Siemens to invest EUR1 billion in new startup unit
Siemens has announced the forming of a new dedicated startup unit, next47, with a war chest of EUR1 billion to be spent on it that will, among various other important innovations, focus on decentralized electrification.
Neo Solar Power: High-density solar modules on their way
Video: pv magazines Jonathan Gifford met with NSP Neo Solar Powers senior vice president Alex Wen to discuss NSPs transformation from solely a cell manufacturer into module manufacturing and downstream development.
KfW Development Bank to fund two floating solar projects in India
The German-based development bank has agreed to build the projects as part of a study to assess the potential of floating parks within India, and to show the technical practicality of large-scale solar.
IBC Solar and Dhybrid enter cooperation for hybrid systems
The two German companies signed the cooperation agreement in a bid to become one of the worlds leading providers of diesel-PV hybrid systems.
Coveme: Pushing boundaries on bifacial modules
pv magazine’s Jonathan Gifford caught up with Coveme Division Manager Photovoltaic, Alessandro Anderlini, at Intersolar Europe to get an update on the Italian company’s latest innovations and to get his perspectives on the current PV market.
SunPower sets new solar efficiency record
US company SunPower achieved an efficiency of 24.1% for a module using silicon cells, which is just the latest in a number of efficiency records for solar technology, showing that the modules are moving in the right direction.
Solar Impulse completes historic flight across the Atlantic
Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the solar-powered plane in Seville on Thursday morning, achieving one of the most iconic stretches on the journey, and getting one step closer to completing the mission to fly around the world using nothing but solar energy.
Intersolar Awards 2016: Five winners of Outstanding Solar Projects
The award this year was a consolidation of various awards from previous years, with five winners taking home prizes. A theme for the winners was the projects social impacts on the communities that benefit from them.
PV innovations helping to push the French market forward
Philippe Malbranche, Directeur Général of the French solar research institute INES, explains why his organization is hosting a workshop on innovations from France. The varying innovations take part in the whole PV value chain, from oxygen measuring in the wafering process, to developing solar plants with integrated storage for French oversea territories.
Hanwha Q Cells sets 19.5% efficiency record for standard 301W multicrystalline module
Verified by Fraunhofer ISE CalLab, the rating of 19.5% efficiency for a standard module of 1,670 x 1,000 mm2 sets a new world record for multicrystalline panels; Hanwha achieved the result using its Q.ANTUM cells with four busbars.
