The production of crystalline Silicon (c-Si) solar cells and thin-film modules has moved from a small quantity niche product to global volume markets and mass production scale. A review of the evolution in process technology of this young industry reveals laser processing to have played an ambiguous role in the last 15 years.
Rajnesh Trivedi, senior director, sustainable investment banking at Yes Bank India, discusses how Green Bonds can alleviate the major obstacles of financing for renewables in the subcontinent.
New research undertaken by Solar Intelligence, part of PV Tech’s parent company Solar Media Ltd., can exclusively reveal the forecasted breakdown of production for the different technologies being used within the solar industry in 2016.
Solar in West Africa may have been slow to kick off, but the last year has seen notable deployment across the region. Mahama Kappiah, executive director of the West Africa's Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency discusses what potential solar has to revolutionise the energy sector in a region that suffers from severe power deficits.
Tigo Energy has showcased its TS4 platform that is claimed to be the world's first junction box (JBox) platform to offer customers different functionalities, replacing the traditional JBox, dependent on budget considerations.
Reports on the approval of 1,000km of solar roads in France have started to circulate, like a common cold. John Parnell explains why this, and other solar gimmicks give him road rage.
If you want to understand the strength of the case for solar in Saudi Arabia, examining the country's peak load is a good place to start. First Solar's Osama al Othman explains why the country's power problems are ripe for a solar solution.
In addition to launching a residential energy management and PV self-consumption package for the home compatible with Tesla’s Powerwall, power optimiser specialist SolarEdge launched a lightweight inverter late last year utilising the Israel-headquartered firm’s new HD Wave technology.
