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Solar PV capacity in Asia Pacific might triple to 1,500 GW by 2030, with China driving deployment and Indonesia readied to be the area's fastest-growing market, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Japan-based tech firm Green Science Alliance Co Ltd. has actually invested in EneCoat Technologies Co., a Kyoto University start-up that concentrates on perovskite solar cell research Perovskite solar cells will likely soon replace silicon-based solar cells currently in use as the former are lighter, more economical, and also much more flexible.

Japan's 8th solar auction, for projects with a generation capability of more than 250kW, has gathered prospective buyers safeguarding a total amount of 208MW.

Solar cells, which convert sunlight to power, have long belonged to the worldwide vision for renewable resource.

Independent power manufacturer Etrion Corp (TSE: ETX) today stated it has offloaded its shareholding in a 47.2-MW portfolio of solar parks in Japan to a domestic consortium.

Researchers discover a method to efficiently utilize visible light from the sunlight to break down CO2, open doors to novel means of reducing worldwide warming

Japanese trader Sojitz Corp (TYO:2768) as well as compatriot oil company Eneos Corp will certainly buy a 204-MW solar farm in Queensland and also have launched building of the project, it was revealed on Thursday.

Japanese renewables programmer Shizen Energy Inc introduced today it has completed and begun power generation from 2.19 MW of solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) plants in Kagoshima prefecture.

Solar power manufacturer Etrion Corp (TSE: ETX) revealed on Thursday that it has struck an agreement to offer its 9.5-MW (straight existing) Misawa solar farm in Japan.

Japan's Eurus Energy Group said today it has begun building and construction works with solar projects with an incorporated capacity of a 80 MW straight existing (DC) in Chile.

Japan's Eco Marine Power (EMP) has actually started to accept compatriot F-WAVE to jointly establish incorporated photovoltaic solar remedies for shipping. These solar energy services will certainly use F-WAVE's shatter-proof and flexible PV modern technology combined with EMP's considerable experience in creating ship-based solar power systems.

Narrow-gap semiconductors with the capacity to utilize visible light have amassed significant rate of interest thanks to their convenience.

German farming group BayWa has claimed its renewables service saw an "unusually strong" beginning to the year, driven by high demand for solar modules and also the sale of a PV plant in Japan

US will be accountable for the most development and also will certainly be complied with by China and afterwards Japan, says Wood Mackenzie

Tokyo-based supplier of building products as well as housing tools Lixil Corp (TYO:5938), announced last week it will set up a 5-MW solar plant on the roof of an aluminium factory in Thailand.