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A CIGS perovskite tandem solar cell with potential for 27.5% efficiency
Lithuanian researchers claim to have dramatically improved the performance of a perovskite-based copper indium gallium selenide solar cell they developed with the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin. The improved efficiency, they claim, was achieved thanks to one of the most recently developed monolayers used for experiments on the cell.
Jan 8, 2020 // Technology, Japan, Europe, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, Lithuania, CIGS, Kaunas
Cadmium-free CIGS solar cell with 18% effectiveness
South Korean researchers made the cell with the chemical bath deposition method, utilizing various thiourea focus. For the buffer layer, they used zinc as opposed to cadmium sulfide. The cell is flexible and also is readily available in 7 various shades.
Aug 3, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, South Korea, Asia, solar cell, efficiency, CIGS, Cadmium-free
Different combinations of PV-powered electrolysers
An EU-funded study project worked with by German research study institute Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin has actually evaluated a number of configurations for solar-powered hydrogen generation. First results revealed which may be one of the most ideal PV modern technologies for electrolysis.
Sep 2, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Germany, Europe, hydrogen, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Sonya Calnan
German scientists research study solar cells with scanning electron microscopic lense
Scientists at the Centre for Solar Energy as well as Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) are making use of a brand-new scanning electron microscopic lense to examine solar cells.
Feb 13, 2020 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, electron microscopic, Theresa Friedlmeier
Conservative PM candidates 'out of step with public on solar'
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss remarks on PV projects raise 'deep concern' at Solar Energy UK
Aug 3, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Chris Hewett
Kyocera launches industry-first SemiSolid batteries
Kyocera is introducing an innovative SemiSolid cell architecture created by US’s battery company 24M. The Japan-based giant will initiate the product’s entrance to the market. The new solution considerably improves batt performance, at the same time enabling significant production savings.
Jan 8, 2020 // Storage, USA, Japan, Kyocera, Asia, North America
Vattenfall, Wieland's 46-MW Solar PPA Fuels Decarbonisation
Vattenfall and Wieland Group join forces for decarbonisation, with a 10-year PPA supporting renewable energy for metalworking processes in Germany. A step towards a fossil-free future.
Mar 1, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, PPA, Europe, Vattenfall, Wieland
Types of solar panels and how they are manufactured?
There are many types of solar panels and in them silicon ones make to the top of the list. They are evolving with time and getting cheaper with the economy of scale.
Feb 17, 2022 // Solar, Solar Panels, solar guide
Largest PV power plants list
project   Copper Mountain Solar Facility United
Jan 26, 2025
Orsted commits to recycling solar panels
Designer has partnered with a United States specialist to procedure and recycle its end-of-life modules
Jun 7, 2023 // Manufacturing News, USA, solar panel, North America, Orsted
Tesla to provisionally shutter Buffalo PV manufacturing facility in the middle of COVID-19 problems
Silicon Valley huge Tesla has actually determined to briefly fold manufacturing facilities in 2 US states after coming under attack over the direct exposure of its personnel to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, North America, Coronavirus, covid-19, buffalo, Delaware
Linear generator operating on hydrogen, ammonia
Mainspring Energy, a United States linear generator specialist, has actually adapted its modern technology so its generators can work on hydrogen and also ammonia. It claimed the generators can increase as well as down quickly using solar, with the ability to dynamically switch over in between different type of fuels.
Jun 28, 2022 // Technology, Storage, Solar to Fuel, USA, hydrogen, North America, Mainspring Energy, ammonia, Maria Amundson
Germany Powers Up 32 MWp Solar-Plus-Storage Facility
RheinEnergie AG is constructing Germany's largest 32 MWp solar park with 7 MWh battery storage. Subsidized 20 MWp of capacity will power 10,000 households, while remaining 12 MWp will be unsubsidized. RheinEnergie currently operates 57 MWp PV and 172 MW wind capacity across Germany.
Jul 24, 2023 // Plants, Storage, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant
Sungrow opens 10GW solar inverter production facility in India
Chinese inverter maker Sungrow has actually inaugurated a 7GW growth to its solar inverter factory in India, taking the center's production capacity to 10GW.
Mar 14, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Sungrow, India, Asia, manufacturing capacity, inverter manufacturing, inverter supplier
Redwood Materials & ERI Partner up to Recycle Batteries as well as Solar Panels
ERI, the country's largest totally incorporated IT as well as electronic devices possession disposition provider as well as cybersecurity-focused equipment devastation company, and also Redwood Materials, a firm developing lasting materials by creating circular supply chains, transforming waste into earnings and also creating the remedy for a fully closed-loop recycling for lithium-ion batteries, announced today that they have participated in an exclusive partnership for battery recycling.
Mar 29, 2021 // Storage, Solar Panels, Sustainable, ERI, JB Straubel, Recycle Batteries, Redwood Materials, John Shegerian