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Including passive contacts to spur solar cell development
A rise in the performance of photovoltaic panels may be on the horizon, as research study from The Australian National University (ANU) reduces their existing limitations.
Nov 4, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, Australian National University, Mohamed Ismael, Lachlan Black
Revolutionizing Solar Energy: Saudi Arabia and Beyond
Scientists at KAUST have published a roadmap for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells, combining efficiency and stability for affordable clean energy. Paving the way for a $10 billion market.
Jan 12, 2024 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST
Chinese Team Sets Stability Record for Tin Perovskite Solar Cells
Chinese researchers have unveiled a nucleation-layer technique that boosts tin perovskite solar-cell efficiency to 11.18 % and preserves 95 % output after 2,700 hours in air.
May 19, 2025 // Technology, China, solar cells, Asia, perovskite
EnBW prices €500 million green hybrid bond for its clean-energy build-out
EnBW issues a €500 m 30-year green hybrid at 4.5 %, funding solar, wind, EV charging and grid upgrades as part of its €50 bn decarbonisation plan.
Jul 22, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, enbw
Avaada Launches Rajasthan Gigawatt-Scale Solar And Storage Megaproject Foundation Ceremony
Avaada began groundwork for a 1,560-MWp solar project with 2,500 MWh of batteries in Rajasthan and inaugurated a separate 282-MWp plant in the state.
Sep 26, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Rajasthan, Avaada, commissionin
Avangrid begins panel installs at Oregon Tower Solar project
Avangrid has started panel installation at the 120-MWac/166-MWdc Tower Solar project in Oregon, which will support Meta’s local operations once online.
Sep 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America, Oregon, avangrid, meta, project construction
Iberdrola buys 9.6-MW Molise solar project to deepen Italian push
Iberdrola Italia acquired Montenero Green Energy Srl, owner of a 9.6-MW solar project in Molise, advancing a targeted growth strategy in southern Italy.
Oct 1, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, project development, Iberdrola,, Molise, solar acquisition
GoldenPeaks secures €114m loan for two Polish solar portfolios construction
GoldenPeaks Capital closed a €114 million senior loan to build two portfolios of Polish solar parks, supporting rapid delivery amid strong market fundamentals.
Oct 28, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Poland, Europe, GoldenPeaks Capital, project finance
Fox ESS signs deals for 3-GWh Australian battery deployments nationwide
Fox ESS agreed two agreements enabling deployment of 3 GWh of battery storage in Australia, expanding utility- and C&I-scale flexibility across the NEM.
Nov 3, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, Fox ESS, utility & C&I
Octopus reaches close on $588m NSW solar-plus-storage Blind Creek project
Octopus Australia achieved financial close on the Blind Creek solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales, a roughly AUD 900m scheme adding flexible clean capacity.
Nov 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, new south wales, Octopus, project finance
Heelstone Breaks Ground on 86MW Meta Solar
Heelstone Renewable Energy begins construction on three Illinois solar projects totaling 86 MW after a final investment decision, backed by Qualitas Energy and Meta—boosting U.S. clean power capacity.
Jul 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, heelstone renewable energy
Indiana utility eyes 2.6GW of wind-solar-storage for coal retirements
Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has issued request for proposals (RfPs) for a mix of technologies across solar, energy storage, wind and others to meet requirements for extra power generation identified under its Integrated Resource Plan (2018 IRP).
Oct 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, tender, solar-plus-storage, North America, rfp, Indiana, nipsco, energy transition, coal replacement
West Bengal could get 1.7 GW of solar but coal will reign for at least 30 years
A minister said an unnamed private investor had proposed an 800 MW solar project in the state on top of a 900 MW scheme being carried out with Japan. But the chairman of power giant NTPC said AI and digitization should be used to extend coal burning for decades to come.
Aug 27, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, West Bengal, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, NS Nigam, Prakash Mhaske, Central Electricity Authority
Flair Group to Solarise its Manufacturing Plant with SunAlpha Energy
Rajasthan based SunAlpha Energy on Wednesday stated that it has participated in partnership with Flair Composing Industries Ltd, country's one of the leading manufacturers of composing instruments, to solarise its manufacturing center.
Feb 5, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, SunAlpha Energy, Flair, Puneet Goyal, Sumit Rathod
PV sector silver need to drop a little
Profession body the Silver Institute states silver need in the solar market will certainly dip a little this year however stay close to previous document highs. Silver paste intake for PV has actually been decreased as a result of developments in metallization methods.
Feb 13, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, silver