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First Solar books 2-GW module order from National Grid Renewables
United States solar panels maker First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR) revealed today that it has authorized a framework contract with Minneapolis-based developer National Grid Renewables for the supply of 2 GW DC of thin-film PV modules.
Jun 23, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, First Solar, PV module, North America
Barclays and Lightsource bp Power Louisiana with Solar Deal
Barclays and Lightsource bp team up for $140 million solar project in Louisiana, creating jobs and reducing carbon emissions for a brighter future.
Mar 20, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Lightsource BP, North America, Barclays
What is III-V cell?
A highly efficient solar cell consisting of materials composed of elements from Groups 3 and 5 of the periodic table     ← Back to Solar
Sep 12, 2023
The sunlight that powers solar panels additionally damages them ... yet 'gallium doping' is providing a service
The procedure of making gallium-doped photovoltaic panels was under a patent till last year. It's just since this approach has started to pick up vapor.
Aug 2, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Australia, Solar Panels, solar cells, Oceania, PV panel, University of New South Wales’s School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering, gallium
Impossible breakthrough method of creating solar material at NREL
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) achieved a technological breakthrough for solar cells previously thought impossible.
Dec 19, 2019 // Technology, NREL, solar cell, Kevin Schulte
Hydro-Quebec activates 9.5 MW of first solar arrays
Canadian electrical utility Hydro-Quebec on Monday inaugurated its first two solar energy plants, which with each other have a capacity of 9.5 MW.
Jun 23, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Hydro-Quebec, Jonatan Julien
This New Dispensing Technology Promises Higher Electricity Yield from Silicon Solar Cells
HighLine Technology GmbH, a spin-off of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy System ISE, declared that it has actually created a brand-new giving modern technology, which boosts the power yield of silicon solar cells. The firm has strategies to advertise this innovation.
Oct 12, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, solar cell, silicon, efficiency, HighLine Technology GmbH, Maximilian Pospischil, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy System ISE
Revolutionizing Optoelectronics: Spin Control in LEDs
Revolutionizing optoelectronics: Researchers integrate chiral perovskite with III-V semiconductor to control electron spin in LEDs, paving the way for faster, more efficient technology.
Jul 4, 2024 // Technology, NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, perovskite, University Of Utah, University of Colorado Boulder, Université de Lorraine CNRS
Space objective examinations NREL perovskite solar cells
On a clear night, Kaitlyn VanSant will certainly have the ability to watch her work whiz by. Knowing the success of her project, however, will certainly need to wait up until her small, momentary enhancement to the International Space Station returns to Earth.
Aug 31, 2021 // Technology, USA, NASA, NREL, solar cells, perovskite, North America, Kaitlyn VanSant, Timothy Peshek
Oklahoma physicist discovers the hidden potential of high-efficiency solar cells
One of the best difficulties of solar cells is the Shockley-Queisser restriction, the presumption that there is a basic limit for energy a solar cell can absorb and also convert into functional energy. College of Oklahoma physicist Ian Sellers is showing that the commonly held assumption is false.
Oct 26, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, efficiency, University of Oklahoma, Ian Sellers
NextEnergy Secures $50M Loan from Hamburg Commercial Bank
Hamburg Commercial Bank fuels solar growth with a $50M credit boost to NextEnergy III, empowering sustainable energy investments.
Sep 16, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, NextEnergy, Hamburg Commercial Bank
Capstone takes in the Alberta sunlight
The 132MW Claresholm solar farm is offering power to TC Energy and also the Canadian district's wholesale power pool
Apr 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canada, North America, obton, Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, solar farm, Mikkel Berthelsen, Corey Hessen
Statkraft inks Portuguese solar powerplay
Norwegian energy distributor will certainly acquire electrical energy from the Santarém plant for a period of eight years
Apr 4, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Portugal, PPA, Europe, Statkraft
United States financier obtains 460MW PV duo
Competitive Power Ventures buys 360MW Prairie Dock and also 100MW Stonecrop projects from Belltown Power
Nov 9, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, cpv, Competitive Power Ventures, Gary Lambert, Hernan Farace
CPV panels for agrivoltaics
Swiss start-up Insolight has actually raised EUR4.6 million to bring its focusing PV module technology to commercial manufacturing. The panels have a claimed performance of 30% and power result of 160 W. Originally conceived for rootop solar, the item is currently being recommended as a fascinating alternative for agrivoltaic projects.
Aug 4, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Switzerland, Insolight, Laurent Coulot, Start-up, CPV panels