Enphase Energy launches its Enphase AC Battery in Australia and New Zealand
The two countries will be the first region in the world where the California-based company will be selling its Enphase Home Energy Solution, as it continues to expand into international markets.
Siva Power to build CIGS pilot line
Siva Power has raised US$5 million, in a series D round, to construct a pilot line for its CIGS PV technology. The line will be installed at the company’s Santa Clara base.
CLP India aiming to enter the solar market with purchase of Suzlon projects
Reports coming out of India suggest that wind energy giant Suzlon is negotiating a deal with CLP India to sell 100 MW of PV projects, marking CLPs first steps in Indias growing solar market.
Developments on over 1 GW of new PV in India
Progress on three solar schemes and projects in India, which have a potential combined capacity of 1050 MW, including 500 MW of rooftop PV being tendered by SECI, a piece of land being assigned for a 200 MW project in Rajasthan, and SkyPower agreeing EPC and O&M contracts with Sterling and Wilson for 350 MW of PV projects.
UNSW takes out CZTS efficiency world record
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have achieved a world record conversion efficiency of 7.6% for a 1cm2 copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) solar cell. Japan’s Solar Frontier, with IBM and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo, have previously achieved 12.6%, however on a smaller 0.42cm2 substrate.
Schmid supplies APVCD tooling for high efficiency cell research
Schmid has announced that three PV research institutes have deployed its APCVD solution for the development of PERL (passivated emitter and rear locally diffused) and IBC cells. The high efficiency cell concepts can employ the APCVD tool for boron and phosphorus diffusion.
Alta Devices sets new dual-junction solar efficiency record at 31.6%
The company has set its latest record using gallium arsenide technology, and now holds world records for both single-junction and dual-junction at one sun.
Sungrow expands in the UK market with over 100 MWs of inverters connected in Q1
It is good news for the Chinese inverter manufacturer, which has shown that its popularity is growing in many different markets worldwide, now supplying the largest volume of PV inverters globally.
Italian companies to build 1 GW of solar farms in Iran
Reports have surfaced that Italian companies Genesis and Dynkun have signed a memorandum of understanding with officials from Irans northwestern Qazvin province, for 100 PV plants of 10 MW each.
Trina Solar sets new IBC cell efficiency record
The Chinese company achieved an impressive 23.5% efficiency for its large-area Interdigitated Back Contact mono-crystalline silicon solar cell, to go with the companys other efficiency records.
