In 2022, Italy finally returned to Europe’s GW Club, with 2.48 GW of new PV systems installed. Alberto Nadai, Area Sales Manager – Northern Italy at Q Cells, analyzes the different sectors and the expected developments.
Q Cells has set a new world-record tandem cell efficiency of 28.7% in collaboration with researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin using a Q.antum-based silicon bottom cell in combination with a perovskite-based top cell.
At the secluded British airfield of Old Buckenham, an electric light aircraft is now being charged with solar power. After all, electric aircraft are a robust, low-maintenance alternative to fossil fuel-powered ones.
More than 120,000 low-carbon footprint Q Cells solar modules have been installed by TotalEnergies at the 55 MW project site in Gien (near Orléans/France), which was part-funded by local residents
Q Cells’ latest integrated inverter and battery system, Q.Home Core, have jointly been showcased at the exhibition with the new Q.Tron n-type module. Q Cells has also exhibited its new low-CFP Q.Peak Duo M-G11 solar module in Montpellier.
Hanwha Solutions Corporation agrees to purchase 16.67% stake in REC Silicon ASA. This investment aims to secure the supply of key photovoltaic raw materials to meet growing US consumer demand for domestically manufactured products.
Q Cells reached an agreement to license use of its patent-protected cell passivation technology with a German solar module manufacturer.
Q Cells sucessfully developed the Agenor project in Spain, and sold a 100% equity stake to NextPower III ESG (“NPIII ESG”), NextEnergy Capital’s international institutional solar fund.
Hanwha Solutions signs an Exclusivity and Put Option Agreement (POA) to acquire 100% of the equity interest of RES Méditerranée SAS, a French renewables development company owned by the RES Group.
The solar modules will be delivered to educational facilities used by about 5,600 students, to help contribute to power infrastructure restoration and education revitalization.
The Planetal Lütte agricultural enterprise in Bad Belzig near Berlin has completely covered its large roof areas with solar modules. The company has not had to invest a cent and in fact gains another source of income.
By connecting the devices and software platforms of both companies, Q Cells and Samsung Electronics will build ‘Zero-energy Homes’ for energy independence and carbon emissions reduction.
A charging station with a longer cable, a solar module with more power, secure and contactless payment of EV charging and a new half-cell module. These are our top products of the week:
Hundreds of thousands of solar modules from Q Cells are being installed across two sites in Angola, forming the backbone of a 370 MW PV project that will become the largest in sub-Saharan Africa once completed.
Q Cells obtained 24.8% market share in the U.S. residential market for FY 2020, marking 10 consecutive quarters of its No.1 position, according to Wood Machenzie Power & Renewables.
The Q.Flat-G6 mounting system boasts an optimized ballast that makes it Q Cells’ most aerodynamic flat roof mounting system to date.
An innovative roof hook, a series of inverters for commercial systems, a complete package for electricity and heat and a solar module without cell gaps. These are our top products of the week:
Three new monocrystalline models of the Q-Peak Duo G9 series expand the Q Cells portfolio in Europe: the BLK as well as the XL and ML modules.
Amid ambitions solar growth forecasts for Europe in 2021, Q Cells charts an expansion of new trends that could forever alter the dynamics of the continent’s energy landscape.
A 539 kW rooftop solar array installed using 1,635 Q Cells Q.PEAK DUO-G7 330 W modules meets the annual electricity needs of one of the largest flower bulb producers in the Netherlands.
UK insurer Aviva realized a 1 MW solar carport, that combines solar and storage with EV charging at his Scottish headquarters in Perth.
Q Cells is the first solar module manufacturer to pass TÜV Rheinland’s new Quality Controlled PV certification, which has been created to set new and unique standards in solar module production, performance and durability.
Over the coming three years, Q Cells will invest around 125 million euros in its research & development site in Thalheim near Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Next to a yearly R&D expenditure of around 35 million euros, an additional investment of more than 20 million euros will flow into new equipment and machinery.
