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It will be big impact to PV market in whole world...

Solar module prices continue to fall Although raw material costs in China are slowly stabilizing again, PV module prices continue to decline, as inventory levels remain very high.

VIPV will be standard for the future?

Enecoat, Toyota develop perovskite solar cells for vehicle-integrated applications Toyota says it will combine EneCoat's perovskite solar cells and its own in-vehicle technologies for solar panels. Enecoat has developed a perovskite module conversion efficiency of 19.4%.

How Japan will be....

Weekend Read: Japan turns to the rooftop Japanese policymakers are now looking at rooftop solar panels as land is scarce in the country and agrivoltaics, building-integrated PV (BIPV), and floating solar are still in their infancy, reports Mark Hutchins.

Getting excited about it !!

Meyer Burger unveils gray solar tiles Swiss manufacturer Meyer Burger says that in August it hopes to begin distributing its new gray solar tiles, which are already being used in pilot projects.

Prepare for expanding...

Norsun secures wafer order from Meyer Burger Norsun, which operates a hydroelectric-powered factory in Norway, has agreed to sell wafers to Meyer Burger, which plans to expand its annual solar cell production capacity to 3 GW by 2024.

Is EU getting hot to manufacture PV module?

Enel announces potential partner for 3 GW solar module factory in Italy Enel CEO Francesco Starace says the company is talking to an unspecified international investor about the sale of a 50% stake in its new 3 GW heterojunction solar module factory in Catania, which is scheduled to start operations in September.

New type of cell will be on the market soon???

Qcells, European consortium launch production line for tandem silicon-perovskite solar cells South Korea-based Qcells and a research group led by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have established a pilot manufacturing line for silicon-perovskite tandem cells in Thalheim, Germany. The project aims to speed up the technology’s mass manufacturing and market pe*******on.

Another GW factory for First Solar. Total more than 10GW capacity...

First Solar selects Alabama for new factory as Inflation Reduction Act prompts domestic manufacturing boom The largest U.S. solar panel manufacturer is spending more than $1 billion on a new factory in Alabama.

Next huge production of PV in Europe will be Turkey...

Turkey provides $410 million for 2 GW solar module factory Smart Solar Technology has secured Turkish government support to build a vertically integrated solar module factory in Izmir, Turkey.

PV module trend...

Solar panel sizes continue to get larger and improve LCOE, says trend report A TrendForce report shows growth in production of modules over 600 W and increased format size. Cells and wafers are getting larger as well.

Another big player in PV market comes to EU...

REC Group secures EU funding for HJT solar factory in France REC Solar has announced plans for a PV module gigafactory in France, along with 17 other clean tech projects that will share €1.8 billion ($1.8 billion) of grants from the European Union’s Innovation Fund.

Is new technology perovskite environmental friendly?

Environmental impacts of perovskite PV A life-cycle analysis of perovskite-silicon tandem modules indicates that additional environmental impacts in manufacturing are more than offset by the higher energy yield over their lifetime.

Hope to increase number of installation PV roof top...

Germany raises feed-in tariffs for solar up to 750 kW The new provisions are part of the new version of the country's renewable energy law, which was approved today by the German parliament.

Hope of Europe...

Rays of solar hope for Europe: A Midsummer reflection For centuries, cultures in Europe have marked their calendars to celebrate Midsummer and the Summer Solstice. Traditionally a time to enjoy bright evenings, and the light and hope of the sun, the Summer Solstice falls on June 21. On the longest day of sunlight in 2022, Europe has much to hope for. A...

HJT Cell is future...

REC: “Our future is in HJT” While many solar manufacturers are as yet undecided about which PV cell technology they will choose for their next high efficiency expansions, for Singapore-based REC, the future is HJT. pv magazine spoke to Cemil Seber, the managing director at REC Solar EMEA GmbH at the Intersolar Europe 20...

Big player in world economy moves to PV business.

Amazon invests in US-based solar cell production facility Ambient Photonics will build a fully automated manufacturing facility to produce solar cells for powering consumer electronics.

