bifacial

Bifacial technology has become increasingly widely adopted and is estimated to account for 40% of all new deployments by 2028.

Major Chinese solar PV manufacturer Canadian Solar has signed a supply agreement with US solar company Sol Systems.

Aiko Solar has launched a new series of n-type all back contact (ABC) series of modules, aimed at use in utility-scale operations.

French renewable power company Voltalia has commissioned a 140MW solar project in southern Albania, said to be the country’s largest to date.

Trina Solar has signed a supply agreement with Fiber X to supply modules and trackers to a project under development in Brazil.

Solar Module Super League (SMSL) member Trina Solar has signed a 150MW module and tracker supply deal with Israeli PV developer Teralight.

While bifacial modules promise advantages in power production, they can create complex performance monitoring challenges. That will need to be resolved if project production uncertainties are expected to remain at levels and expectations currently set with the deployment of mono-facial modules, write Ajay Singh and Derek Jones of Campbell Scientific Inc.

A Madrid-headquartered developer has proposed a solar-plus-storage system in Spain with a 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Trina Solar will build a 71MW floating PV (FPV) project in the Malaysian state of Sarawak after winning a tender held by the state’s utility, Sarawak Energy.

US solar developer Origis Energy has signed a supply agreement for more than 700MW of bifacial PERC PV modules from manufacturer Boviet Solar Technology.