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Solar Cell Reaches Record-Setting Energy-Conversion Efficiency
A team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory established the six-junction cell, which is thinner than a human hair.
Jul 14, 2020 // Technology, NREL, solar cell, efficiency, John Geisz
Canadian Solar Approved for 250-MW NSW Solar Project
Canadian Solar's ambitious 250-MW solar park in NSW will power 92,000 homes and boost local revenue, showcasing a sustainable future for energy and community growth.
Nov 11, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canadian Solar, Solar Project
PowerField Wraps 170 MWp, Outsmarts Dutch Grid Bottlenecks
PowerField energizes 170‑MWp bifacial solar fleet on congested Dutch grid—battery‑ready, grid‑compliant, O&M‑optimized—shifting power to evening peaks and unlocking PPA, merchant and ancillary services revenue.
Nov 26, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Europe, Netherlands, powerfield
Perovskite absorbers enable solar-powered system that converts plastic as well as greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have actually developed a system that can change plastic waste and also greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and various other valuable products-- utilizing power from the Sun. The team mentions that this is the first time that a system that can convert two waste streams into 2 chemical products at the same time has actually been achieved in a solar-powered reactor.
Jan 11, 2023 // Technology, perovskite, University of Cambridge, Erwin Reisner, Subhajit Bhattacharjee, Motiar Rahaman
Retrofitting facades and also solar panels easily with ultra-thin glass
Cleaning glass facades and solar installments is costly as well as time-consuming. Dirt lowers the yield of solar modules. Nevertheless, the Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam as well as Plasma Technology (FEP) has actually currently been successful in applying crystalline titanium oxide to ultra-thin glass using a roll-to-roll procedure, thus achieving hydrophobic surfaces that come to be superhydrophilic under UV light.
Jan 26, 2023 // Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology, FEP
Just how solar farms can function as havens for Australia's wildlife
Australia's renewable energy change has actually prompted the building and construction of dozens of large-scale solar farms. The boom helps reduce Australia's reliance on fossil fuels, however requires large areas of land to be converted to host solar infrastructure.
Feb 3, 2023 // Technology, Australia, Oceania
Silicon heterojunction solar cells with approximately 26.81% effectiveness
Solar power is the most affordable as well as most available type of energy. Currently, it assures to be more efficient than ever before. Researchers from a Chinese solar technology company have actually created a new type of solar cell that could be a game-changer on the planet's transition in the direction of renewable resource.
May 10, 2023 // Technology, efficiency, Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells, Delft University of Technology
Lightsource bp Launches Major Solar and Storage Projects in Australia
Lightsource BP begins groundbreaking renewable projects in Australia, harnessing solar power and advanced storage to pave the way for a cleaner, more reliable energy future.
Dec 17, 2024 // Storage, Australia, Lightsource BP, Oceania
ReNew Energy Sells 300-MW Solar Park to Anzen
ReNew Energy sells its 300-MW Rajasthan solar park for $176 million, fueling India's renewable energy boom and reshaping its strategic focus. Exciting times ahead for green investments!
Dec 30, 2024 // Plants, PV Power Plant, ReNew Energy, Anzen
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
Solar and wind make coal unprofitable in Japan
Recent investments into 11 GW of new coal generation capacity may result in reduced operating cashflows of $71 billion. That will occur, according to a report from the Carbon Tracker Institute, because solar and wind will become cheaper than coal in Japan by 2025 at the latest, despite high renewable energy costs at present.
Oct 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, coal, Carbon Tracker Institute
An oasis of PV
A new study shows that solar may help reduce water pumping costs in a desert oasis of Mauritania by more than 300%, while also considerably reducing water losses. The researchers claim that PV water pumping may also help prevent the desertification of these areas.
Oct 7, 2019 // Technology, Storage, storage, Africa, thin-film PV, Mauritania, PV water pumping systems, Sahara Desert
Shalom plans solar farm and new teaching block
Shalom College is planning to expand its campus with the introduction of a collaborative learning building and the largest school solar farm in Queensland.
Oct 9, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, queensland, Shalom College, Dan McMahon
Solar, wind and hydro power could soon surpass coal
Coal, long the king of America’s electric grid, will soon get toppled by renewable energy.
Nov 28, 2019 // Grids, Opinions, USA, Donald Trump, North America, coal, PJ Deschenes, Dennis Wamsted
Quantum wells allow record-efficiency two-junction solar cell
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and also the University of New South Wales attained a new world-record performance for two-junction solar cells, producing a cell with two light-absorbing layers that transforms 32.9% of sunshine into electrical power.
Dec 18, 2020 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, North America, efficiency, Nicholas Ekins-Daukes, Myles Steiner