Heterojunction design for 29.68% tin sulfide solar cell
Bangladeshi researchers have designed a simulated solar cell with a hole transport layer based on copper oxide and a tin sulfide absorber. It is expected to achieve an open-circuit voltage of 1.01 V, a short-circuit current of 34.19 mA/cm2, and a fill factor of 85.74%.
Bangladeshi fabrics maker invests in 100 MW solar plant
The solar park will sell power to the Bangladesh Power Development Board at a price of $0.1195/kWh under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Bangladesh’s highest-opex rooftop PV plant goes online
Bangladesh has inaugurated its largest rooftop solar array under the opex model, at a location south of Dhaka.
AC Energy to invest in PV in Bangladesh
AC Energy has revealed plans to invest in solar projects throughout Asia, including Bangladesh, by forming a joint venture with Germany’s ib vogt GmbH.
Bangladeshi PV developer calls for partners on 50 MW near Dhaka
Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL), a Bangladeshi state-owned developer, is seeking partners to build a 50 MW solar plant at a site just outside of Dhaka.
Solar helps Bangladesh to universal access to electricity
A decade on from energy rationing, head of state Sheikh Hasina is poised to announce the achievement of an historic goal which has been made possible with the help of off-grid photovoltaics.
Roadmap for solar module recycling in Bangladesh
Bangladesh currently does not have a recycling center for PV module recycling. But according to a group of local scientists, the country could evolve into a regional hub for PV waste recycling if proper guidelines are implemented.
Bangladesh Army signs 1GW solar deal for training base
American power company Eleris Energy has agreed to construct five 200MW solar plants on the Swarna Dweep island administered by the army and used for training exercises, with the capacity due online within five years.
Bangladesh needs more labs to check quality of solar imports
While the government is moving to require foreign modules, inverters, batteries and charge controllers be subject to mandatory testing, the fear is that there are not sufficient testing sites in the country to achieve that ambition.
‘Bangladeshi energy masterplan should focus on renewables’
With the finances of national utility the Bangladesh Power Development Board in disarray thanks to rising capacity payments for often-inactive conventional power plants, renewables offer the hope of fiscal sustainability, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
