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Monolithic perovskite-silicon solar cell with 20% effectiveness via new lamination method
The solar cell accomplished an open-circuit voltage of 1.75 V, a short-circuit present density of 15.5 mA cm − 2, and a fill element of 73.6%. It was likewise able to retain 93% of its first performance after 100 hrs at a temperature of 80 C.
Jul 26, 2022 // Technology, Germany, Europe, solar cell, KIT, perovskite-silicon
Hanwha Q-Cells wins patent lawsuits against JinkoSolar, REC Solar and also Longi in Germany
The Düsseldorf Regional Court has concurred rivals of the Korean manufacturer unlawfully utilized its copyrighted passivation innovation. The judges provided Hanwha Q-Cells an injunction which requires Jinko, REC as well as Longi to get all modules including the copyrighted innovation distributed in Germany since late January last year. Hanwha can also choose to have the offending products destroyed.
Jun 19, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Australia, Europe, JinkoSolar, Oceania, LONGi, North America, Hanwha Q-Cells, patent, United States, REC Sola, Daniel Jeong
S2P Wins Grid Access for 70-MW Montenegro Solar
S2P Electric’s 70‑MW Tupan solar clinches CGES grid deal, bringing Trina Solar bifacial power to Niksic and accelerating Montenegro’s renewable push, grid upgrades, and investor confidence across the Balkans.
Mar 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Grids, Europe, Montenegro, S2P
New DLR institutes will certainly explore solar-chemical fuels and the future of air transportation
In the future, mobility needs to come to be more eco-friendly - whether artificial fuels from sustainable sources, electrical power or hydrogen, cutting-edge and also low-emission engines, unmanned as well as electric aircraft, or concepts for their assimilation into the air transport system. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum hair Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is establishing four new institutes as well as facilities to magnify its research on a large range of topics in these important areas. Funding is currently guaranteed adhering to the passing of the Structural Reinforcement Act (StStG) by the German Federal Parliament and the Federal Council on 3 July 2020.
Jul 7, 2020 // Technology, Transport, Germany, Europe, Pascale Ehrenfreund
"Katana" project to establish reliable measuring system for tandem solar cells
To pave the way for the industrial application of reliable perovskite-silicon PV modules, a reliable measuring system for tandem solar cells and also modules have to be established. Just after that can objective comparisons in between various cells and modules occur. In comparison to conventional silicon PV modules, nevertheless, the calibration is considerably more challenging.
May 23, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, solar module, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Mahle to Launch Germany's Largest Photovoltaic Thermal Plant
Mahle GmbH is pioneering sustainability in Vaihingen-Enz with Germany's largest photovoltaic thermal plant, set to power 100 homes and champion climate neutrality by 2040!
Jan 21, 2025 // Plants, Germany, Europe, Mahle GmbH
EV Battery Makers Are Obtaining Their Hands on Everything
Shortages are striking the entire electric vehicle supply chain-- and also currently even easy-to-source aspects like graphite are proving pricey.
Jan 20, 2022 // Storage, Opinions, TESLA, Anjani Trivedi
Lightsource bp, Kajoni Partner on 500-MWp Solar Projects
Lightsource bp partners with Kajoni Energie to develop a 500-MWp solar pipeline in Germany, aiming for shovel-ready projects that harness Lower Saxony's solar potential.
Aug 20, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Lightsource BP, PV Power Plant, Kajoni
ABB to Exit Solar Inverter Business, at a Cost of $470M
It’s the third big solar inverter player so far this year to move out of an increasingly challenging market.
Jul 9, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, ABB, Lindsay Cherry, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, Tarak Mehta, EcoStruxure, IOT platforms, Kaco’s
Shunfeng stops trading ahead of 540 MW project capability sale
The intended disposal of greater than a 3rd of the Chinese solar business's project profile would certainly take a substantial piece out of its financial debt hill yet trading in business supply was stopped today, pending a news in connection with the project sale. Shunfeng sold German PV project tracking organisation meteocontrol to an additional procedure had by its major investor at the end of in 2014.
Mar 17, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Shunfeng
The Hydrogen Stream: More huge scale hydrogen for Port of Rotterdam
Somewhere else, French renewable hydrogen start-up Lhyfe has announced it is building an electrolyzer in eastern Germany, and also Los Angeles-based Southern California Gas has actually launched a hydrogen-powered drone to check its gas grid.
Jan 12, 2022 // Solar to Fuel, USA, France, Germany, Europe, hydrogen, North America, startup, Lhyfe, Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers, Hydrogen Optimized, Emerson
EC proposes windfall tax on lower-cost generators, they wish it is temporary
In an effort to manage soaring energy rates, the European Commission (EC) on Wednesday suggested an emergency situation treatment in Europe's power markets, consisting of the intro of need decrease actions and a revenue cost cap on lower-cost electrical energy manufacturers.
Sep 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, EC, Ursula von der Leyen
Indonesian Anantara Joins the Listing of Singapore's Renewable Energy Suppliers
A USD 5 billion (EUR 4.64 bn) JV in between Quantum Power Asia and ib vogt GmbH Anantara project will certainly generate more than 3.5 GW as well as shop 12GWh of renewable energy Singapore plans to import approximately 4GW of clean energy by 2035
May 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Masdar, ib vogt GmbH, Quantum Power Asia, AAPowerLink, Anantara, Anantara Energy Holdings Pte Ltd, Union Energy Corp, UEC
The weekend read: Perovskites step out of the labs
Michael van der Gugten, Sales and Marketing Executive at Smit Thermal Solutions, is convinced that perovskite solar cells have reached maturity, and that they are ready to make the step from the lab to production. He is leading the organization of a conference on this topic and expects that the perovskite community, production equipment suppliers and crystalline silicon cell manufacturers will discuss the implementation of perovskite-silicon tandem cells or the production of standalone perovskite modules.
Aug 12, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Opinions, Solar to Fuel, China, Asia, hydrogen, Michael van der Gugten, Smit Thermal Solutions, ALD, OPV, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
World's largest photovoltaic power stations
World's largest photovoltaic power stations in 2024. PV parks, PV farms. Find a list of solar photovoltaic plants that are currently considered the largest on
Oct 14, 2024