More than 450 environmental and energy-justice, faith and labor groups from more than 30 states urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the New England Ratepayers Association’s petition seeking federal jurisdiction over state solar policies. An April petition filed by the “ratepayers association” claims...
Read MoreIn a letter sent to California Governor Gavin Newsom and state leaders, a coalition of 18 California nonprofit organizations urged state policymakers to emphasize community energy resilience as part of state strategy to address COVID-19 recovery and prepare for future power shutoffs. “Community energy resilience...
Read MoreThe California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a controversial plan to give the two biggest utilities a central role in the state’s grid reliability procurement regime, a plan the regulator says is necessary to prevent the system from being fragmented by the rise of community choice aggregators...
Read MoreThe new measure mainly applies to wind power and other renewable energy sources, as most of the country's solar capacity was deployed after 2014, when the energy reforms were implemented.The Mexican government revealed grid-fee increases last week for renewable energy plants installed under the so-called...
Read MoreScientists in the Netherlands have demonstrated an interdigitated back contact copper-indium-gallium-selenide solar cell with a sub-micron thickness of 673nm. The device has an aluminum oxide and magnesium fluoride-based anti-reflective coating.Scientists at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have developed an interdigitated back contact (IBC),...
Read MoreThe government said developers have one more month to apply for the subsidy. It also delayed the project-completion deadline from Dec. 31, 2020, to June 30, 2021. From next year, rooftop PV will likely be supported by unspecified tax breaks.The Swedish government has revealed that...
Read MoreOnly domestic manufacturers with multicrystalline solar cell production capacity of a minimum 30 MW per annum are eligible to apply. Bidding closes on June 27.State-owned Central Electronics Limited (CEL) has invited bids for supply of five-busbar multi-crystalline solar cells with a minimum 4.52 W peak...
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From the acquisition of IP to commercialization, the PV industry has witnessed a rapid rise of gallium-doped silicon. Researchers are testing the resulting cells’ stability while industry has begun the manufacturing phase. All this leads to a key question: Will gallium doped silicon solar modules...
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As a remedy for light-induced degradation (LID) in crystalline silicon cells, gallium-doped wafers are showing considerable promise. With reports that ingot growth productivity can rival that of boron doping, it seems that gallium doping may now be able to meet the cost, integration and performance...
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