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Solar wafer prices marginally rise, supported by currency exchange rate

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

Grid interconnection: The bottleneck holding back renewables developers

“The reality is that without adequate electric grids and processes in place to connect this new wave of electricity supply with demand, it will be hard, if not impossible, to reach our clean energy goals,” writes Jeff Perry of Agilitas Energy.

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Inverted perovskite solar cell achieves 25.1% efficiency via new passivation technique

A group of scientists in the United States has utilized a new passivation strategy based on sulfur-modified methylthio molecules to build an inverted perovskite solar cell with a certified efficiency of 25.1% and remarkable stability. The proposed passivation approach reportedly led to a five-fold increase in carrier lifetime and a three-fold reduction in photoluminescence quantum yield losses.

An ag-tech revolution powered by the sun

The growing role that agrivoltaics can play in helping to significantly reduce energy costs and meet clean energy targets.

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Monitoring software may increase New York State’s grid capacity 

Sustainable energy company Avangrid Inc. announced a pilot project with LineVision Inc. that explores increasing New York’s current transmission capacity through monitoring software.  

Soltec introduces hail defense algorithm for solar trackers

Hail losses in exceeded $1 billion in the United States in 2021.

People on the move: Rabobank, Peninsula Clean Energy, and more

Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.

2022 IEA review: Growth and challenges in the US solar sector

The US solar power market navigated through significant developments, including a decline in total PV from 2021, a surge in community solar projects, increased corporate solar adoption, and impactful policy shifts such as the Inflation Reduction Act.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration says solar power will surpass hydropower by 14% next year

The rapid growth in the generation capacity of solar systems and decreased manufacturing costs can be attributed to this finding.

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Sunrise brief: Indiana killed net metering, solar down 67%

Also on the rise: VPPs get the VIP treatment, defining domestic content in solar projects, and more.

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