Weekly Update (Feb.17)
Astronergy this week
#Astronergy announced to show at two expos
From Feb.21 to Feb.23, Booth 8A14, Avda. del Partenon, 5, 28042 Madrid.
Our team members and #ASTRO Series PV module products await all our friends’ visits. And a surprise event will be on at our booth.?
Another fabulous stage for Astronergy from Feb. 21 to Feb. 23.
Booth E3, #SolaireExpo2023 in Maroc.?
ASTRO N PV modules are ready for lighting up stages.
PV market brief news this week
1. Global solar installations may hit 350.6 GW in 2023, says TrendForce
TrendForce says solar demand could grow by more than 53.4% this year due to lower module prices and delayed projects from 2021 and 2022 that are now going online. China will be the largest market this year with 148.9 GW, followed by the United States with 40.5 GW, India with 17.2 GW, Brazil with 14.2 GW, Germany with 11.8 GW, Spain with 11.4 GW, and Japan with 8 GW.
2. Brazil hits 25 GW solar milestone
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ABSolar, the Brazilian solar association, says that the PV sector has attracted BRL 125 billion ($24.2 billion) in new investments since 2012 and has generated more than 750,200 jobs.
3. Georgia tenders 70 MW of solar
Georgia's Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has launched a tender for the deployment of 300 MW of renewables capacity. The authorities plan to allocate 150 MW of hydropower capacity, 70 MW of wind power, 70 MW of PV capacity, and 10 MW of other renewable energy sources.
4. Croatia, Hungary, Portugal to face EU sanctions for not promoting renewables
The European Commission has decided to refer Croatia, Hungary, and Portugal to the CJEU for not supporting enough renewable energy development. The commission is requesting the imposition of financial sanctions on the three member states for failing to turn the EU Renewable Energy Directive into national legislation.
Eyes on PV tech
1. Replacing MPPT with direct PV-battery coupling
Researchers in Germany have assessed direct coupling and integration between PV and batteries at the scale of a single PV module. They say their solution could be cheaper and provide superior performance than maximum power point tracking (MPPT) in optimizing PV system performance.
2. Novel attempt to design solar cells based on zinc phosphide
European researchers have looked at how zinc phosphide could be used in solar cell development and found that monocrystalline thin films might perform better than polycrystalline films in electrical devices. They also determined that the performance of such films is directly correlated to the zinc/phosphide ratio.