Chinese PV Industry Brief: Lingda scraps investment in 20 GW solar cell factory
Lingda Group says it is dropping plans to invest in a 20 GW solar cell factory due to poor macroeconomic conditions, challenges in the PV industry, financing constraints, and other external factors.
Sinovoltaics tracks emerging PV manufacturing hubs in Europe, North America
Sinovoltaics is studying the changes in the supply chains in manufacturing hubs in Europe and North America to determine site capacity, current and planned, for dozens of manufacturers. The results are being published in free reports.
Solitek launches bifacial solar panels for carports
The Lithuanian module manufacturer has unveiled 37O W bifacial dual glass modules for carports featuring 3 mm glass on both sides and an anodized aluminum frame. The new products are certified as overhead glazing by the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt), with a class 4 hail resistance and efficiency of 19.57%.
Vehicle-integrated photovoltaics for electric ground transport
Canadian custom module manufacturer Capsolar developed a vehicle integrated PV system (VIPV) for an electric material towing application, reportedly enabling 30% to 40% range increase per battery charge.
European consortium targets end-of-life PV panel silicon recycling
A European consortium of 11 commercial and non-profit organizations is developing several technologies to make use of end-of-life PV panels by either re-deploying them or by recovering and reprocessing the silicon.
First attempt to build antimony photovoltaic modules
An Italian research team claims a first for solar modules based on air stable lead-free and tin-free antimony-based light absorber, a perovskite-inspired material. The mini modules have a 1.2% power conversion efficiency over a 2.52 cm2 active area.
Decarbonizing aviation attracts venture capital
Since 2016, some $2.4 billion worth of venture capital flowed to companies developing electric aviation and other air travel decarbonization technologies with a strong start in investment volume in 2024, according to Dealroom.co, a Dutch data and intelligence firm.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Solargiga forecasts profits, GCL sees decline
Solargiga Energy says it expects to return to a profit of CNY 130 million to CNY 170 million for 2023, while GCL Technology says it anticipates lower profits for the year.
Vapor-based deposition key to commercialize perovskite solar
Researchers from ten countries assessed the prospects of using vapor-based deposition processes to put perovskite thin film processing on the fast track to commercialization, drawing attention to its merits and key areas to research and develop.
Solar simulator for perovskite-silicon tandem PV cells, modules
A new measurment and solar simulator instrument designed for perovskite-silicon tandem cells and encapsulated mini-modules is the latest product from a collaboration between Canadian solar simulator supplier G2V Optics and U.S.-based measurement instrumentation company Sinton Instruments.
