All indoor PV technologies at a glance
A review of indoor PV cell technologies by an international research team delves into recent progress, characterization, and design strategies used to develop highly efficient cells. The study presents 250 commercial and laboratory devices, as well as applications and performance reporting.
Solar nears 9% of US total electric generation capacity
A monthly energy infrastructure update from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shows that solar accounted for nearly 80% of new capacity additions in May.
New fault detection techniques for air-to-air heat pumps
Portuguese researchers have compared several applied machine learning techniques to detect faults in air-to-air heat pumps in cooling mode. The results showed a high level of performance based on four metrics.
Mission Solar releases solar modules for C&I, utility-scale PV projects
Mission Solar has developed solar modules for C&I, utility-scale PV projects. The US manufacturer now offers large-format bifacial solar modules for bigger projects.
The Hydrogen Stream: Germany grants €4.6 billion to 23 green H2 projects
The German government has granted €4.6 billion ($5 billion) for 23 green hydrogen projects, while BP has revealed separate plans to develop a 100 MW green hydrogen installation in Germany.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi to mass-produce back contact solar cells
Longi has announced plans to produce its new hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC) 2.0 solar cells at a 12.5 GW facility in Xixian New Area, Shaanxi province.
Elastocalorics could replace heat pumps, air conditioning systems
Elastocalorics have the potential to replace current air conditioning and heating systems, offering significant energy savings when paired with technologies such as photovoltaics.
India launches hybrid solar-wind tender
Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has started accepting bids to set up 400 MW of hybrid wind-solar projects on a build-own-operate basis in India. Bidding closes on Aug. 6.
PV cell integrating molecular thermal storage tech achieves 14.9% solar utilization efficiency
Scientists in Sweden have integrated a PV device with a molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage system, which acts as as a solar cell optical filter and cooling agent. The proposed combination achieves a 0.2% higher PV efficiency and solar storage efficiency of 2.3%.
Sungrow secures 7.8 GWh battery storage deal from Saudi Arabia
China’s Sungrow has signed three landmark energy storage contracts with Saudi Arabia’s Algihaz Holding, amounting to the world’s largest grid-side storage order. Each project will have a capacity of 2.6 GWh, totaling 7.8 GWh.
