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Solar cells that combine traditional silicon with cutting-edge perovskites could push the efficiency of solar panels to new heights.

Super-efficient solar cells: 10 breakthrough technologies in 2024

WHO

Beyond Silicon, Caelux, First Solar, Hanwha Q Cells, Oxford PV, Swift Solar, Tandem PV

WHEN

3 to 5 years

In November 2023, a buzzy solar technology broke yet another world record for efficiency. The previous record had existed for only about five months—and it likely won’t be long before it too is obsolete. This astonishing acceleration in efficiency gains comes from a special breed of next-­generation solar technology: perovskite tandem solar cells. These cells layer the traditional silicon with materials that share a unique crystal structure.

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Source: Technology Review

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The US solar industry has registered its best third quarter ever with 6.5GW of PV installed in Q3 2023 but residential started slowing down.

US adds 6.5GW of solar PV in record third quarter, residential to decline in 2024

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The US solar industry has registered its best third quarter ever with 6.5GW of PV installed in Q3 2023, but residential started to show a slowdown in certain states.

According to research from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, some of the biggest residential markets – such as Texas, Arizona and Florida – have experienced quarterly and annual declines in installed capacity in Q3 2023, despite a record number of installs with 210,000 systems.

Despite slowdowns in these major states, residential solar installed 1.8GW in Q3 2023, a 12% increase year-over-year and setting another quarterly record. During the first three quarters of the year, the segment is up 24% from the same period last year. In total, 34 states and Puerto Rico have had an annual growth during that period.

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Source: PV Tech

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Poland boasted 18GW of solar PV projects with grid connection approvals issued as of the end of the third quarter of 2023

Poland’s solar capacity reaches 18GW as of Q3 2023

Poland boasted 18GW of solar PV projects with grid connection approvals issued as of the end of the third quarter of 2023, according to Polish research group Institute for Renewable Energy (IEO).

IEO said there were a total of 6,929 projects that had obtained grid connection approvals by Q3 this year. Compared to the previous database with information at the end of Q1 2023, there was a 41% increase in the number of projects and a 46% increase in the total capacity.

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Source: PV Tech

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A new $800 million solar cell manufacturing facility is moving into southern Indiana that will bring 1,200 jobs over the next several years.

$800 million solar cell manufacturing facility being built in southern Indiana

A new $800 million solar cell manufacturing facility is moving into southern Indiana.

In a news release Monday, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that Canadian Solar plans to build a new plant at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville. The plant will bring 1,200 jobs over the next several years. It’s the company’s second plant in the U.S.

Production is expected to begin by the end of 2025 on solar photovoltaic (PV) cells to supply the company’s new module assembly facility announced earlier this year in Texas.

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Source: WDRB

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The solar-covered cycling path means that cyclists are sheltered from the elements while they pedal with no emissions, and the shelter makes clean energy.

Europe just got its first solar-covered cycling path

Europe’s first solar-covered cycling path has made its debut in the German city of Freiburg, in the Black Forest – here’s the lowdown on the pilot project.

German utility service provider Badenova, along with its partners, the City of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, installed the cycling path’s solar roof at the Freiburg Exhibition Center, near the Freiburg FC football stadium. The 300-meter-long (984-foot-long) installation is made up of 900 translucent solar modules made by German panel maker Solarwatt. Freiburg-based Clickcon provided the mounting structures.

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Source: electrek

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Italy deployed 2.48GW of new PV systems in 2022, with the residential solar segment accounting for almost 50% of the total installed capacity.

Italy hits 25 GW milestone

Italy reached 25,048 MW of cumulative installed PV capacity, spread across 1,221,045 installations, by the end of December, according to new statistics released by Italia Solare, the nation’s solar energy association.

The largest portion of this capacity is represented by PV systems ranging in size from 200 kW to 1 MW, accounting for 8,270 MW or 33% of the total. The second-largest segment is installations with outputs ranging from 20 kW to 200 kW, with a share of 5,057 MW, or 20% of the total.

Solar arrays with capacities of less than 12 kW account for 4,949 MW, or 20% of the total, followed by systems with capacities of 1 MW to 10 MW, for a 16% share, or 3,942 MW.

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Source: PV Magazine

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The scientists claim that, for an average annual generation for solar of 1,370 kWh/kW, 38 million hectares would be needed.

Solar may cover the world’s electricity demand with 0.3% of its land area

Solar energy could theoretically cover the world’s electricity demand by just 0.3% of its land area. This is one of the main conclusions of new research by a group of academic institutions, led by Aarhus University in Denmark. The researchers claim that raw materials and land availability will not present real barriers to PV in its race to dominate the global energy landscape.

The scientists claim that, for an average annual generation for solar of 1,370 kWh/kW, 38 million hectares would be needed. They noted that the world has a total area of 13,003 million hectares.

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Source: PV Magazine

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Solar power capacity in the US has grown from just 0.34 GW in 2008 to an estimated 97.2G W today, providing enough energy to 18 million homes.

US solar capacity has grown 28,500% since 2008

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The U.S. has plans to expand its solar energy market exponentially in support of its optimistic climate change policies. The country has already established several widescale solar projects, and with the introduction of the recent Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), renewable energy companies are being provided with the funding and tax cuts needed to encourage more rapid expansion of a variety of green energy projects. With a massive solar pipeline over the next few years, the U.S. will soon become a regional solar power hub.

The solar power capacity in the U.S. has grown from just 0.34 GW in 2008 to an estimated 97.2 gigawatts (GW) today, providing enough energy to power 18 million homes. However, at present, just 3 percent of the country’s electricity comes from solar photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP), demonstrating the potential to expand the industry much further.

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Germany’s Liontron can prepare 300 cups of coffee a day from the PV modules and storage tech on its bicycles for beverage vendors.

Solar-powered bikes prepare cups of coffee in Germany

Espresso, cappuccino, flat whites – you need a lot of electricity to prepare coffee. And it is sometimes not easy for the operators of mobile coffee shops to obtain energy in public places.

Germany battery specialist Liontron has developed a solution for this: a mobile coffee-shop bike that uses built-in lithium-iron phosphate batteries to provide enough electricity to prepare coffee all day long. Two PV modules with outputs of 200 W each charge the batteries.

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Source: PV Magazine

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The proposed solar PV project will be integrated with 150 MW of battery storage capacity. The complex is due to be fully commissioned in 2024.

EDPR lands PPA for 200-MW solar project in California

Renewable energy giant EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI:EDPR) today said it has clinched a deal to sell the output of a 200-MW solar park it plans to build in the US state of California.

The company, which is the renewables arm of Portuguese utility EDP (ELI:EDP), will sell the electricity under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA). The name of the power off-taker was not disclosed in the press statement.

The proposed solar photovoltaic (PV) project, the name of which was not specified, will be integrated with 150 MW of battery storage capacity. The complex is due to be fully commissioned in 2024.

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Source: Renewables Now

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