L R AS Published on Monday 28 November 2022 - n° 426 - Categories:various issues around PV
Another method for predicting yield losses in strings
German researchers have developed an algorithm to predict and identify yield losses in strings or underperforming strings,
AS Published on Saturday 26 November 2022 - n° 426 - Categories:various issues around PV, panels
The cost of sea freight is almost back to normal (pre-pandemic)
Freight costs fell for the 39th consecutive week. They were down 7% last week and 74% lower than the same week in 2021.
"The latest World Container Index (WCI) composite index from Drewry
AS Published on Sunday 13 November 2022 - n° 424 - Categories:around the PV, various issues around PV
Comparison of heat pump with gas boiler or coal stove in Poland
Despite high purchase costs, heat pumps are particularly economically competitive in the current context of high fossil fuel prices.
Based on prices in 2021 (i.e. before the rise in electricity prices), a heat pump would cost around
L R AS Published on Monday 7 November 2022 - n° 423 - Categories:around the PV, various issues around PV
In brief achievements : VSB Energies Nouvelles, HPS, Loiret department
In brief achievements :
VSB Energies Nouvelles: doubled the capacity (from 5 MW to 9.2 MW) of a plant to be built
L R AS Published on Sunday 6 November 2022 - n° 423 - Categories:various issues around PV
SPE publishes good practice guide on solar and biodiversity
SolarPower Europe publishes a best practice guide on solar and biodiversity
It presents recommendations for all stages of project development, from land identification to construction. It defines
L R AS Published on Monday 31 October 2022 - n° 422 - Categories:various issues around PV
Company highlights: AAE for St Gobain; order for First Solar; battery for Mango Power; inverter for KSolare
Company highlights : AAE for St Gobain; order for First Solar; battery from Mango Power; inverter from KSolare
Saint Gobain's US subsidiary has signed a solar power purchase agreement (PPA)
L R AS Published on Monday 3 October 2022 - n° 418 - Categories:various issues around PV
In brief: Saint Gobain, Fimer relaunches, insurance at Marsh, Hanwha and LynqTech, Solinteg inverter
In brief miscellaneous: Saint Gobain, Fimer relaunches, Marsh insurance, Hanwha and LynqTech, Solinteg inverter
Saint-Gobain has acquired a minority stake (percentage not specified, nor price) in Megasol, a Swiss manufacturer of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) panels.
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Fimer obtains €45 million, has begun restructuring its debt and is ready to relaunch production. Following the pandemic, Fimer applied to the court in February for protection from its creditors.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/09/28/fimer-secures-e45-million-of-funds-announces-relaunch/
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An insurance policy to cover hydrogen energy projects at Marsh
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Hanwha Q Cells is looking to take control of LynqTech in Hanover, Germany. LynqTech specialises in IT-based sales for energy companies,
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/09/27/hanwha-q-cells-unit-prepares-investment-in-it-sales-operation/
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China's Solinteg presents a single-phase inverter for residential photovoltaics. It has a European efficiency rating of 97.5
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/09/28/solinteg-unveils-single-phase-inverters-for-residential-pv/
L R AS Published on Tuesday 12 April 2022 - n° 401 - Categories:around the PV, various issues around PV
According to Ember, a 25% growth in solar installations is sufficient to stay at 1.5°Celsius
Following on from last week's article by the think tank Ember(Ember says global power transition 'on track'): if wind and solar maintain a compound growth rate
L R AS Published on Tuesday 1 March 2022 - n° 395 - Categories:various issues around PV, panels
Plug-in panels
In two years (2020 and 2021), 128,000 new stand-alone panels totalling 51 MW will be installed in Germany, bringing the total to 190,000 plug-in PV panels.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 1 March 2022 - n° 395 - Categories:various issues around PV
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L R AS Published on Monday 14 February 2022 - n° 393 - Categories:around the PV, various issues around PV
Water desalination by brine recirculation using solar energy
Scientists have studied how solar energy can be used to power multi-stage brine recirculation desalination plants (MSF-BR or multistage flashing-brine recirculation) to supply drinking water to the city of Aqaba in Jordan.
L R AS Published on Monday 7 February 2022 - n° 392 - Categories:various issues around PV
In brief: lithium production in Europe + carbon-neutral logistics warehouse
The aim of the European EuGeLi project is to develop on an industrial scale a process for the co-production of lithium and energy from geothermal brines in the Rhine Graben. The first battery-grade lithium carbonate has just been produced.
L R AS Published on Sunday 12 December 2021 - n° 386 - Categories:various issues around PV
Artificial intelligence to determine the best combination of tandem cells
American scientists at MIT have developed a computer simulator capable of calculating the conversion efficiency of different materials and solar cell configurations,
L R AS Published on Sunday 12 December 2021 - n° 386 - Categories:around the PV, various issues around PV
Where are the barriers to the adoption of solar heat pumps?
Researchers from Sweden, Spain and Italy have identified the most common non-technical barriers that prevent solar heat pumps from becoming a mainstream solution for heating and cooling in European markets.