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Sheets of carbon nanotubes come in a rainbow of colors
Nanomaterials researchers in Finland, the United States and China have developed a color atlas for 466 distinct varieties of single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Dec 15, 2020 // Technology, USA, China, solar cells, Europe, Asia, North America, Finland, Graphene, thin films, Esko I. Kauppinen, Junichiro Kono, Nan Wei
An Italian buys PV Proponent Renovalia from a Spanish Merchant
Spain’s renewable credentials have attracted the eye of an Italian infrastructure investor. Already, the Italian has acquired a PV Developer and the merchant projects it was working on.
Dec 18, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Spain, Italy, pv power plants, solar pv, Renovalia, Europe, m&a, f2i
This New Tech Could Make A Solar Toyota Prius Practical
2020 is the year we are going to see some incredible things. This new solar technology is going to change everything we know about solar charging. Here is what it could mean for the solar Prius of the future.
Jan 2, 2020 // Technology, Opinions, Transport, USA, Toyota, North America, Michigan State University, Peter Neilson, Prius
Aleo Solar introduces a new solar module to the market
Aleo’s new product will become commercially available in January 2020. Within the framework of the recent trend, the Germany-based photovoltaics maker is tending to increase the cell size. The advanced PV device is said to provide up to 333 watts of power production.
Nov 28, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Taiwan, solar module, Aleo
United States boom in the darkness of a black swan
Supply-chain restrictions connected to China's coronavirus episode might weigh on the efficiency of the U.S. solar market in 2020, composes SPV Market Research's Paula Mints.
Mar 17, 2020 // Opinions, USA, North America, Coronavirus
Solar a-listers advanced bids for 200MW tender in Uzbekistan
Several of the globe's leading PV gamers stand among the lots of candidates for a 200MW solar agreement in Uzbekistan, the very first project of a collection backed by advancement investors.
Mar 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, ADB, Asia, world bank, ifc, Uzbekistan
Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that operates at night
In truth, a specially created photovoltaic cell might create up to 50 watts of power per square meter under ideal conditions in the evening, about a quarter of what a traditional solar panel can create in daytime, according to an idea paper by Munday and graduate student Tristan Deppe.
Feb 3, 2020 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, University of Maryland, Jeremy Munday
A much safer, more economical and rapid billing liquid battery
Lithium-ion batteries are essential for modern life, from powering our laptop computers as well as cell phones to those brand-new holiday playthings. But there is a safety threat - the batteries can ignite.
Jan 18, 2021 // Technology, Storage, USA, Lithium-ion batteries, North America, Xiaonan Shan, Guangxia Feng
A redox flow battery for MW-sized solar-plus-storage
Matt Harper, primary business police officer of newly-merged British-Canadian vanadium redox circulation battery company Invinity Energy Systems has actually talked to pv magazine concerning the VS3-022 Battery Unit it is marketing for grid range solar-plus-storage projects as well as why it might be a much better wager than lithium-ion.
Apr 29, 2020 // Storage, California, USA, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, Asia, eastern europe, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, lithium-ion, vanadium redox flow battery, North America, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, Matt Harper, Avalon Battery Corp
Storage omission in Vietnam solar FiT draft a ‘serious mistake’
Vietnam plans to reduce feed-in tariff (FiT) rates for ground-mount and floating PV after solar capacity deployment exceeded expectations under the original subsidy by a factor of five.
Oct 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Rooftop PV, Floating PV, FiT, Asia, rooftop solar, Vietnam, Floating solar, dragon capital, moit, Gavin Smith, Nguyễn Đức Cường
In search of a golden mean for boosting battery performance
The research team from Rice University has found out that too many defects intentionally created in crystalline lattice can lead to lithium-ion battery degradation.
Jan 15, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, lithium-ion battery, Rice University, lithium-ion cells
Researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine as well as four nationwide laboratories have developed a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without making use of cobalt, a mineral plagued by price volatility and also geopolitical problems.
Sep 22, 2022 // Technology, Storage, USA, North America, University of California, Huolin Xin
A brand-new passive strategy for cooling down photovoltaic panels
Researchers in Egypt have actually checked out the performance of using water as well as a blend of light weight aluminum oxide and also calcium chloride hexahydrate to cool down PV components. Ideal efficiency was observed with a remedy of 75% water, according to the study searchings for.
May 6, 2020 // Technology, pv modules, Asia, Africa, Egypt, cooling technique
A 3 GWh redox flow battery factory in Saudi Arabia
German manufacturing devices company Schmid as well as Saudi chemical team Sabic are intending to start tasks at a brand-new manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia, with manufacturing being anticipated to start in 2021.
May 12, 2020 // Storage, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Europe, Asia, Christian Schmid
Scientist introduce a fullerene-derivative interlayer for enhanced solar efficiency
Scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China and also Dongguan University of Technology have discovered a way to boost perovskite solar cells by adding a layer that improves security as well as efficiency at capturing power from sunlight.
May 23, 2023 // Technology, Solar, efficiency, perovskite solar cell, University of Science and Technology of China, Dongguan University of Technology














