MBJ Solutions launched two products for perovskite device developers: a Sun Simulator for research and a Light Soaking Unit for aging tests.

New sun simulator, light-soaking tools for perovskite solar cells, modules

Germany’s MBJ Solutions, a PV industry equipment specialist, recently launched the MBJ Steady State Sun Simulator, designed for small perovskite module characterization, and the MBJ Light Soaking Unit, made for perovskite device aging tests and preconditioning.

The market for the MBJ Solutions equipment is international, according to Volker Biemann, MBJ solutions product manager. “We have customers all over the world but mainly Europe, US and Southeast Asia,” Biemann told pv magazine.

The MBJ Steady State Sun Simulator, featuring a 500 mm x 500 mm measuring area, is made for teams developing a range of device sizes, from cells to small modules. It has a continuous Class A+ sun simulator, compliant with IEC 60904-9 Ed.3. The 22-LED unit has extended ultraviolet and infrared extended spectrum. The spectral coverage and deviation are > 98% and < 24%, respectively, It is compact, with an integrated 5 megapixel electroluminescence camera.

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Source: PV Magazine

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DigiOcean4Solar will enhance research on renewable energy efficiency, focusing on wave, wind, and floating solar structure interactions.

Grant awarded to advance floating solar research in offshore environments

DigiOcean4Solar, short for a Digital Ocean environment for floating Solar farm assessment, is set to advance research on renewable energy efficiency and will enable the study of interactions between waves, wind, and floating solar structures.

With offshore locations emerging as a promising solution for renewable energy, several companies are exploring floating solar farms at sea. According to the Delft University of Technology, the solar platforms, some spanning up to a square kilometer, are ideally situated near offshore wind farms to leverage existing grid connections.

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Source: Offshore Energy

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Power from new co-located renewable energy and battery projects in California will be bought by Amazon and a number of CCAs.

Amazon, community choice groups buy power from hybrid solar, wind and BESS in CA

Power from new co-located renewable energy and battery projects in California will be bought by Amazon and a number of Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs).

A celebration event was held on Tuesday (22 October) to inaugurate two new solar-plus-storage power plants in Adelanto, a city in California’s San Bernadino County, by their developer and owner, AES Corporation.

While full details of PPA arrangements do not appear to have been made public, AES said that Amazon will be the “primary purchaser” of energy generated by the projects. The renewable energy will power Amazon facilities and business operations in California.

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Source: Energy Storage News

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The Navy is reportedly working on a deal to lease 920 acres of land around Naval Air Station Lemoore to renewable energy firm Ameresco.

425MW solar farm and data center planned for US Navy airbase in California

Part of a US Navy Air Station outside Fresno in California could be turned into a 425MW data center and solar farm complex.

The Navy is reportedly working on a deal to lease 920 acres of land around Naval Air Station Lemoore, located on the border of Kings County and Fresno County in California, to renewable energy firm Ameresco.

Ameresco will then construct a 425MW solar farm, which will supply power to a 600,000 sq ft (56,000 sqm) data center on the site.

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Source: Data Center Dynamics

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By 2025, BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Regensburg (both in Bavaria, Germany) will obtain electricity from solar panels on their roofs.

BMW to generate 14 MWp solar energy from Bavarian factory roofs

By 2025, BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Regensburg (both in Bavaria, Germany) will obtain electricity from solar panels on their roofs. Dingolfing’s rooftop photo-voltaic system, with a capacity of 11.1 MWp, will be one of the most powerful in Germany.

To achieve this objective, the premium automotive manufacturer is renting roof space at its two plant sites in Eastern Bavaria to Sunrock Holding Deutschland GmbH, which will generate electricity using photovoltaics and make it available to the plants under direct supply contracts from 2025 onward.

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Source: New Mobility News

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Scientists from Poland have analyzed the optical and electrical parameters of textured glass in BIPV systems

Using texturized glass in building-integrated photovoltaics

Scientists from Poland’s John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin have analyzed the optical and electrical parameters of textured glass in building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems and have found that this kind of glass may considerably affect PV power generation and increase light reflection.

“In the case of installations in urban spaces, an important parameter is the low reflectance value and, consequently, the reduction of light reflections that can blind drivers,” said the research’s lead author, Paweł Kwaśnicki. “Since BIPV is becoming increasingly popular, expanding the scope of installation on facades, building walls and various types of glazing its aesthetics aspects become one of the key parameters.”

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Source: PV Magazine

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Old photovoltaic panels are stripped of aluminum and wires, then ground to recycle plastic, glass, silicon, silver, and copper.

How a Brisbane shed is turning old solar panels into silver and copper

In a 50m shed south of Brisbane, solar panels are being turned into silver and copper.

Photovoltaic panels no longer capable of producing electricity are having their aluminium and wires removed before being ground up and refined into plastic, glass, silicon, silver and copper. So far, nothing has gone to waste.

The Pan Pacific Recycling director, John Hill, says recovering the materials, with no toxic fumes and nothing going to landfill, is a “big game changer to the whole industry worldwide”.

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Source: The Guardian

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A recent poll of California residents showed broad support for the expansion of solar and energy storage in the state.

Californians across party lines voice support for solar, distrust of utilities

A recent poll of California residents showed broad support for the expansion of solar and energy storage in the state. A poll of 800 registered California voters conducted by Global Strategy Group, North Star Opinion Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) found that solar is popular across party lines.

The poll was represented by 55% self-reported Democrats, 13% Independent, and 32% independent or Republican leaning, with 17% of the total respondents identifying as Trump voters.

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Source: PV Magazine

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California's AB 2661 allows Westland Water District to build transmission lines for solar energy on 130,000 acres of drainage-impaired land.

California farmers developing 20 GW solar-plus-storage plan

A coalition of farmers and legislators is advancing the Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan (VCIP), aiming to build transmission power lines capable of delivering 20 GWac of solar power and energy storage to California. The California legislature enabled this local control through the passage of AB 2661.

The plan calls for private investors to finance the development of both the power lines and energy resources, while local residents oversee the process to ensure the benefits are distributed within the region.

According to local reporting by Jesse Vad at SJV Water, an environmental impact report is currently in development and is expected to go to a vote after its release, projected for the first half of 2025.

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Source: PV Magazine

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The US DOE announced an $861M loan guarantee to build 2 solar photovoltaic farms in PR as persistent power outages plague the US territory

US government announces $861 million for two solar farms in Puerto Rico

The U.S. Department of Energy announced an $861 million loan guarantee on Wednesday to build two solar photovoltaic farms in Puerto Rico as persistent power outages plague the U.S. territory.

The project would be located in the southern coastal towns of Guayama and Salinas and backed by Clean Flexible Energy LLC, a subsidiary of The AES Corporation and TotalEenrgies Holdings USA Inc.

It would add up to 200 megawatts of solar generation and another 285 megawatts of storage capacity to Puerto Rico’s grid, according to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm.

The solar photovoltaic project is expected to generate about 460,000 megawatts of energy, enough to power some 43,000 homes, officials say.

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Source: ABC News

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