Fraunhofer Institution for Solar Energy Systems

Scientists at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and weather protection provider VOEN have developed lightweight modules for agrivoltaics (agriPV) applications.

The 28.6% efficiency rating was certified by the CalLab at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE).

Fraunhofer ISE has launched a project to improve tracking algorithms, using a digital twin to calculate optimised control approaches.

The researchers adds that building a solar cell manufacturing plant in locations with less water availability will be feasible in the future.

Perovskite solar cell researcher Oxford PV and German research organisation Fraunhofer ISE have developed a full-sized tandem PV module with a record efficiency of 25%.

A 3.2MW solar agrivoltaics (agriPV) project operated by German utility RWE for demonstration has started supplying electricity to the grid.

Solar PV systems generated about 59.9TWh of electricity in 2023, up by about 1% year-on-year, according to a Fraunhofer ISE study.