NREL interactive chart of solar cell efficiency now including ‘hybrid tandems’
The new cell category includes perovskite/silicon, perovskite/CIGS, III-V/silicon and perovskite/organic tandem PV devices. It will list the absolute record efficiency for all-perovskite, two-terminal tandems regardless of the number of junctions.
Tata Power secures PPA with SJVN for 460 MW renewables-plus-storage project
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd will develop a hybrid plant comprising solar, wind, and battery storage components to meet the 460 MW firm and dispatchable renewable power requirement.
Accelerated declines in solar cell prices since late March
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, offers bite-sized analysis on solar PV module supply and price trends.
Adani Green Energy revenue up 33% YoY to INR 7,735 crore
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) also reported its operational capacity grew 35% YoY to 10,934 MW with greenfield addition of 2,418 MW solar and 430 MW wind projects. The company’s renewable energy capacity target is now revised upwards to 50 GW by 2030.
Adani Green secures $400 million for 750 MW solar projects
Adani Green Energy Ltd has secured $400 million green loan for its under-construction solar projects in Gujarat and Rajasthan. The lenders include DBS Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, MUFG Bank, Rabobank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking.
Fortum sells stake in 185 MW Indian solar portfolio
Fortum has signed an agreement to sell the remaining 43.75% share of its Indian solar power portfolio to Gentari Renewables India. Post divestment, the company still has EV charging services and a renewables development portfolio with projects at different stages in India.
Wall-mount hybrid inverters from VSole
Indian manufacturer VSole has introduced single-phase hybrid inverters in power output ratings of 3 kW to 6 kW. The inverters allow uninterrupted power to the connected loads with a UPS-level switching time of 4 ms.
New metallization tech for HJT solar cells minimizes silver use, increases efficiency
German research institute Fraunhofer ISE has unveiled a new metallization process for heterojunction solar cells that reportedly increases power conversion efficiencies by over 0.1% while reducing silver consumption. A device built with the new technique achieved an efficiency of 23.2%.
Microsoft announces largest corporate procurement of renewables
Microsoft has signed on for 10.5 GW of renewable energy with Brookfield Renewable Partners. The projects might cost more than $11.5 billion to build, according to BloombergNEF.
New water circulation tech promises lower PERC solar cell manufacturing costs
A German team developed models to illustrate water-saving potential in PERC silicon solar cell manufacturing based on a circular approach and commercially available technology. In the case of a 5 GW fab, water savings of up to 79% and wastewater discharge reductions up to 84% could be achieved, a “significant” improvement compared to a reference scenario.
