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Solar Valley Rises Again: German Industry's Rebirth
Reestablishing the German solar industry a decade after bankruptcy, EU subsidy plans and Chinese dominance. With new plant openings and experienced staff, Europe seeks to reduce reliance and expand renewable energy capacity. Will it be enough to ward off the risk of failure?
Oct 23, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe
Reliance accelerates Jamnagar complex, targets 3-mtpa green hydrogen by 2032
Reliance says its Jamnagar new-energy hub is rising at “record pace,” with a 2026 launch for battery and electrolyser gigafactories and a goal of 3 million tonnes of green hydrogen per year by 2032.
Sep 1, 2025 // Solar to Fuel, India, Asia, Reliance
US Solar Outlook Slashed As Policy Rollbacks Rattle Pipeline Forecast
A new SEIA–WoodMac report cuts the 2026–2030 US solar outlook by 27% after recent federal policy shifts, even as manufacturing and H1 additions remain strong.
Sep 8, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, utility-scale, North America, policy, tax credits, outlook
Daikin Secures 100% Green Power for Texas Facilities
Daikin partners with Engie to power Texas facilities with 100% renewable energy, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and reducing carbon footprint.
Sep 18, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Daikin
History of Solar Energy: The Evolution and History Behind Solar Energy
The development of modern-day devices that allow us to trap solar energy and convert it into usable electrical energy was not an easy task. Numerous efforts
Jan 28, 2022
Hybrid photoactive perovskites imaged with atomic resolution for the new
A brand-new method has actually been developed permitting reliable atomic-resolution photos to be taken, for the first time, of hybrid photoactive perovskite slim films.- very beneficial materials for efficient photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications.
Nov 2, 2020 // Technology, UK, Europe, solar cell, perovskites, Mathias Uller Rothmann, University of Oxford, Chris Allen
Eindhoven scientists existing cutting edge light-emitting silicon
Emitting light from silicon has actually been the 'Holy Grail' in the microelectronics market for years. Fixing this problem would certainly change computer, as chips will certainly come to be quicker than ever before. Scientists from Eindhoven University of Technology currently was successful: they have actually established an alloy with silicon that can emit light. The outcomes have actually been released in the journal Nature. The group will certainly currently begin developing a silicon laser to be incorporated right into existing chips.
Apr 13, 2020 // Technology, Europe, silicon, Netherlands, Eindhoven University of Technology, light-emitting, Erik Bakkers, Silicon laser
Solar-based Electronic Skin Generates Its Own Power
Scientists show an ingenious e-skin with touch and proximity-sensing abilities without utilizing devoted touch sensors
Dec 14, 2020 // Technology, UK, Europe, Glasgow University, Ravinder Dahiya, Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies, BEST
Australian rooftop PV might face grid restraints
The capability to feed electrical energy from roof PV selections into Australia's circulation network may be seriously restricted in the future, as installments appear most likely to surpass assumptions. A Cornwall Insight projection sees some 24.45 GW of rooftop solar to be included with 2030-- a rate that increases the demand for a distribution-level market and may see connections cut in the future.
Jul 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Australia, rooftop PV, Oceania, Ben Cerini
Solar Roof tiles Continue to make slow, steady progress
Solar shingles, or solar roof tiles, are made from slim photovoltaic (PV) sheets that either overlay or replace the existing shingles on a roof. They absorb sunlight as well as convert it into electricity.
Mar 14, 2022 // Manufacturing News, LONGi, solar roof tiles, GAF Energy, solar shingles, Timberline Solar™, Visaka ATUM, Visaka industries, Wedge Roofing
Perovskite structure additionally profits batteries
Researchers at Germany's Karlsruher Institute of Technology are leading an investigation into a new lithium-ion battery anode. The advancement has a perovskite crystalline structure as well as, according to the scientists, can give solid overall efficiency from less complex, less costly manufacturing methods than those made use of for other anode products.
Jul 30, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Germany, China, Europe, Asia, perovskite, lithium-ion battery, KIT, Helmut Ehrenberg
SECI Extends Deadline for 15 MW Floating Solar Tender in Himachal
SECI has expanded the quote entry deadline for its tender for establishing of 15 MW grid-connected floating solar PV power plant in Himachal Pradesh.
Aug 4, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Floating PV, India, SECI, tender, floating PV, Asia, Himachal Pradesh, Deadline
Solar projects enable biodiversity
Eco-Tec, an Austrian PV business, is accepting a start-up, Meine Blumenwiese, to ecologically update ground-mounted solar projects. The two companies aim to create clean power while likewise creating brand-new environments for a variety of bugs as well as animals.
Sep 1, 2020 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Germany, Europe, startup, Eco-Tec, Meine Blumenwiese
Large-area natural PV module with 9.5% efficiency
Researchers in China have actually created a natural PV module with an energetic location of 216 sq centimeters. The panel is stated to have open circuit voltage of 10.6 V and short circuit current of 1.82 mA. It likewise includes the highest efficiency reported for a panel of its kind which has an active area of more than 100cm2
Sep 8, 2020 // Technology, China, Asia, PV module, efficiency
Powering the future: brand-new understandings right into exactly how alkali-metal doped flexible solar cells function
"When environmentally friendly, cost-effective, functional, as well as efficient solar cells are created, all thermal and also nuclear power plants will disappear, and solar cells installed over the ocean or in deep space perseverance our globe," states Professor Dong-Seon Lee of the Gwangju Institute Of Science And Technology in Korea. His extremely optimistic view of the future mirrors the visions of lots of researchers associated with the initiative to enhance solar cells.
Oct 29, 2020 // Technology, South Korea, solar cells, Asia, flexible, Dong-Seon Lee, Gwangju Institute Of Science And Technology










