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Australia’s Halocell taps First Graphene for indoor perovskite solar cell coating

September 27, 2024
Graphene manufacturer First Graphene revealed a supply agreement yesterday (27 September) with Australian perovskite (PV) solar cell manufacturer Halocell Energy to provide a new coating product for the PV cells.
The project will consist of 250,000 solar PV modules. Image: Meridian Energy.

Meridian Energy lands consent for 120MW solar PV project in New Zealand

September 27, 2024
Meridian Energy, a New Zealand state-owned energy company, has been granted consent to develop a 120MW solar PV project in Tai Tokerau Northland.
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SMA Solar to complete ‘restructuring’, with job cuts ‘likely’

September 26, 2024
SMA Solar has announced plans to conduct a 'company-wide restructuring' due to the impacts of what it calls a 'volatile' market environment.
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BNEF: World not on track to treble renewables target by 2030

September 26, 2024
The global target to treble renewable energy capacity to 11TW by 2030 is off track, according to a report from BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Nextracker smart solar trackers featured at Sakaka Solar Power Plant, Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia.

3GW of PV in latest Saudi Arabia tender round

September 26, 2024
The Saudi Arabian government’s power procurement arm has invited bids for up to 3GW of new solar PV capacity.
A Better Energy solar-plus-wind project.
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Better Energy on the importance of timing and finance in PV project commissioning

September 26, 2024
Last week, Better Energy postponed the deployment of a 3GW solar PV portfolio in Denmark, blaming “lagging” demand for renewable power.
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IRENA: Solar LCOE falls 12% year-on-year, 90% since 2010

September 26, 2024
The global weighted average LCOE of utility-scale PV plants fell to US$0.044/kWh in 2023, a 12% year-on-year decline from 2022.
Scanning electron microscope image of the perovskite silicon solar cell.

Fraunhofer ISE develops perovskite silicon solar cell with power conversion efficiency of 31.6%

September 26, 2024
Researchers from Fraunhofer ISE have developed a perovskite silicon solar cell with a power conversion efficiency of 31.6%.
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Australia’s EnergyCo awards transmission licence for Central-West Orana REZ in New South Wales

September 26, 2024
Australia’s Energy Corporation of New South Wales (EnergyCo) has granted a transmission operator’s licence to the ACEREZ Partnership for the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) transmission project.
The 256MWp Kiamal Solar Farm (pictured) in the Australian state of Victoria. Image: Total Eren.

Powercor gains licence permitting larger solar PV, wind and energy storage projects in Victoria, Australia

September 26, 2024
Victoria-based electricity distribution company Powercor has been granted a new transmission licence to connect large-scale solar PV, wind generation, and battery energy storage, in Australia's southern state.

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