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Can India hit 80GW of solar cell capacity by 2026 and emerge as a dominant US supplier?

Can India hit 80GW of solar cell capacity by 2026 and emerge as a dominant US supplier?

When asked about the feasibility of this ambitious projection, Raj Prabhu, CEO at Mercom Capital Group, tells PV Tech Premium that the expansion is primarily driven by the reimposition of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) in April this year. The ALMM mandates sourcing modules exclusively from domestic manufacturers. In addition, Domestic Content […]

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Startup to build wood solar canopies for collective energy in France

Startup to build wood solar canopies for collective energy in France

BoucL Énergie says it will install wooden-framed parking canopies in southern France, as part of a future collective self-consumption plan. November 22, 2024 Francois Puthod From pv magazine France French startup BoucL Énergi, a subsidiary of EverWatt, is constructing photovoltaic canopies on a municipal parking lot on Chemin de la Carrierasse in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, Gard, in

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Improving solar-air source heat pump performance via heat grid

Improving solar-air source heat pump performance via heat grid

A scientific group has proposed adding thermal solar panels to air-source heat pumps while also using grid heating to keep temperatures stable at night. The group modeled a system that could reportely achieve a coefficient of performance of 10.11 and represent an optimal solutions for cold climates. November 22, 2024 Lior Kahana Researchers from China’s

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Trinasolar sets new i-TOPCon PV cell record with 26.58% conversion efficiency

Trinasolar sets new i-TOPCon PV cell record with 26.58% conversion efficiency

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews The new cell efficiency comes less than a month after the company achieved the previous record with 25.9% conversion efficiency. Image: Trina Solar. Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar has achieved a conversion efficiency of 26.58% for a bifacial industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell. The new cell

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Silfab Solar secures US$100 million financing for South Carolina solar cell plant

Silfab Solar secures US$100 million financing for South Carolina solar cell plant

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews Financing will be directed towards Silfab Solar’s South Carolina 1GW solar cell plant. Image: Silfab Solar. US PV manufacturer Silfab Solar has closed a US$100 million financing to scale its US solar cell manufacturing plant. The financing will go towards the company’s solar cell production and module assembly

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‘There are lots of mysteries in our backyard’: Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

‘There are lots of mysteries in our backyard’: Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

Pluto and other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt are surprisingly rich in rock rather than ice. It may be because the early solar system consisted of much higher carbon than previously thought, a new study suggests (Image credit: StockGood via Getty Images) Astronomers say they have figured out the true chemical makeup of our

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Victoria to build state-owned 119MW solar farm and 100MW battery, online in 2027

Victoria to build state-owned 119MW solar farm and 100MW battery, online in 2027

Victoria’s Minister Minister for Energy & Resources, Climate Action and State Electricity Commission, Lily D’Ambrosio has announced that the Victorian Government will enter the renewable energy market in 2027. The State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) is a newly re-instated government-owned electricity company in my home state, Victoria, Australia. In the 1990s, energy was privatised

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Zendure releases pre-sized home solar, energy storage kit

Zendure releases pre-sized home solar, energy storage kit

The kit includes four solar modules, a power controller, dual maximum power point trackers, two batteries with expandable storage, a microinverter and a smart meter current transformer. November 19, 2024 Ryan Kennedy Image: Zendure From pv magazine USA Zendure announced it has launched its SolarFlow Kit for customers in North America. SolarFlow Kit is a

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