Chinese PV module maker Longi has debuted its new EcoLife series of solar panels. The EcoLife series features the company’s back contact technology and is billed as a premium lifestyle brand for customers on the residential market “who value quality, independence and lasting impact”. The panels are available in a compact 54-cell format. The series
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Yao Yao, a renewable energy analyst at SinoLink Securities, noted dramatic cost shifts in the solar industry during a recent speech at the China Photovoltaic Industry Association’s (CPIA) annual conference earlier this month. Yao said secondary materials have reshaped the industry’s cost structure this year, as they now dominate production costs. SinoLink Securities said that
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Scientists from the United Kingdom have employed a machine-learning (ML) technique to assess whether properties with solar panels are associated with higher sale prices in the British real estate market and have found that PV-equipped houses have a price premium. “There is a consensus that energy efficiency and being labeled as ‘green’ are valued favorably
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JinkoSolar has announced a new conversion efficiency record for its 182 mm N-type TOPCon solar module. TÜV SÜD said that it achieved a conversion efficiency of 25.42%. “This further reinforces our confidence that N-type TOPCon technology is the most competitive technology choice for sustainability and, as a result, has substantial growth potential,” said the Chinese
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Chinese solar module manufacturer Longi has unveiled a new module series based on its proprietary hybrid passivated back contact (HPBC) cell technology. “Longi’s first-generation BC products were primarily positioned for the rooftop market, but the second generation of BC is entirely different,” the company said in a statement. “The Hi-MO 9 panel is mainly positioned for the ground-mounted utility
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In my experience, people who are interested in renewable energy also tend to enjoy nature. Many of us like birdwatching and spotting creatures in their natural habitat but there’s one place wildlife doesn’t belong: near our solar panels. The biggest problem? Bird droppings. Birds and other animals are attracted to solar arrays for a variety
Chinese panel maker Longi Solar and US solar project developer Invenergy have agreed to jointly construct a 5 GW solar panel factory in Pataskala, Ohio, via a newly founded company, Illuminate USA. A press release from Illuminate USA says the plan will cost $220 million. Invenergy said it has invested $600 million in the facility. Illuminate USA says that the
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Researchers in Hungary have found that a high tilt angle may increase power forecast errors in a PV installation by up to 49%. They also ascertained that undersizing the inverters by a sizing factor of 1.5 may reduce forecast errors by up to 25%. Image: Image: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Applied Energy, Creative
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The global average levelized cost of energy (LCOE) from solar power fell 13% last year, despite the significant rise in materials costs and panel prices. That was partly because so many of the world’s large-scale solar projects have a long lead in times and contractual clauses limiting cost increases, according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) this
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JinkoSolar shipped 25.2GW of PV products in 2021 The Chinese module manufacturer saw its sales and turnover increase significantly in the past financial year. The company said it is benefiting from increasing demand for n-type products worldwide, and also for distributed generation systems, with which higher returns can be achieved. Chinese panel maker JinkoSolar shipped photovoltaic products
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