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Green power: Just how to enhance the effectiveness of solar cells
Dr. Torsten Schwarz, senior scientist in the team "Nanoanalytics and also Interfaces" at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, evaluated just how surface area therapies of chalcogenide semiconductors influence their problem concentrations and also thus their efficiency and which modifications during the manufacturing of solar cells are needed to achieve a much better efficiency.
Jan 15, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, efficiency, Torsten Schwarz, University of Luxembourg
Hanwha acquires large risk in REC Silicon, seeks to restart US polysilicon production
Hanwha Solutions Corporation has accepted buy a 16.67% risk in Norwegian polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon in a deal worth around US$ 160 million, with the South Korean chemical company looking to resume REC Silicon's 20,000 MT polysilicon factory in the United States.
Nov 18, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, polysilicon, North America, Hanwha Q Cells, REC Silicon, Hanwha, SEMA
A new regime for examining residential or commercial properties of topological materials
2 recent researches demonstrate that there is a topological origin of two associated metal alloys' ability to transform light into electrical present. New basic research study on rhodium monosilicide (RhSi), released in NPJ Quantum Materials, and also on cobalt monosilicide (CoSi), released in Nature Communications, might give a brand-new technique for developing devices such as photo detectors as well as solar cells.
Jan 16, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, Liang Wu, Joe Qiu, Zhuoliang Ni, Charlie Kane, Eugene Mele
The Hydrogen Stream: Carbon-coated nickel anode to resolve troubles of hydrogen fuel cell without precious metals
A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell University, as well as Wuhan University have actually offered a completely rare-earth element-- free alkaline fuel cell with improved efficiency utilizing a carbon-coated nickel anode. At the same time, the Port of Rotterdam has actually supplied to provide northwestern Europe with 4.6 million tonnes of hydrogen by 2030. According to RMI, Europe will import green hydrogen in between 2024 and 2030. RenewableUK sees area for hydrogen exports from the UK to the EU.
May 13, 2022 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, hydrogen, Cornell University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wuhan University
Berkeley Lab record discovers reduced revenue varies embracing solar with time
A brand-new record by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory highlights earnings fads amongst household roof solar adopters.
Mar 6, 2020 // Market Research, USA, North America, Lawrence Berkeley, Berkeley Lab
ReneSola eyes 1GW solar pipe after redoubling on core markets
ReneSola has actually detailed its leading nation targets for solar development this year, amidst strategies to include a fresh 1GW to its pipe in the United States as well as Europe in 2020 following its moving to the previous in 2019.
Mar 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, France, Germany, UK, Poland, China, Hungary, solar pv, Europe, Asia, North America, renesola
Maxeon bags 315-MW solar module deal from Cypress Creek Renewables
Singapore-based solar cell as well as panel manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: MAXN) has actually gotten a contract for the supply of approximately 315 MW of solar (PV) modules to US solar energy producer Cypress Creek Renewables.
Mar 16, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Cypress Creek Renewables, Maxeon
Solar module manufacturer SEG increases production in Cambodia to 500 MW
California-based SEG Solar Inc stated on Thursday that it has actually increased the annual manufacturing ability for its SEG 540W+ 182mm modules at its site in Cambodia to 500 MW and is getting ready to start manufacturing this month.
Oct 15, 2021 // Manufacturing News, California, USA, Asia, North America, Cambodia, SEG Solar, Jim Wood
NREL: Cost of solar, energy storage in US dropped across all segments from 2020 to 2021
The installed cost of solar PV, solar-plus-storage and standalone battery energy storage in the US was minimized across all market segments in between 2020 and also 2021, with the largest decrease seen in the utility-scale segment.
Nov 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, NREL, LCOE, solar-plus-storage, North America, modelling, benchmark cost, cost reduction, dc-coupling, levelised cost of energy, national labs
Mercedes-Benz Energy & Lohum Partner for 50 MWh of 2nd Use Li-ion Battery Modules
The agreement is a multi-year supply contract agreement, under which Mercedes-Benz Energy as well as Lohum have committed to a minimum offtake schedule of 50 MWh per annum across multiple 2nd life module variants.
Jan 4, 2023 // Storage, energy storage solutions, lohum, battery modules, Gordon Gassman, Justin Lemmon, Mercedes-Benz Energy
Extreme warm may create power shortages in California this summertime as solar result falls-- NERC
California could be at risk of power deficiencies this summertime due to above-normal temperatures affecting solar result, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has actually alerted.
May 18, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, California, USA, Canada, Texas, North America, miso, Jim Robb
Biden vetos solar tariff moratorium strategy
ACORE welcomes the move to stop an adjustment to the policies for renewable developers
May 17, 2023 // Tariffs, USA, North America, Joe Biden, Gregory Wetstone
Biden management to spend US$ 56m to support solar manufacturing
US President Joe Biden has actually introduced a series of efforts to spur domestic solar PV manufacturing and also reusing with US$ 56 million in new financing.
Jul 18, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, perovskite, North America, Joe Biden, doe, Jennifer Granholm, cadmium
Australia's SolarJuice files for US IPO
Australian solar systems manufacturer SolarJuice Co Ltd, a system of renewable energy business SPI Energy Co Ltd (NASDAQ: SPI), has actually applied for a going public (IPO) in the United States, seeking to detail its shares on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol SJA.
Sep 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, IPO, Australia, Oceania, North America, SolarJuice
Mosaic join Freedom Forever in 'win-win' collaboration
Financing system Mosaic has signed up with pressures with US residential solar installer Freedom Forever.
Feb 19, 2021 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, USA, Mosaic, Billy Parish, North America, freedom forever, Brett Bouchy