi Solar announced that China General Certification Center (CGC), an authoritative, independent testing organization, has validated that LONGi Solar’s 60-cell bifacial shingling module achieved a front-side conversion efficiency of 20.66%, the highest in the world to date. Dr. Lv Jun, Vice President of LONGi Solar said, “This breakthrough in module conversion efficiency…
By Sophie Vorrath Perth-based building-integrated solar PV company has debuted on the ASX after successful $A5m initial public offering. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
Major horizontal single-axis solar tracker firm Soltec is opening he first of its kind ‘Bifacial Tracking Evaluation Center’ (BiTEC) in Livermore, California to further scientifically evaluate the performance of bifacial PV modules and the tracking performance with single-axis trackers. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Aurora Solar Technologies (AST) has launched the DM-121 and DM-321 measurement systems for heterojunction technology (HJT) cell TCO layer quality control. These novel products, which measure both TCO sheet resistance and layer thickness at full production speeds are ideally suited for industrial applications in the rapidly developing HJT cell manufacturing market. The technology will be…
Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables, the renewables subsidiary of Spanish utility Gas Natural Fenosa, has started construction on a 50MW PV project in Spain. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
US energy provider Southern Power has entered into an agreement to sell a 33% minority stake in its PV portfolio to Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited for a purchase price of US$1.175 billion. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
Chinese PV module producer Risen Energy has started construction on the 121MW Yarranlea solar farm project, located 50km southwest of Toowoomba, in Australia’s Queensland state. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By [email protected] The standards body TÜV Rheinland has cast doubt over inverter makers’ cybersecurity measures after it hacked commercially available PV inverters “within a few minutes.” The Cologne-based organization stated that the finding was “all the more critical since storage systems typically communicate with the inverter, too.” By hacking inverters, cyber criminals could gain access…
By Robin Lancaster Risen Energy starts construction of the 121MW Yarranlea solar farm Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
Vermont-headquartered inverter supplier Dynapower and Mumbai-based technology firm Raychem RPG have commissioned what they claim to be India’s first 1MW microgrid using solar, diesel and energy storage at a Central Electronics Limited (CEL) facility in Sahibadad, Uttar Pradesh. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Kathie Zipp Black Bear Energy and USAA Real Estate announced that construction will start this month on a 2.4-MW solar array in Cranbury, New Jersey. The rooftop project will host onsite renewable solar facilities, creating both financial and environmental value for the asset. Black Bear Energy facilitated the project, and is acting as the…
By Kathie Zipp GU Energy Labs, a Berkeley-based family-owned business that produces performance sports nutrition products, announced the new photovoltaic system installed on their 4th Street headquarters. The 206.4-kW roof-mounted PV system, installed by Sun Light & Power (SLP), another East Bay company, is expected to offset 90% of the company’s electric bill for that…