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New methods for fault detection revealed at EU PVSEC
Quality control and problem detection and classification was brought into focus at the conference in Marseille. A packed house at a session focused on the latest fault detection techniques indicated the high level of interest in the field.
Sep 11, 2019 // Technology, Solar, France, Engie, pv modules, Europe, eu pvsec, Marseille, Jay Lin, PV Guider, UVFL, Stijn Scheerlinck, Chantelle Clohessy, Nelson Mandela University
Swiss Researchers Achieve 30.22% Efficiency in Tandem Solar Cells
EPFL’s groundbreaking tandem solar cell reaches 30.22% efficiency, merging perovskite and silicon innovations to redefine solar technology's future.
Dec 26, 2024 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, EPFL
Breakthrough Bifacial Tandem Solar Cells Exceed 24% Efficiency
Researchers unveil breakthrough bifacial solar cells with over 27 mW cm−2 output, achieving 24% efficiency—pioneering the future of solar energy technology!
Jan 17, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, CSEM, efficiency, EPFL
Neoen fires up 300MW Victorian Big Battery
The facility is a cooperation with Tesla, deploying its Megapack modern technology, and AusNet Services
Dec 8, 2021 // Storage, TESLA, Australia, AEMO, neoen, Lily D’Ambrosio, Oceania, Xavier Barbaro, Louis de Sambucy, Australian Energy Market Operator
Large solar projects move forward in Chile
Mainstream Renewable Power is establishing the $934 million Huemul wind and also PV project, the 2nd stage of the $1.8 billion Andes Renovables renewable resource system, which is anticipated to have a complete ability of 1.3 GW when finished. A 3rd stage is currently in the funding stage.
Sep 3, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, mainstream renewable power
Spanish solar back in play as short-lived building and construction freeze is raised
Building and construction of solar plants in what is viewed as among Europe's a lot of appealing markets has actually currently returned to, adhering to the training of lockdown steps that brought job to a stop for over a week.
Apr 14, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, O&M, Iberdrola, pv power plants, Europe, Solarpack, Coronavirus, covid-19, núñez de balboa
3 Startups With Solar, Storage Tech Selected for GameChanger Accelerator
The Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL has actually revealed 3 brand-new start-ups associated with solar as well as storage space innovations are to join the program
May 4, 2020 // Technology, NREL, shell, startup, International, Martin Keller, GameChanger Accelerator, Adam Duran, Haibin Xu
DSM and also Lightyear sign up with pressures to scale up incorporated solar roofings for electrical cars
Modern flexibility trendsetter Lightyear and also Royal DSM, a worldwide science-based business in Nutrition, Health as well as Sustainable Living, have actually authorized a contract to collectively scale the commercialization of Lightyear's one-of-a-kind solar-powered roofing for the electrical lorry market. With this service, both firms intend to increase the worldwide fostering of a wide series of Electric Vehicles (EVs).
May 15, 2020 // Transport, Europe, Netherlands, electric vehicles, royal dsm, Lightyear, Pascal de Sain, Martijn Lammers
NREL Helps Found Consortium to Boost Solar Perovskite Commercialization
Dealing with leading residential solar business, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds at the University of Washington, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as the University of Toledo have actually developed the U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium (US-MAP), which will certainly function to increase commercialization of perovskite modern technologies.
May 19, 2020 // Market Research, NREL, solar cell, perovskite, thin-film, Martin Keller
IFC, EBRD, and also EU to Support First Solar Project in Armenia
IFC, EBRD and also the EU have joined to sustain the advancement of the first utility-scale solar energy plant in Armenia, the 55 MW Masrik Solar Project.
Jul 16, 2020 // Plants, EBRD, Europe, Armenia, ifc, EU, International, solar projects, Mikel de Irala, IFC EBRD EU Armenia Solar, Cheryl Edleson Hanway
Automated chemistry collections new pace for materials discovery
Scientists at the Division of Energy's Oak Ridge National Research Laboratory as well as the University of Tennessee are automating the search for brand-new materials to advance solar energy technologies.
Mar 10, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, Mahshid Ahmadi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, Sergei Kalinin, Maxim Ziatdinov
Neural networks improving solar power forecasting
An international research team has developed a new approach for solar power forecasting that combines neural networks and pattern sequences for the first time. The performance of the new Pattern Sequence Neural Network (PSNN) was tested on an Australian data set that includes information from two years of forecasts. It can be used with different clustering and cluster-sequence extraction algorithms, and can be applied to multiple related time sequences
Dec 11, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Australia, Oceania, PSNN, PSF, Neural networks
Doubts continue to be over need of Spain's new renewables auction system
Concerns have actually been raised about the requirement for Spain to turn out a new renewables auction mechanism to increase PV installment prices and fulfill its 2030 green power targets.
Nov 26, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Axpo, Europe, auction, x-elio, tenders, everwood capital, Ana Barillas, Jaime Vázquez
Downing Wins Approval for 49.9-MW Cornwall Solar-Battery
Downing wins approval for 49.9-MW Fair Park solar-plus-storage in Cornwall, clearing the way for design, financing and construction to boost resilient, consistent clean power.
Oct 22, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Downing
Financing Woes Stall Nordcell’s 1.2-GW Solar Factory
Nordcell Group AB’s 1.2‑GW GIGA ONE solar factory in Sweden is on hold amid financing woes and market headwinds, clouding timelines and Europe’s push to revive solar manufacturing.
Oct 28, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Sweden, Europe, Nordcell Group











