L R AS Published on Sunday 3 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:R&D
Triple junction cell
French and Canadian researchers have used through-substrate diaphragms to create 3D interconnections in III-V solar cells with a triple-junction architecture.
AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:placing on the market
Two 600 W panels for do-it-yourself installation
A young Dutch company is launching a system with two 600 W panels. It claims that its solution can be installed in 20 minutes without special authorisation.
AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:Germany, trade war
Solarwatt to make 10% of its staff redundant by the end of the year
German photovoltaic panel supplier Solarwatt is to make 10% of its staff redundant by the end of the year in order to mitigate what it calls market turbulence. The company has blamed the restructuring on
AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:trade war
Energy prices in China half those in the United States and Europe
China, with 240 GW installed by 2023, is managing to keep electricity prices relatively low and stable compared with Europe and the United States, which are suffering from an increasing reduction in their electricity prices.
AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:R&D
Ultra-thin solar panel for space missions produced by Ines
The French National Institute for Solar Energy (INES) has developed TOPCon ultra-thin solar devices for space missions, in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA).
AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:R&D
Silicon heterojunction cells in curved surfaces,
Imec has successfully integrated silicon heterojunction photovoltaic cells into curved surfaces, resulting in increased efficiency of
AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:stopping / restarting of activity
European silicon manufacturer REC closes its doors
Following a temporary shutdown in 2022, REC Group temporarily resumed operations in March 2023, in parallel with technological development and cost-cutting measures. Operations were suspended again in August.
AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:industrial strategy
BP to buy Lightsource BP
Energy company BP will take full ownership of solar and wind energy developer Lightsource BP. This will happen once an agreement has been reached by mid-2024.
AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:capacity increase/decrease, silicon mono/multi
There is too much excess silicon production capacity
Following the commissioning of silicon manufacturing plants in China, Bernreuter Research predicts fierce competition in the sector in 2024, which will drive many Chinese producers
L R AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:miscellaneous financial
Maxeon claims to be a victim of patent copying by Chinese manufacturers
Maxeon believes that the products of several Chinese manufacturers have copied the company's patents in the production of TOPCon cells.
AS Published on Saturday 2 December 2023 - n° 468 - Categories:industry, industrial strategy
RWE plans to triple its renewable energy installations by 2030
German utility RWE plans to invest €55 billion between 2024 and 2030 to install 65 GW of renewable energy. It currently operates 35 GW
L R AS Published on Monday 27 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:placing on the market
In brief, companies: EDF takeover, Sax Power battery, Swiss adhesive film, Dutch laminated film, Velto PV plant, Nevados factory, Exide battery
In brief, companies: EDF takeover, Sax Power battery, Swiss adhesive film, Dutch laminated film, Velto PV plant, Nevados factory, Exide battery
EDF has bought British heat pump installer CB Heating
AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:R&D
A 25% inverted perovskite solar cell with remarkable stability
American scientists have passivated an inverted perovskite solar cell in a different way. They achieved an efficiency of 25.1% and remarkable stability.
Inverted perovskite cells have a known device structure
L R AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:industrial strategy
Fraunhofer ISE and Heckert Solar have developed a 400 W residential solar panel
Fraunhofer ISE and Heckert Solar have developed a 400 W residential solar panel with half M12 cells and an efficiency of 20.5%. This production
L R AS Published on Saturday 25 November 2023 - n° 467 - Categories:placing on the market
A way to protect panels against hail?
Soitec, a Spanish manufacturer of trackers, has presented a hail defence algorithm to mitigate damage to solar installations. Hailstorms,