IKEA and PV module...

IKEA to offer SunPower residential solar, energy storage in US market IKEA and SunPower have agreed to launched a new partnership in California in the fall.

EU moves renewable energy more and more...

EU wants rooftop PV mandate for public, commercial buildings by 2027, residential by 2029 The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced a mandate for rooftop solar on commercial and public buildings by 2027, and for residential buildings by 2029. The EU target for renewable energy has been increased from 40% to 45%.

Starting production of perovskite and silicon tandem solar panels!?

Tandem PV secures an initial $6m to speed up commercial-grade tandem panels production Tandem PV, a California-based startup specializing in ultra-high-efficiency perovskite and silicon tandem solar panels, announced the initial $6 million close of its $12M Series A financing round. The company will use this investment to build a pilot manufacturing facility in San Jose, California, w...

New world record (The highest efficiency achieved tandem perovskite cell)

Energy transition: New-generation solar cells raise efficiency A research team has developed a highly efficient tandem solar cell composed of perovskite and organic absorbers which can be produced at a lower cost than conventional solar cells made of silicon. The further development of this technology is expected to make solar energy even more sustainable.

IKEA and Solar...

Ikea invests €340 million in solar Ikea's holding company, INGKA Holding, will invest €340 million ($371 million) to acquire nine PV systems from Enerparc. In the future, Ikea said it will work with Svea Solar to sell residential PV systems.

Save the world by Solar Power???

Solar power on pace to save the world A think tank analysis suggests that if solar power keeps up its growth pace, along with wind, then the global power sector will meet its carbon reduction targets to keep world temperatures in check.

Another solar roof top automotive (Comparison Hyundai and Toyota)

Hyundai Sonata hybrid is equipped with a solar roof The 205W PV array adds nearly 1,000 miles of range each year and helps prevent battery discharge events that are responsible for four out of every ten roadside emergency breakdowns.

Will sodium-ion battery be popular in the future???

The weekend read: Sodium-ion batteries go mainstream Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a viable alternative to lithium-ion technology. Industrial heavyweights CATL and Reliance Industries, following the acquisition of UK-based sodium-ion specialist Faradion, are bent on bringing the technology out of the lab and into mass production. Against a back...

EV Gigafactory opens in EU!!

Tesla opens gigafactory in Germany The first Model Y electric cars have rolled off the assembly line at the US electric car manufacturer's first European factory.

Perovskite - PERC tandem cell has been developed.

First attempt to build tandem perovskite-PERC/POLO solar cells achieves 21.3% efficiency The tandem cell was fabricated by German scientists through a process flow that is compatible with industrial, mainstream PERC technologies. According to its creators, the device has the potential to exceed efficiencies of over 29% with adjustments in the perovskite thickness and bandgap.

Football stadium roof will be covered by full of PV module!!

Work begins on world’s largest PV system on a stadium roof The stadium of German football club SC Freiburg will host a 2.4MW rooftop solar array that will be built with heterojunction modules provided by Swiss manufacturer Meyer Burger.

Chinese PV producer moves to perovskite solar modules.

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Microquanta builds 12 MW ground-mounted project with perovskite solar modules In other news, Haiyuan Material (HYM) said it will commission its 600 MW heterojunction cell factory in July and Polysilicon supplier Daqo announced it is seeking to raise RMB11 billion ($1.74 billion) through a share private placement.

Indian module production is getting hot.

Indian manufacturer Saatvik Solar doubles module capacity to 1GW with new fab The Indian solar company’s new facility in Haryana is equipped to make mono PERC, half-cut, multi-busbar technology, to produce high-efficiency PV modules with 530-610Wp of power output.

Recycled PV module (Made solar cells from recycled silicon)

German consortium develops 19.7%-efficient PERC solar cells made of recycled silicon Led by German research institute Fraunhofer ISE, the consortium has built the solar cells with 100% crystalline silicon recycled from end-of-life photovoltaic panels. The silicon is recycled through a technique conceived by German specialist Reiling GmbH & Co. KG and the Fraunhofer Center for Silico...