Researchers assess degradation in PV systems older than 15 years
Scientists have used the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) HOMER software to calculate the degradation of solar panels deployed in two rooftop PV systems operating in Germany since 2003. Their calculations focused on the energy productivity of the systems.
Green hydrogen market could hit $850 billion in 2050
Research outfit Rethink Energy says the green hydrogen market could reach $850 billion in value by 2050.
NLC seeks QCA services for 1.4 GW of solar and wind plants
NLC India Ltd is looking to engage a qualified coordinating agency (QCA) for its 1.4 GW of solar and wind power plants at various places in Tamil Nadu. The QCA will maintain the transmission of plant-level data and other required data to the state load dispatch center (SLDC), besides providing other services.
Utility-scale solar installation goes automated
Powered by installation robots, on-site assembly line and digital twin software, the Terabase automated power plant construction system aims to boost productivity and cut construction costs.
Larsen & Toubro’s electrolyzer fab to start production this fiscal
The Indian multinational EPC company is setting up a pressurized alkaline electrolyzer factory with a capacity of 1 GW per annum. It expects to produce the first few electrolyzers from this facility by March next year.
Airtouch Solar signs $2.5 million dry-cleaning robot deal with Adani Green Energy
Nick Lanir Brown, chief business officer at Airtouch Solar, told pv magazine they would supply and install Airtouch AT 4.0 robotic panel cleaning systems for Adani Green Energy’s solar farm in Rajasthan.
Kaneka presents 29.2%-efficient 2T silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell
Kaneka’s two-terminal tandem perovskite solar cell has achieved the highest efficiency ever recorded for such a device based on an industrial Czochralski (CZ) silicon wafer. It has an open-circuit voltage of 1.929 V, a short-circuit current density of 19.5 mA cm−2, and a fill factor of 77.55%.
First Solar acquires Swedish perovskite specialist Evolar
First Solar has agreed to pay $38 million to buy Swedish manufacturing startup Evolar AB, as it seeks to expand development of high-efficiency tandem PV tech.
India to join Germany’s green hydrogen strategy update
India will use its internal market to scale up hydrogen projects, with Germany as a possible export destination. As part of a broader strategy, the countries will collaborate on a financial and technological level on energy transition projects.
All major ports should switch to over 90% renewable energy by 2047, say new guidelines
The recently issued green port guidelines emphasize using clean energy in port operations and developing port capabilities for storage, handling, and bunkering of greener fuels such as green hydrogen, green ammonia, and green methanol.
