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A 3 MW community solar project in Morris, Illinois. Summit Ridge Energy By the end of 2023, more than four million households in the United States had switched to rooftop solar energy. However, certain communities still face significant barriers to rooftop solar adoption, particularly households living in multifamily properties, renters, and low-income households. Community solar – where multiple customers purchase solar energy through a shared system – has emerged as a potential model to expand solar energy access to these underserved communities. Unlike rooftop solar, community solar does not pose specific barriers to residents or tenants of multifamily properties and…
Swedish developer Alight plans to build a 90 MW solar park in southwestern Finland. The company says the announcement is a major step towards developing 1.5 GW of PV projects in the country by the end of this year. June 7, 2024 Patrick Jowett Sweden-based solar energy developer Alight has shared plans to build a 90 MW solar park in Harjavalta, southwestern Finland. The facility is expected to cover a total area of 105 hectares and supply the annual electricity consumption of approximately 17,800 households.Alight says a community consultation held earlier this week was “successful” and it will now prepare…
In a new weekly update for pv magazineOPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a brief overview of the major price trends in the global PV industry. June 7, 2024 OPISMarket activity in China’s mobile market calmed down as most market participants stood on the sidelines, unsure whether prices had bottomed out. Demand remained tepid as most market participants showed no urgency to replenish cargoes.The majority of cell makers are facing cash flow problems and even though wafer prices have hit all-time lows, these cash-strapped cell makers have been unable to take advantage of lower wafer prices to build up their…
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has created a solar atlas to identify the PV potential on roofs in Germany. This new, open-access online platform uses aerial photographs and geodata processed with machine learning methods to determine the solar energy potential for the country’s entire building stock of approximately 20 million units. June 7, 2024 Sandra EnkhardtBy pv magazine GermanyThe DLR has developed a new one online open access solar atlas which can help homeowners and solar companies identify locations where PV systems can potentially be hosted in Germany.The EO solar energy platform uses aerial photographs and geodata to determine the…
The event brought together industry players to discuss the most pressing issues facing the UK solar market. Image: Solar energy portal According to Connie Duxbury, founder of Croydon Community Energy and community manager at Younity, who spoke at the UK Solar Summit in London today, there is a “lack of awareness” that the community solar sector “even exists” in Britain. Duxbury and fellow panellists Liz Leffman, leader of Oxfordshire County Council, and Nadia Smith, director of Community Energy London, said the lack of awareness is largely due to a lack of support from both local and national government. Duxbury said:…
A research team in Australia has used a lamination technique known as cold isostatic pressing (CIP) to build a perovksite solar cell based on a flexible double-layer electrode made of carbon and silver that can reportedly compete with gold-carbon-based electrode based counterparts in terms of efficiency. and stability. June 7, 2024 Emiliano BelliniA group of researchers led by CSIRO Manufacturing, part of Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), has used a lamination technique known as cold isostatic pressing (CIP) to build a perovskite solar cell that uses a flexible double-layer electrode made of carbon and coated with silver…
The result was confirmed by the German Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH). The cell also achieved an open circuit voltage of 709.5 mV, a short circuit density of 11,355 mA and a fill factor of 82.04%. June 7, 2024 Emiliano Bellini The German research institute ISC Konstanz has claimed an energy conversion efficiency of 24.12% for a TOPCon back contact (TBC) solar cell. The researchers said their IBC4EU solar cell was designed in accordance with the polyZEBRA concept.The result was confirmed by the German Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH). “The certified efficiency of 24.12% appears to…
BeZero Carbon made a groundbreaking announcement yesterday with the launch of their innovative credit rating system for regenerative agriculture.This development comes in response to growing recognition of the role agriculture can play in the fight against climate change.BeZero Carbon’s assessments play a critical role in expanding emerging sectors within carbon markets and provide important information on the benefits and challenges of projects for investors and buyers looking to support climate solutions.The leading global agency has now shifted its focus to the agricultural sector, where the new project evaluation system aims to assess and reward carbon credit initiatives that prioritize soil…
K2 Systems is moving production for two of its solar attachments, including a new solar installation, to the United States to meet domestic content requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act. The MiniRail Comp system from K2 Systems The first product is the CrossRail systema rail-based rack designed for use on a variety of roof types, including composite shingles, tiles and metal, and comes pre-assembled with universal connecting clamps. The second is the MiniRail Comp system, a new solar shelving solution specifically designed for composite shingles. MiniRail is a 5-inch solar mounting with a partial rail that installs over the shingle,…
This week, Women in Solar Europe (WiSEu) gives the voice to Giorgia Epicoco, Senior EU Affairs Manager | Sustainability Leader at Huawei. She believes that the renewable energy sector is now ready to welcome a growing number of talented female professionals in technical, sales, marketing, operations, logistics and public affairs roles. “However, reaching top positions is not attainable for everyone, and this is where skills development becomes crucial,” she warned. June 7, 2024 Women in Solar Europe (WiSEu)I never thought I would encounter obstacles in my career development because I always knew that with a purpose I could achieve anything.…