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Solvent study solves solar cell resilience puzzle
Rice University designers say they have actually solved a long-standing conundrum in making stable, reliable photovoltaic panels out of halide perovskites.
Sep 23, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, Rice University, Aditya Mohite
An industrially viable rival to silicon-based solar cells remains in the works
Solar cells are outstanding renewable energy tools that utilize sunlight to drive an electric current for power. They've been used to power residences considering that the 1980s, and also their performance as well as production cost have actually improved dramatically since then.
Mar 30, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Kanazawa University
Seeing both sides of light collection
2 types of products are better than one when it comes to solar cells, as exposed by a worldwide team that has actually tested a new combination of products and architecture to enhance solar-cell efficiency.
Mar 17, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Michele De Bastiani
Ultrathin solar cells get a boost
Rice University engineers have accomplished a new standard in the style of atomically thin solar cells made from semiconducting perovskites, increasing their performance while keeping their capacity to withstand the atmosphere.
Nov 24, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cells, perovskite, North America, Rice University, efficiency, Aditya Mohite
Space age solar solution moves toward production
A consortium of European research institutes has received €10.6 million in EU funding to establish pilot production of a high efficiency module concept developed by Swiss startup Insolight. The module combines high efficiency multijunction cells with a solar concentrator lens and has previously demonstrated 29% efficiency.
Sep 4, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Europe, PV module, European Union, CSEM, Insolight, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Laurent Coulot
Conway Solar Lights Way to Clean Energy
Harness the power of the sun! Lightsource BP has energized a 95MW AC/135MW DC solar farm in Arkansas providing electricity to 21,000 homes annually. Experience the sustainability benefits of reduced CO2 emissions and discover the five-acre pollinator garden.
Oct 23, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Lightsource BP, Conway Solar
New research reveals UNITED STATE solar installments raised 3,000% in one decade
In 2019, the United States produced 30-times a lot more solar energy and also greater than triple the amount of wind energy than it performed in 2010, according to a brand-new report from Environment America Research & Policy Center. The project, "Renewables increasing 2020," records the growth of five vital clean energy modern technologies throughout the past decade: solar energy, wind power, battery storage, power performance and electric cars.
Oct 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Market Research, USA, North America, Susan Rakov, Emma Searson
Ireland to Harness 190MW Solar Power
GP Joule's new Blackhall Solar Farm could revolutionize clean energy - help the nation reach its renewable energy target and make a lasting impact.
Jan 3, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Ireland, Europe, PV Power Plant
Resurgence of Heterojunction (HJT) Solar Panels
Heterojunction Solar cells combine two various technologies into one cell-- a crystalline silicon cell sandwiched in between 2 layers of amorphous "thin-film" silicon
Oct 25, 2022 // Technology, Manufacturing News, REC Group, bifacial solar modules, Reliance, Goldi Solar, HJT Solar Modules
Sweden's Largest Solar Park Unveiled by Aneo
Experience the future of sustainable energy with Aneo's groundbreaking Henja solar farm in Sweden, the country's largest ground-mounted solar power plant. A shining example of renewable energy innovation.
Mar 12, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Sweden, Europe, PV Power Plant, Aneo
Distributed solar team DSD protects US$ 300 million financial obligation funding from Credit Suisse
US solar firm Distributed Solar Development has actually shut a US$ 300 million financial obligation center from Credit Suisse to create a series of business, industrial and distributed generation projects.
Jan 27, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, C&I, Credit Suisse, rooftop solar, distributed solar development, Erik Schiemann, debt financing, distributed generation, commercial and industrial, Jamie Hutson
Vertical Panels: The Future of Solar Farming in the US
Next2Sun's agrivoltaics projects bring vertical solar panels to the US, maximizing land use and offering protection for crops and soil health. Collaboration with iSun in Vermont marks a new milestone.
Jan 17, 2024 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Germany, Europe, PV module, North America, startup, Next2Sun
What is Concentrator?
A solar module consisting of lenses or other optical elements that focus sunlight on a photovoltaic cell, thus increasing the amount of solar energy captured.
Sep 12, 2023
Eskom looks for modules and installing structures for off-grid job
The South African utility is seeking deals for the supply of 1,383 320 W polycrystalline modules and installing structures, to be used for the construction of 4 off-grid PV projects at its proving ground.
Feb 4, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Grids, tender, Africa, eskom, South Africa
Acciona inks PPA with state-run desalination plant in Chile
Acciona has signed a supply deal with Chilean water utility Empresa Concesionaria de Servicios Sanitarios SA (ECONSSA Chile) that will fulfil the energy needs of a water desalination plant set to come online in the Atacama desert next year.
Oct 31, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, PPA, Chile, South america, Latin america, Acciona










