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Australia National University hits new perovskite efficiency record
Scientists at the institution have achieved 21.6% efficiency with a perovskite cell measuring 1cm². The landmark has been verified as a new world record for perovskites at this size.
Sep 3, 2019 // Technology, USA, South Korea, Australia, Asia, Oceania, Australia National University, North America, Ulsan National Institute of Science, U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Thomas White
sPower acquires 1-GW portfolio of early-stage New York solar projects
sPower, a renewable energy independent power manufacturer, obtained 9 solar projects in New York from National Grid Renewables, the renewable energy arm of National Grid's competitive, unregulated division.
Dec 14, 2020 // Plants, USA, New York, sPower, North America, solar projects, Brian Callaway, Leo Moreno, Mike Farrell
New renewables law in Serbia limits connection capacity to keep grid stable
The new Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources is coming into force. Minister of Mining and also Energy of Serbia Dubravka Đedović said the new framework enables auctions for electricity from new capacities.
May 1, 2023 // Policy, Europe, Serbia
Hecate Energy secures permit for New York's 'biggest' solar project
New york city State authorities have actually authorized a permit for a 500MW PV plant from solar developer and also owner Hecate Energy.
Jul 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, New York, North America, hecate energy, permitting, new york state
Tandem solar cell globe record: New branch in the NREL graph
Tandem cells combine 2 various semiconductors that convert various parts of the light spectrum into electric power. Metal-halide perovskite substances primarily make use of the noticeable parts of the spectrum, while CIGS semiconductors convert rather the infrared light.
Sep 1, 2020 // Technology, NREL, Germany, solar cells, Europe, Steve Albrecht, Marko Jost, CIGS cells, Christian Kaufmann
New Jersey is home to the country’s largest floating solar array
Ciel & Terre USA, floating solar power systems providers, in conjunction with Solar Renewable Energy and RETTEW are pleased to announce the completion of its Hydrelio floating solar solution for a 4.4.-MW floating array on the town of Sayreville, New Jersey’s pre-treatment water storage pond. This represents the largest floating solar array installed in North America to date.
Oct 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, USA, New Jersey, floating PV, North America, Ciel & Terre USA, Solar Renewable Energy, RETTEW, Dan Frankel, Jason Wert, Chris Bartle
Why Enphase Energy, JinkoSolar, and Daqo New Energy Stocks All Popped
Solar energy stocks have a new best friend.
Jul 23, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Enphase Energy, JinkoSolar, Daqo New Energy
PowerLedger review: new trend of energy trading
What is PowerLedger?
PowerLedger (PL) is an Australian energy trading technology company that provides its customers with a platform where they can trade
Nov 19, 2021 // Grids, Software, Power Ledger, PowerLedger, p2p energy trading, Power Tokens, Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading
Saudi Arabia to back clean energy makers, developers via new loan scheme
Saudi Arabia is expanding the reach of its 105 billion riyal (US$28 billion) industrial fund to spur renewables through loans to component manufacturers, to independent power projects and to projects spearheaded by firms in other industries.
Sep 30, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, tender, Asia, auction, green loan, Mohammad bin Salman
New Zealand fast-tracks Lodestone’s 220-MW South Island solar project application
Lodestone Energy won access to a fast-track approval pathway for a 220-MW solar park on New Zealand’s South Island, aiming to cut consenting timelines.
Sep 24, 2025 // Plants, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Lodestone Energy
Walmart pins store fires on Tesla solar installs in new lawsuit
Walmart has linked a string of store fires in recent years to Tesla’s alleged mismanagement of solar panel installation and maintenance, taking Elon Musk’s outfit to court.
Aug 21, 2019 // Rooftop PV, USA, TESLA, Elon Musk, SolarCity, ssfusa, lawsuit, Walmart, North America, litigation
A brand-new principle for heat-recovery solar cells
Scientists in Japan have actually shown a brand-new idea for a 'heat-recovery' solar cell, which they assert has the prospective to surpass the academic restriction for cell effectiveness. They state, nevertheless, that an appropriate product for the power filtering system layers is yet to be recognized. The cell is outfitted with a 100-micron thick silicon absorber, 2 electrodes as well as carrier-energy filtering system layers positioned in between the absorber and also electrodes.
May 19, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Japan, solar cells, Asia, HERC, Kenji Kamide
Sunpro Solar initially to install new NeON LG solar panel in US
Sunpro Solar reports that they will be the initial solar service provider in the U.S. to set up the new series of LG NeON 355 watts photovoltaic panels.
Sep 15, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Sunpro Solar, NeON LG solar panel, David Chang, Dean Scott
New power conversion layer for biosolar cells
A study group from the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB), along with coworkers from Lisbon, has produced a semi-artificial electrode that could transform light energy right into various other forms of energy in biosolar cells.
Dec 22, 2020 // Technology, Marc Nowaczyk, biosolar cell, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, RUB, Panpan Wang, Fangyuan Zhao, Julian Szczesny, Adrian Ruff, Felipe Conzuelo, Wolfgang Schuhmann, Anna Frank, Matthias Rogner, Lisbon
Brand-new pathways for tin-monosulfide PV
Scientists in Japan have established a new procedure for the manufacture of crystalline tin monosulfide (SnS). By facilitating the development of crystals measuring up to 24mm in size, the procedure can aid conquer several of the challenges to pressing higher efficiencies out of this cheap, plentiful product.
Aug 26, 2020 // Technology, Japan, Asia, crystalline tin monosulfide














