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The Gautam Solar team has developed a solar panel packaging pallet that prevents panel breakage and the formation of micro-cracks during transportation. July 9, 2024 Uma Gupta By pv magazine IndiaGautam Solar has applied for a patent design registration for its packaging pallet aimed at safely storing and transporting solar panels. The company said the pallet can be used to transport its 144-cell mono-passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) and tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar panels.The pallet features a sturdy wooden base separator to hold each panel securely in place, minimizing the risk of damage during transport. It is…

JA Solar said it incurred a net loss of $110 million in the first half of 2024 due to increasing competition in the solar market, continued price declines, lower gross profit from core activities and significant inventory depreciation provisions. July 9, 2024 Vincent Shaw and Valerie Thompson Shenzhen Stock ExchangeImage: Jay Sterling Austin, Wikimedia CommonsYES solar energy said it expects a net loss of between CNY800 million ($110 million) and CNY1.2 billion for the first half of 2024, from a net profit of CNY4.8 billion in the first six months of last year. It attributed the expected loss to increased…

a new report from Clean Energy Associates and commissioned by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) outlines how new tariffs from the latest anti-dumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation on solar cells and panels could increase costs to levels that would significantly limit the supply of solar energy and installations in the United States. The report indicates that imposing unpredictable AD/CVD on solar imports from Southeast Asia could increase American-made module costs by 10¢/W and imported module costs by 15¢/W. Without significant solar cell production in the United States, American module assemblers will still have to import solar cells,…

Horizon Power has developed a solar hydrogen microgrid in Western Australia, including a customized control program for autonomous management of its Denham subsystems, according to a new report prepared in partnership with the state government July 9, 2024 David CarollFrom pv magazine AustraliaThe Western Australian Government has released a report sharing lessons learned during the commissioning and operation of the first solar and green hydrogen microgrid of its kind now operating in the coastal community of Denham, approximately 800 kilometers north of Perth.The factory is the first in Western Australia renewable hydrogen microgrid and includes a dedicated 704 kW solar…

Ron Shen, vice president of power electronics manufacturer GoodWe, recently spoke pv magazine at the smarter E Europe event in Munich, Germany, on the company’s position in the European market and its focus on the fast-growing commercial and industrial (C&I) storage segment. July 9, 2024 pv magazineDynamic electricity rates create new dynamics in the European C&I storage landscape. The development is attracting the attention of major inverter manufacturers, who are increasingly shifting their focus to C&I storage. At the continent’s largest solar and storage trade show, The Smarter E, recently held in Munich, pv magazine spoke with Ron Shen, vice…

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) says in a new report that dedicated production and use of clean hydrogen is often a costly, inefficient strategy for decarbonizing the energy sector, while American Airlines says it has signed a deal with ZeroAvia for 100 hydrogen -electric motors. . July 9, 2024 Sergio MatalucciKATF said in a new report that dedicated clean hydrogen production and use could be a costly and inefficient strategy for decarbonizing the energy sector. Using electrolytic hydrogen as a storage fuel to balance excess clean electricity may have limited applications said, but noted that “alternative strategies that minimize…

Struggling thin-film solar panel manufacturer Toledo Solar announced today that it will immediately cease operations and R&D efforts. The company is said to have begun production of cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar panels for the residential and non-utility markets in 2021 on a 100 MW line in Perrysburg, Ohio. The company started in the backyard of CdTe giant First Solar, and company executives said it would not compete with First Solar, focusing instead on supplying panels to smaller markets. Toledo Solar would make a small 115W panel similar in size to First Solar’s phased-out Series 4 module. The problems started…

Philippe Flamand, director and co-founder of Candi Solar, explains pv magazine about the company’s recent $38 million funding round and its plans to deploy renewable energy sources in emerging markets. July 9, 2024 Cosmas MwirigiCandi Solar, a Swiss-based company with operations in Asia and Africa, has secured $20 million in equity from Norfund, $14.5 million from STOA and $3.5 million from Kyuden International.“This is equity raised in this round, and there is an opportunity to leverage this with creditors to increase the impact of the equity investment,” Philippe Flamand, the director and co-founder of Candi Solar, told me. pv magazine.The…

Hexagonal perovskite oxides as advanced electrolytes for protonic ceramic fuel cells by Riko Seibo Tokyo, Japan (SPX) July 9, 2024 In a remarkable advance in fuel cell technology, researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have identified hexagonal perovskite-related Ba5R2Al2SnO13 oxides (R = rare earth metal) as promising materials with high proton conductivity and thermal stability. Their unique crystal structure and numerous oxygen vacancies enable complete hydration and efficient proton diffusion, making these materials ideal electrolytes for next-generation protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs) that can operate at intermediate temperatures without degradation. Fuel cells, which combine hydrogen and oxygen…

The inverse perovskite device, developed by researchers in China, reportedly achieves the smallest non-radiative recombination-induced open-circuit voltage drop reported to date. It uses a synergistic bimolecular interlayer to functionalize the perovskite interface. July 9, 2024 Emiliano BelliniA group of scientists led by Fudan University in China have developed an inverted perovskite solar cell that uses a synergistic bimolecular interlayer (SBI) and reportedly achieves the smallest non-radiative recombination-induced open-circuit voltage drop reported to dateInverted perovskite cells have a device structure known as “pin”, where hole-selective contact p is at the bottom of the intrinsic perovskite layer i with electron transport layer…