pv magazine launches SNEC 50 Technology Highlights Special
Special download gives the lowdown on our hand-selected next generation technologies that will take solar PV manufacturing to the next level.
Hanergy to build 10 MW GaAs thin film R&D fab in Wuhan
The project, which is receiving extensive support from the local government and backing from national, provincial and municipal funding, marks Hanergy’s first GaAs R&D project in China since acquiring U.S. company Alta Devices.
Storage and solar companies feature in BNEF New Energy Pioneer awards
Solar PV and battery storage companies have featured prominently in BNEF’s New Energy Pioneers awards, handed down last night in New York. The awards are presented as a part of the 8th BNEF summit currently under way.
Multicrystalline PERC to deliver 25% efficiencies
Leading solar researcher Professor Martin Green says that the solar industry has entered a new phase of manufacturing, in which the focus is firmly on efficiency gains. The University of New South Wales (UNSW) researcher believes that PERC technology is leading the way in terms of wide scale adoption, and that conversion efficiencies of 25% can be expected with multicrystalline PERC cells.
Germany, Japan partner on PV grid integration, power-to-gas tech
The collaboration between Japan’s Gifu University and Germany’s ZSW is expected to create better conditions for the “efficient transfer of research results into the marketplace.”
China's first PV-biomass power plant now in operation
Combined solar PV and biomass power generation plant is the first of its kind in China. 1.44 MW solar element due to come online later this month.
InnoLas reports 2014 growth on the back of PERC rollout
German laser systems provider InnoLas Solutions has reported that its 2014 bookings have shown an increase on 2013, on the back of orders for its Ultrafast PERC equipment. It reports bookings of over 1 GW of upgrades in Q1 2015.
MIT, Stanford team achieve 1.65 V perovskite tandem cell
Researchers have achieved an open voltage perovskite-cSi tandem cell with an open circuit (Voc) voltage of 1.65 V and a conversion efficiency of 13.7%. The team from MIT and Stanford report its work has identified key challenges in achieving efficiencies in excess of 25% with the tandem technology.
Clear Blue Technologies receives Canadian investment
Firm to use money to help develop its Smart Off-Grid technology.
California Energy Commission awards Bosch-led team $2.8 million for micro-grid demonstration
The funds will assist the demonstration and deployment of Bosch’s direct-current building-scale micro-grid platform, which the company says will provide a more reliable and resilient power supply to critical loads.
