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Scientists Make Bifacial Solar Cell with Record Power Outcome at 29%.
A team of scientists at the Australian National University have produced a bifacial solar cell with a front conversion effectiveness of 24.3% and a rear conversion efficiency of 23.4%, standing for a bifacial aspect of 96.3%.
This performance represents a reliable power outcome of around 29%, well exceeding the performance of the most effective single-sided silicon solar cell.
The outcomes have been individually verified by the CSIRO.
Aug 19, 2021 // Technology, ARENA, efficiency, ANU, CSIRO, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, ACAP, Bifacial Solar Cell, Kean Chern Fong, Marco Ernst Ernst, The Australian National University
UK Solar Power Hits Record 14 GW, Surpassing April Peak
UK solar power hits a record 14 GW, supplying 39% of electricity, as solar capacity surges. France follows with 19.5 GW, driving energy prices below zero.
Jul 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe
Altus Power Acquires 58 MW Solar Projects in Maryland
Altus Power boosts clean energy reach with 58.4 MW solar project acquisition in Maryland, advancing community access to sustainable power solutions.
Apr 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Maryland, PV Power Plant, Altus Power
Tata Power Launches 431-MW Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh
Tata Power’s new 431-MW solar park in Neemuch transforms clean energy potential, increasing capacity to 5.4 GW and slashing CO2 emissions by 780,300 tonnes!
Dec 3, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, tata power, PV Power Plant, Madhya Pradesh
JP Power's Solar Move Sparks Stock Surge in India
JP Power's 50MW solar project at Bina boosts clean energy, stock rises 5%. Strategic co-location with thermal assets supports India's green goals amidst supply chain and financing trends.
Aug 28, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, JP Power
DR Congo Selects Solar Off Grid To Power 3 Northern Cities
Africa's 2nd largest nation, and also one of its poorest, the Democratic Republic of Congo (not to be confused with the bordering Republic of Congo) has actually lastly placed a large bet on renewable resource.
Jun 7, 2021 // Grids, IRENA, off-grid solar, AfDB, aEe Power, Bumba, DRC, Eranove, Gemena, Inga Dams, Isiro
‘Desert to Power’ solar project in Chad clinches €18m AfDB loan
A contracted 32MW solar-plus-storage project just north of Chad’s capital N'Djaména is one step closer to fruition after the African Development Bank (AfDB) provided it with an €18 million (US$19.6 million) loan with a partial risk guarantee.
Oct 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, solar-plus-storage, Africa, African Development Bank, chad, sahel, infraco africa, aldwich international limited, amea power
Spanish power merchant Holaluz indications PPA for 5.1-MWp solar farm
Spanish eco-friendly power store Holaluz Clidom SA (BME: HLZ) has authorized a power purchase agreement (PPA) to procure electrical energy from a 5.1-MWp solar farm in main Spain, the business introduced on Wednesday.
Sep 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, solar farm, Holaluz Clidom
QatarEnergy to take full control of solar power company Siraj Energy
State-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy has accepted acquire the continuing to be 49% risk in Siraj Energy in a bargain that will certainly boost its total solar power capacity under direct control to 1.675 GW.
Oct 17, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, qatarenergy, Siraj Energy
Botswana Power Corporation Awards Scatec ASA First Huge Scale Solar Agreement
Scatec will certainly create the solar energy center with an acquired capacity of 50 MW at Selebi Phikwe.
The solar power plant will make sure that roughly 48,000 lots of CO2 emissions will be avoided and power roughly 20,000 homes annually.
Sep 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Scatec, power purchase agreement, African Development Bank, Jan Fourie, Botswana Power Corporation, Botswana solar project, Botswana Vision 2036, BPC
Halton Borough Council celebrates brand-new solar farm to power arena
Halton Borough Council is commemorating the completion of a new solar farm, set to power the DCBL Stadium Halton.
Oct 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, UK, Europe, solar farm, Halton Borough Council, Cllr Stef Nelson, Ernie Shelton
Raizen to Supply Renewable Power to Embracon
Raizen Power to supply 54 MWh of solar and biomass energy to Embracon units, offsetting 190 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. A sustainable partnership for a greener future.
Aug 9, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Raizen Power, Embracon
Enel Green Power begins on 86-MW solar project in Italy
Enel Green Power, the renewables arm of Italian utility group Enel SpA (BIT: ENEL), has started works to develop a 86-MW solar farm in the Piedmont region, north-west Italy.
Oct 14, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, enel green power, Solar Project
Aura Power Wins Approval for 50-MW Solar Farm in Staffordshire
Aura Power clinches final consent for 49.9-MW Moreton Brook Solar Farm in East Staffordshire, pledging 100% biodiversity gain, £20k annual community fund and 2027 start-up.
Jul 31, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, solar farm, Aura Power, Moreton Brook, East Staffordshire
Solar farm to power 9,000 homes in Herefordshire approved
Plans to develop a solar farm to power 9,000 homes have been authorized amidst concerns from residents.
Mar 24, 2023 // Plants, solar farm, Herefordshire






