Perovskite manufacturer Microquanta has announced that it has shipped its Perovskite ɑ2 modules to the Huaneng Qinghai Perovskite Demonstration Project. The demo project is located in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Once complete and grid-connected, the project is expected to generate over 1.14 million kWh of electricity annually. The power produced is equivalent to replacing nearly 413 tons of standard coal each year, while carbon dust emissions by 311 tons, CO2 emissions by 1,143 tons, and SO2 emissions by 34 tons.
Late last month, Microquanta published a research article in the Science journal, titled 3D laminar flow-assisted crystallization of perovskites for square meter-sized solar modules (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Solar PV encapsulation and backsheet maker Betterial has introduced the LightUP lightweight reinforced frontsheet. According to the company, this product is designed to address rooftop load challenges and broaden the application scenarios for PV modules. The frontsheet is built using Betterial’s proprietary polymer composite and fiberglass technologies, which, it claims, help the frontsheet offer a high light transmittance of over ≥93%, strong weather resistance, and up to 60% weight reduction. It adds that the material is compatible with various module structures (PERC, TOPCon, BC) and can adapt to curved or irregular roofs.
The first batch of Phase I of the POWERCHINA Qingdao Jimo Offshore Photovoltaic Project has recently been connected to the grid. It is said to be the first offshore pile-based PV project that integrates fishery development. Located in the Aoshan Bay area of Jimo District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, the project has a total installed capacity of 1.15 million kW. Phase I has a planned capacity of 600,000 kW and is expected to be fully online by the end of 2025. Spread over 749 hectares, the offshore plant is expected to generate enough power for over 300,000 households.
Last month, POWERCHINA commissioned the Zabuye Integrated Energy Project in Zhongba County, Shigatse City, Tibet, said to be the world’s highest-altitude solar thermal power plant (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
China-based solar combiner box supplier LONGMAX has announced that it has secured exclusive supply agreement with L&T for the DC combiner boxes for the Samarkand 1 & 2 PV power plants in Uzbekistan. Saudi Arabia’s ACWA POWER invested in the project with the construction outsourced to Larsen & Toubro (L&T). The project, with a total capacity of 1.2 GW DC, is touted as the ‘benchmark project’ of the Uzbekistan National Renewable Energy Program (NREP).