Emiliano Bellini
Bulgaria allocates 3 GW of renewables capacity, 1.17 GW of storage in auction
The Bulgarian authorities awarded BGN 526 million ($284 million) to 397 renewable energy projects in the country’s latest procurement exercise.
Floating PV system designed for offshore waters can withstand waves up to 4 m
A Chinese research team has developed a floating PV system that purportedly offers high stability and superior seakeeping performance. It features a series of floating pontoons for buoyancy, coupled with a truss-frame support structure for solar panels.
Netherlands maps all PV-related building fires
Three Dutch research institutes have released a report detailing fire incidents in buildings with PV systems. Between 2022 and 2023, PV systems were linked to 31 fire accidents across the country.
Japan aims to deploy 20 GW of perovskite solar by 2040
The Japanese government says it expects perovskite solar modules to be produced in large quantities at JPY 20 ($0.13)/W by 2025, JPY 14/W by 2030, and JPY 10/W by 2040.
Hungary deploys 1.3 GW of solar in January-October period
Hungary installed 1.3 GW of solar between January and October, bringing its cumulative PV capacity to 7.3 GW by the end of October, according to new government data.
Reducing solar module temperature via electrospray cooling
Scientists in Turkey have sought to use electrospray cooling to reduce the operating temperature of photovoltaic for the first time. They said their experiments offer promising results for the potential application of this technique in real PV systems.
Coupling PV with direct air capture
Researchers in China have suggested to combine PV plants with direct air capture (DAC) technologies in an effort to reduce solar curtailment and increase DAC competitiveness. They found that the proposed combination could become viable by 2030, especially if carbon prices will increase.
LCOE not correct optimization parameter of PV plants, say researchers
New research from Italy shows the importance of considering power plant dispatchability in PV project planning. The scientists claim assessing a project’s levelized cost of energy could be misleading, especially with variable and sometimes negative electricity prices.
Solar cell based on silver bismuth sulfide exceeds 10% efficiency threshold for first time
This kind of solar cell technology had so far reached efficiencies of up to 9%. The new result was made possible by a post-deposition in situ passivation strategy to reduce surface defects in the device, according to its creators.
Dragonfly launches lithium iron phosphate battery for rooftop PV, off-grid applications
The US-based company said the new 12 V lithium iron phosphate product comes with a 10-year warranty and has a lifecycle of more than 5,000 cycles.
