L R AS Published on Monday 21 November 2022 - n° 425 - Categories:industry
Direct from the companies: First Solar, Axpo, floating installation, round photovoltaic panel
Company news: First Solar, Axpo, floating plant, round photovoltaic panel
First Solar has just determined the location of its factory.
It will have a manufacturing capacity of 3.5 GW-dc per year and cost $1.1 billion.
First Solar will supply an additional 4.9 GW-dc of its thin-film PV panels to renewable energy developer Intersect Power.
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Swiss utility Axpo has built a photovoltaic system inside the dish of a decommissioned satellite. The installation is being carried out at an altitude of 1,000 metres, thus above the fog. The system will supply around 110,000 kWh of electricity per year.
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A Spanish company has built a second floating installation in Spain. The electricity will be used to lift water and desalinate it.
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The Danish company Dansk Solenergi has presented a 95 W round photovoltaic panel. Its 35 solar cells remain hidden behind a picture and have an efficiency of 18.5%. It is illuminated at night by its batteries
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https://www.pv-tech.org/first-solar-to-build-3-5gwdc-module-manufacturing-factory-in-alabama/
https://www.pv-tech.org/first-solar-to-supply-intersect-power-with-further-4-9gwdc-of-modules/
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/11/16/axpo-deploys-pv-system-in-sun-tracking-satellite-dish/
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/11/18/floating-pv-for-water-pumping-desalination/
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/11/15/photovoltaic-signboard-with-18-5-efficiency/
