Technical Papers

As Europe is increasing its solar PV capacity to reach its goal in the REPowerEU plan, countries in the bloc are accelerating solar PV installation. But some EU countries also look at the solar potential in North Africa, as the region boasts better solar irradiance and longer sunshine hours. PV Tech Power Editor Simon Yuen examines a project that is envisaged to transfer power from Egypt to Greece, and experts’ views on the challenges and benefits of a Mediterranean interconnector.

PV Tech Power Editor JP Casey looks at the balancing act legislators in Texas face when considering grid reliability and the ratio of the different methods to generate power in the US state.

In this paper we discuss recent advances in the field, with a focus on potential device designs and manufacturing processes.

One year after the Inflation Reduction Act was passed, growth of community solar is expected to accelerate in the coming years thanks to federal help but also at state-level with states passing or improving new legislation. PV Tech Power Reporter Jonathan Touriño Jacobo looks at three different cases: California, Ohio and Minnesota, and investigates the challenges community solar still faces.

PV Tech Power Reporter Jonathan Touriño Jacobo looks at how the Inflation Reduction Act could help in redeveloping closed-down US coal assets to host solar PV projects.

Technological improvements contribute to enhancing the already high attractiveness of SHJ shingle technology, and to close the gap with industrial, economic and sustainability requirements usually considered for large-scale deployment of such panels.

Martin Pochtaruk, President of Heliene, Inc. on the challenges and opportunities of building out the domestic PV supply chain in the US.

Our EpiNex™ wafers enable higher efficiencies, lower costs and reduced carbon emissions in wafer manufacturing by more than 70% when compared with the conventional Czochralski process in regions that rely on coal-based electricity. NexWafe’s innovative and unique technology creates the opportunity to profitably manufacture ultra-low-carbon green solar wafers.

We develop a novel manufacturing process sequence for polysilicon on oxide (POLO) IBC solar cells by applying a local PECVD SiOxNy/na- Si deposition through a glass shadow mask to form the structured carrier-selective n-poly-Si emitter in a single process step.

Lena Dias Martins explores the UK government’s Contracts for Difference scheme which supports the country’s move to a zero-carbon economy.