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A cold method to defect-free solar cells
Chemists on a regular basis utilize high temperatures to make things take place, however often keeping one's cool can function better. Researchers at KAUST are discovering that a low-temperature method can make better solitary crystals for usage in solar cells.
Jun 1, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, KAUST, Osman M. Bakr, Abdullah Alsalloum, Bekir Turedi
AMEA Power begins Egypt’s 1-GW solar project with grid battery
AMEA Power has started panel installation at a 1-GW solar project in Egypt’s Aswan, paired with a 600-MWh battery to deliver firm, dispatchable clean power.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Benban, Egypt, amea power, Grid reliability
Solar designers, possession owners and also investors supporting for effect of Ukraine conflict
Europe's neighborhood of solar designers, sponsors and property proprietors are supported for wider impacts and also headwinds brought on by the recurring dispute in Ukraine, with inflation and spiraling commodity prices highlighted as of particular concern.
Mar 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Ukraine, Europe, Asia, CAPEX, solar finance, Russia, supply chains, SFIE2022, cost of capital, inflation, interest rates, invasion, putin
COVID-19 presses German solar market to demand hold-up to grid-connection due dates
Big solar parks granted agreements under Germany's tender plan can shed financing otherwise brought online on schedule. The country's solar profession body thinks the federal government must quadruple its yearly PV implementation target regardless of an awaited coronavirus-related respite in roll-out.
Mar 17, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, BSW-Solar, Carsten Körnig, covid-19
MIT creates waterless, contactless solar PV cleaning service
A team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has actually developed a waterless and contactless solution which it states can cleanse the dust off photovoltaic panels without compromising the panels effectiveness.
Mar 14, 2022 // Technology, MIT, cleaning solutions, operations and maintenance, new technology, waterless
Large band bending at SnS interface opens door for extremely effective thin-film solar cells
Tin sulfide (SnS) solar cells have actually revealed immense promise in the thrill to establish more eco-friendly thin-film solar cells. Yet for years SnS solar cells have struggled to achieve a high conversion effectiveness. To overcome this, a SnS interface showing large band bending was essential, something a research group has actually recently achieved.
Dec 5, 2022 // Technology, thin-film solar cells, Tohoku University, Issei Suzuki, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials
Invenergy powers on 160-MW Georgia solar power plant
Industrial operations have begun at Invenergy's largest solar project to date, the 160-MW Southern Oak Solar Power Center, located in Mitchell Area, Georgia.
Apr 30, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Georgia, Europe, North America, Tim Jordan, Bryan Schueler, Paige Gilchrist
Ingka adds 76-MW Dutch solar trio to power its 100 %-renewables push
Ingka Investments—renewables arm of the IKEA retailer—has bought three operational Dutch solar parks totalling 76 MW from SUSI Partners, its first PV deal in the Netherlands.
Jun 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Netherlands, Ingka
Jurchen Technology creates easy-to-install PV mounting system
German Jurchen Technology proposes an innovative racking system for photovoltaic panels – PEG. The substructure requires less material than conventional mounting systems, simplifies installation and optimizes land-use.
Feb 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Germany, Europe, Jurchen Technology, PV mounting system
Slovakia releases initial renewables public auction
The ceiling rate for wind and also solar has actually been evaluated EUR84.98/ MWh. Around 30 MW of set up power needs to be designated via this purchase workout. Solar projects varying in dimension from 500 kW to 2 MW will certainly be qualified to get involved.
Feb 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Europe, auction, Slovakia
Tata Power Solar Adds 210MWp NTPC Award To EPC Portfolio
Tata Power Solar, India's largest incorporated solar firm as well as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has actually gotten "Letter of Award" (LoA) to build 210 MWp of Solar PV projects for NTPC. The overall order value of the projects is around Rs 686 crore. The commissioning date has been established for November, 2022.
Jun 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Rooftop PV, India, NTPC, Asia, tata power solar, Praveer Sinha, Solar Project, contract win
Antimony trisulfide solar cell with 5.84% performance
The cell was produced by including a special additive that improves the reduced crystallinity and high resistivity of the antimony trisulfide film. In addition to the improved performance, the device showed an open-circuit voltage of 0.62 V, a short-circuit existing thickness of 15.85 mA/cm2 and also a fill aspect of 59.61%.
Sep 23, 2021 // Technology, China, Asia, solar cell, efficiency, Antimony trisulfide, Northwestern Polytechnical University
China's Solar Giants Try to Dominate Hydrogen Power
Companies accelerate electrolyzer production, look for to lower rates
Industry still needs crucial rewards that assisted solar and also wind
Dec 14, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, hydrogen, longi green energy, Wang Yingge
New York Loves Distributed Solar, Targets 10 GW By 2030
The New York strategy, that will progress irrespective of the fate of the US head of state's bigger Build Back Better bill, is a solid example of exactly how distributed initiatives can likewise help achieve sustainability goals.
Dec 22, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, NYSERDA, Andrew Cuomo, decarbonisation, Distributed Energy, new york state, Department of Public Service, DPS
Midsummer introduces 500 W roof panel
The Swedish PV tools provider has actually released Midsummer Magnum, a solar module for large roofs. The maker states the panel offers 14.54% performance as well as an output of 128.3 W per square meter. The company additionally introduced a manufacturing process it declares can boost module result 10%.
Jul 13, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Residential, Sweden, Solar Panels, Europe, Sven Lindström, Midsummer Magnum








