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New Eco-Friendly Shade Thin-Film Solar Cells
Research on solar cells to protect renewable resource sources are ongoing around the world. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) in South Korea succeeded in establishing environment-friendly shade Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar cells.
Oct 5, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, thin-film, CIGS thin-film solar cells, Yong-Duck Chung
Azure Power appoints new CEO following April resignations
Indian independent power manufacturer (IPP) Azure Power has appointed Harsh Shah as CEO, reliable from 1 July, following the resignation of its previous CEO, Ranjit Gupta, last month.
May 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Azure Power, ceo, executive appointments, harsh shah
New perovskite LED gives off a spin-polarized radiance
The addition of an unique brand-new perovskite layer has actually allowed researchers to create a "spin-polarized LED" without requiring a magnetic field or extremely reduced temperatures, potentially clearing the path to a boating of novel innovations.
Mar 17, 2021 // Technology, USA, NREL, Washington, perovskite, North America, Joseph Luther, Matthew Beard
New dopants might enhance PV glass efficiency
According to a British-Swedish research team, the down‐shifting process for solar glass manufacturing can be enhanced via making use of 2 dopant cations that produce no absorption bands. The doping with these substances is claimed to minimize the UV transmission while likewise maintaining the glass free from absorption in the visible as well as near-infrared ranges.
Aug 31, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Sweden, Europe, PV glass
Brand-new tools for solar cell metallization
The system can metallize the front and also back sides of silicon solar cells with unprecedented accuracy and also rate, Fraunhofer ISE stated. The technology is likewise appropriate for elements such as printed motherboard or chip cards.
Jul 17, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, Florian Clement, Andreas Lorenz
DOE-backed CSP demo breaks ground in New Mexico
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday revealed the beginning of building deal with a high-temperature concentrating solar power (CSP) pilot facility referred to as the culmination of a USD-100-million (EUR 93.2 m) research study effort released in 2017.
Feb 20, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, New Mexico, doe
Cypress Creek appoints new CIO to accelerate its growth
Independent power producer (IPP) Cypress Creek Renewables has hired Jeffrey Meigel as its new chief investment officer (CIO).
May 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, IPP, Cypress Creek Renewables, North America, executive appointments, appointments
New 400 MW solar module manufacturing facility for Germany
Manufacturing is readied to begin in the very first quarter of following year at the prepared fab in Greiz, Thuringia. The center will certainly produce 370 W panels including fifty percent cells, huge wafers and also 9 busbars.
May 20, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, Solarwelt GmbH, Heckert Solar, Xaver Trinkerl
Maxeon Solar searching for new CEO as Waters steps down
Singapore-based solar cell and panel maker Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: MAXN) is seeking a new ceo (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) as Jeff Waters is stepping down from that position.
Sep 9, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Singapore, Maxeon Solar, Jeff Waters, Donald Colvin
Brand-new markets for old batteries
The enhanced necessity for the automobile market to handle the disposal of EV batteries in the mid-term future will certainly work as a driver for the arising second-life battery market, creates Abhishek Sampat, Principal Analyst at Delta-EE. Car manufacturers, as well as possibly 3rd parties, are anticipated to manipulate brand-new worth streams as well as a second-life market is anticipated to drive down prices for fixed power storage space, with little to no concession in high quality throughout individual.
Feb 20, 2020 // Storage, Opinions, battery, WORLD, Abhishek Sampat, Delta-EE
JA Solar unveils plans for new 5GW cell, 10GW module production facilities
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JA Solar has unveiled plans to bolster its output with a new cell manufacturing facility and module production plant.
Jan 2, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, manufacturing, China, JA Solar, pv modules, Asia, solar cell, cell
Renesola to move global headquarters from China to the U.S. and announced new CEO
Chinese solar project developer Renesola Ltd’s Board of Directors announced the moving of the global headquarters from China to the U.S.
Nov 25, 2019 // Solar, USA, Canadian Solar, China, Asia, North America, renesola, recurrent energy, Connecticut, Yumin Liu, Ke Chen
TZS the current to cut wafer costs, launches brand-new 218.2 mm wafer size
Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor (TZS) has become the most recent solar wafer maker to cut prices, while likewise launching a new 218.2mm-size wafer.
Dec 3, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, longi solar, wafers, tianjin zhonghuan semiconductor tzs, tzs, wafer manufacturers
New suggested multifunctional nanomaterial can enhance solar power, quantum computer
An irregular two-dimensional sandwich has the yummy component on the outside for researchers as well as engineers establishing multifunctional nanodevices.
Jan 12, 2021 // Technology, Solar Panels, Solar Energy, perovskites, Boris Yakobson, Jun-Jie Zhang, Dongyang Zhu
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