Inverted perovskite solar cell based on co-absorbed self-assembled monolayer achieves 24.68% efficiency
A research team in China improved the efficiency and stability of an inverted perovskite cell using a co-adsorbed approach to incorporate self-assembled monolayers at the hole transport layer.
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures turns on 300 MW of solar in Australia
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) says its 300 MW Walla Walla Solar Farm in New South Wales, one of the Australian state’s largest solar projects, has started generating power. The milestone comes less than two years after FRV Australia reached financial close on the development.
Scientists create PV-driven synaptic device for AI processing
A team from Tokyo University of Science has developed a solar cell-based computing device that mimics human synaptic behaviour to use in edge AI processing. The researchers say the device has the potential to accelerate the development of energy-efficient edge AI sensors in applications including health monitoring, surveillance and automotive technologies.
‘The crop people don’t understand the PV aspect’
University of Exeter academic Aritra Ghosh tells pv magazine a multidiscipline approach is required to unlock the full potential of agrivoltaics. Discussing a new paper comparing static and tracker agrivoltaics systems in the United Kingdom, the researcher argues better understanding of microclimates under modules and how PV affects crop biochemistry is needed.
Progress on standardized tests, protocols for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics
Researchers from University of Miyazaki in Japan have published a technical background paper about testing protocols to address the unique challenges of vehicle integrated photovoltaic (VIPV) modules. It features the background on a new numerical probability model that incorporates shading, partial-shading, dynamic shading, uneven terrain and modules’ curvatures.
Ecoprogetti delivers 300 MW solar panel production line to India’s SAEL
Ecoprogetti has shipped a 300 MW solar panel production line to India’s SAEL, designed to manufacture glass-glass bifacial panels using tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) M10 cells.
Ultrathin perovskite solar cell based on Gires-Tournois resonator
Scientists in China have conceived a perovskite solar cell that uses a back mirror based on silver to improve light harvesting. The device could reportedly achieved a power conversion efficiency of over 27%.
New research finds utility-scale solar parks foster biodiversity
A series of longitudinal studies of three solar-pollinator sites in Minnesota have demonstrated evidence of native prairie growing under solar panels, providing both soil benefits and habitat for wildlife and pollinators.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: January-October solar additions hit 181.3 GW
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says developers installed 181.3 GW of new PV capacity from January to October 2024, including 20.42 GW in October alone.
Startup to build wood solar canopies for collective energy in France
BoucL Énergie says it will install wooden-framed parking canopies in southern France, as part of a future collective self-consumption plan.
