Largest US solar-storage project goes online
A new 875 MW solar project in California features nearly 2 million solar panels and offers more than 3 GWh of energy storage.
Germany installed 14.28 GW of solar in 2023
According to new figures from Germany’s network grid operator, the country reached 81.3 GW of installed PV capacity at the end of December.
Exasun files for insolvency
Exasun, a Dutch manufacturer that specializes in building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), has blamed Chinese rivals for its decision to launch insolvency proceedings.
Digital twin for PV materials may speed up commercialization of next-generation panels
Researchers in Germany have developed a digital twin for photovoltaic materials that can reportedly help increase the frequency of new and important discoveries in the solar industry and research. The layout of the digital twin combines machine learning and physical models used in engineering.
Clivet presents outdoor residential heat pump
The Italian manufacturer said the heat pump has a seasonal coefficient of performance of 3.80 to 4.80. The new product can reportedly operate from -15 C to 52 C in cooling mode and from -20 C to 30 C in heating mode.
Weekend Read: Decarbonizing disaster response
Diesel generators have been the workhorse of disaster relief for decades but as the frequency of extreme weather events rises, so do calls to decarbonize the emergency response. Sustainability may not be the only benefit to using solar in a crisis, as pv magazine discovers.
RWE testing agrivoltaics on former opencast mine
The power utility said it is testing three different agrivoltaic concepts at the Garzweiler opencast mine in western Germany.
India’s SECI launches 1.5 GW solar tender
Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) is accepting bids to set up 1.5 GW of solar PV power projects on a build-own-operate basis. The projects can be located anywhere in India and must connect to the interstate transmission system. Bidding closes on Feb. 23.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Aiko Solar secures 2.5 GW module order
Aiko Solar has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Tianjin Energy Group, a state-owned energy enterprise based in North China.
The Hydrogen Stream: Ceres secures license agreement for SOEC stack production
As electrolysis is gaining traction in the markets, European and US companies announce new hydrogen projects in the heavy mobility sector. Meanwhile, UK-based solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) tech developer Ceres Power signed a global long-term agreement with Delta Electronics.
