L R AS Published on Monday 2 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:industrial strategy, funding
Solytic has just obtained several million euros to increase its activity tenfold in three years
Photovoltaic monitoring specialist Solytic has just obtained financing worth several million euros. It aims to increase the number of systems it monitors tenfold to 1 million within three years.
PV Tech of 25 February
AS Published on Monday 2 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:company results
2019 results of Spanish developers
Endesa was obliged in 2019 to record in its accounts an impairment of €1.9 billion on its coal assets because these installations have become less competitive compared to gas or renewable energies. This is the consequence of
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
LONGi wants to buy Zhejiang Yize New Energy Technology,
After the failure of two other candidates, LONGi makes an offer to buy Zhejiang Yize New Energy Technology, which operates in Vietnam
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:R&D
Using immersed cells?
Indian researchers have tested the functioning of submerged cells. Mono and polycrystalline cells would register a decrease of
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:R&D
Using lead from batteries to make perovskite cells
Chinese scientists are proposing to use lead from car batteries to make perovskite solar cells. The process involves using lead acetate
R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:placing on the market, power plants
Wireless monitoring of solar installations proposed by Thai people
Thais offer wireless monitoring of solar installations: a system receives data from the power plant and tilts the solar panels
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:placing on the market, panels
REC Group presents a 72-cell HJT (HJT) panel
After launching a 60-cell panel in 2019, REC Group is introducing a 72-cell, high-efficiency, single HJT (HJT) panel, with
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:cells, R&D
25% on a 1 cm² CIGS perovskite solar cell
IMEC achieved 25% efficiency on a 1 cm² CIGS perovskite solar cell
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:China, industrial strategy
New capacity expansion announcements in China
Chinese manufacturers in the sector are announcing new increases in production capacity at a time when the epidemic is raging!
After Tongwei and LONGi
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:R&D , placing on the market
A new panel coating that almost eliminates soiling
By placing a new coating on the panels, called More Sun, the German Juwi reduces soiling by up to 90% and increases panel production by 3.5 to 4.2%.
PV Magazine of 27 February
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:R&D
Tandem hybrid solar cell based on quantum dots and photoactive materials
South Koreans have developed a tandem hybrid solar cell based on quantum dots and photoactive materials.
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 March 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:industrial strategy
Galp Energy wants to become a major owner of solar power plants
Portugal's Galp Energy has recently acquired a portfolio of 2.9 GW solar energy projects in Spain, with
R AS Published on Saturday 29 February 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:company results
A misunderstanding in our article on First Solar
Last week, we were told that the company was going to relaunch the development of power plants, hence the correction of the share price.
Editor's note cf First Solar wants to focus on its core business of panel production.
With our apologies
In Q4, First Solar reached an agreement with certain shareholders to acquire a stake in the company.
L R AS Published on Saturday 29 February 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:the American PV, company results
Sunrun's good commercial activity in the fourth quarter
The n°1 American solar installer, Sunrun, installed 117 MW of solar power in the 4th quarter (
L R AS Published on Friday 28 February 2020 - n° 311 - Categories:funding
Ener-Pacte collects €3m to finance its growth
The young company Ener-Pacte launches a €3 million fund-raising campaign, of which €0.3 to €0.5 million will be collected