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New batteries provide jolt to renewables, energy storage space
The price of collecting solar energy has actually gone down so much in recent years that it's providing conventional energy resources a run for their money. However, the challenges of energy storage space - which need the capacity to financial institution a recurring and also seasonally variable supply of solar power - have maintained the modern technology from being economically competitive.
Apr 6, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Lynden Archer, Cornell University
UMass Amherst Researchers Develop New Method To Estimate Solar Rooftop Potential
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) have developed a method for automatically assessing rooftops for solar potential.
Aug 9, 2019 // Technology, Software, USA, Massachusetts, CICS, Prashant Shenoy, Subhransu Maji, ACM SIGKDD, Stephen Lee, DeepRoof, North America, Alaska
Parabolic bifacial module with active cooling system
Researchers in Morocco have actually made a brand-new bifacial module with a cooling system, based upon bifacial parabolic solar cells that are attached to each various other through tubes for panel cooling. They are currently patenting the tech, however have yet to produce a first prototype.
Jun 22, 2020 // Technology, Africa, Morocco, Parabolic bifacial module, cooling system, USMBA, El Ghzizal
New alliance aims to break 600 W limit
Chinese manufacturers including Trina Solar, Risen Energy and JA Solar have actually established a team to layout and create larger PV modules. The 39-member partnership also consists of inverter vendors including Huawei, Sungrow and also SMA.
Jul 15, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Sungrow, Germany, China, JA Solar, Europe, Asia, Huawei, SMA, Risen Energy, Trina Solar, Singapore
Straining to fix perovskite cells
A technique based on optical imaging has been used by an international research team to illuminate strains in lead halide perovskite solar cells without harming them. The scientists claim the approach helped them discover misorientation between microscopic perovskite crystals was the main cause of the strains.
Nov 2, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, Washington, Europe, Netherlands, North America, perovskite cells, University of Washington, FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, David Ginger
MMWEC to build 30-acre solar project in Ludlow
MMWEC, which stands for and also gives power for community energies around the state, will certainly build a 7-megawatt, $14.5 million solar array on 30 acres at its campus at the end of Moody Street.
Feb 12, 2021 // Plants, UK, Europe, Solar Project, MMWEC, Ludlow, Ronald C. DeCurzio
Scale Microgrids Secures $275M for US Renewable Projects
Scale Microgrids secures $275M to power 140 MW of clean energy projects across the U.S., boosting their total funding to over $1 billion.
Jun 13, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Scale Microgrids
Greenco Seals 25MW Solar Project in Zambia
Africa Greenco Group secures 25-MW solar PPA in Zambia: US$37m investment to bring clean energy to Sesheke district in 2025.
Dec 8, 2023 // Plants, Africa, zambia, PV Power Plant, Greenco
When driving to secure as well as safe perovskite solar cells
Amongst the brand-new products for solar cells, the halide perovskites are taken into consideration especially encouraging. Within a couple of years, the effectiveness of such perovskite solar cells increased from a couple of percents to over 25 %. Regrettably, the very best perovskite solar cells include harmful lead, which postures a threat to the setting.
May 12, 2020 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, efficiency, Meng Li
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
NUS Sets Record With 26.4% Perovskite-Organic Solar Cell
NUS researchers achieve record 26.4% efficiency in flexible perovskite–organic tandem solar cell, paving the way for smart wearable applications.
Jun 27, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, organic photovoltaics, NUS, flexible solar films, Tandem Solar
Dutch tech outfit installs initial battery-electrolyser
RWE's Magnum nuclear power plant will use the hydrogen produced by the Battolyser system to cool its generators
May 9, 2023 // Storage, Europe, Netherlands, Delft University of Technology, Marinus Tabak
MIT, Standford scientists use machine learning for pervoskite solar cell development
Perovskites are a team of layered crystalline compounds defined by the configuration of the atoms in their crystal lattice. There are hundreds of such possible compounds as well as various methods of making them.
Apr 26, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, MIT, Sam Stranks, University of Cambridge, Standford, pervoskite
Solar-Clothing Heats & Cools Bodily Extremes
New solar-powered material adjusts body temperature for an optimal level in extreme heat or cold - giving you the freedom to explore colder climates or the hottest desert. Nankai University researchers have made a flexible open-face sandwich to create this revolutionary material.
Dec 19, 2023 // Technology, Nankai University
Simulation predicts efficient DJ–Cs₂CrI₆ tandem perovskite solar cells achieving 26.1%
Indian researchers simulated a tandem perovskite cell pairing a 2D DJ top absorber with a lead-free Cs₂CrI₆ bottom cell, projecting 26.1% efficiency.
Oct 23, 2025 // Technology, solar efficiency, perovskite tandems, simulation, DJ perovskite