by Solaron | Jan 9, 2021 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
Today, more than 100 GW of production facilities, the vast majority of PV production in service worldwide, dependent on passivated emitter rear cell technology (PERC). And while it is getting more difficult to find further technological advances, scientists at the...
by Solaron | Dec 30, 2020 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
Studio Solarix, a Dutch start-up, has built a new line of coloured facade solar panels for building materials such as brick, composite wood, and aluminium. Depending on the scale and colour of the components, the Dot panel series features an efficiency of 13.8 per...
by Solaron | Dec 30, 2020 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
A 200 MW solar farm and a related 300 MW lithium-ion battery storage plant were approved by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) of New South Wales. The range will be built on a 149-hectare site about 16 kilometres south of Bonshaw, near Inverell. A network of PV...
by Solaron | Dec 7, 2020 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
According to the German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar), which quoted figures from the Federal Network Department, approximately 2 million PV systems were in service across Germany by the end of October (Bundesnetzagentur). The built PV systems will produce...
by Solaron | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
The CEO of 1366 Innovations, Frank van Mierlo, is a betting man. And your humble narrator bets that high-efficiency solar tandem cells are the near-term commercial potential of solar technology. The CEO of 1366 Innovations, Frank van Mierlo, is a betting man. And he...
by Solaron | Nov 25, 2020 | Blog, Global Information, World Trends
We think of massive photovoltaic power plants when we think of power purchase agreements (PPAs). The model may also work on a small scale, however. With an urban lighthouse scheme, the Sonneninitiative association and the Marburg municipal power company, Stadtwerke...
