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Solar projects enable biodiversity
Eco-Tec, an Austrian PV business, is accepting a start-up, Meine Blumenwiese, to ecologically update ground-mounted solar projects. The two companies aim to create clean power while likewise creating brand-new environments for a variety of bugs as well as animals.
Sep 1, 2020 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Germany, Europe, startup, Eco-Tec, Meine Blumenwiese
Enhancing Solar Efficiency: Laser-Doping IBC Cells for Better Performance
Revolutionize solar energy with laser-doping technique for enhanced efficiency and protection in IBC cells. Unlocking new possibilities for tandem cells and record-breaking conversion rates.
Feb 19, 2024 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, ISC
Reusing lead-acid batteries for perovskite solar battery production
Scientists from China are recommending to utilize invested battery lead for producing a perovskite that can be made use of in the manufacturing of solar cells that are based upon this appealing product. The suggested one-step procedure, which was evaluated in the manufacturing of a 17.38% reliable perovskite heterojunction cell, is stated to be less expensive and also much less energy-intensive than various other reusing procedures for waste lead from lead-acid batteries.
Feb 25, 2020 // Manufacturing News, NREL, China, Asia, solar cell, perovskit
RWE team analyzes floating PV potential
PV2Float will check several solar advances with different structure designs over a three-year duration
Jul 12, 2021 // Plants, Floating PV, Germany, Europe, Fraunhofer ISE, rwe, Heckert Solar, Thorsten Miltkau, Stefan Wieland
Second 300kW Connected Energy second life storage space system to be set up in Suffolk
Connected Energy is to mount a second life battery energy storage space system in Suffolk, its 2nd in the region.
Oct 8, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, Suffolk, Nigel Dent, John Griffiths
Greek Firm OET Seeks to Mass Produce Flexible Multicolour Solar Panels
OET has actually joined Lab for Thin Films-- Nanobiomaterials, Nanosystems and Nanometrology (LTFN) for a project to make certain scaling up of thin, light, flexible and solar energy panels. OET has actually secured over EUR 21 million from the Horizon program from the European Union.
Feb 2, 2023 // Manufacturing News, PV panels, Aristotle University, flexible solar panels, Hellenic Organic and Printed Electronic Association, LTFN, multiple colors solar panels, OET, Organic Electronic Technologies, semi-transparent solar panel
FTC Solar to Supply Solar Trackers for 504 MW Project in Arizona
The project represents a significant capital investment in Arizona past PV panels and batteries. It will have a capacity of upto 504 MW DC of clean, sustainable, solar power, incorporated with 260 MW AC of energy storage.
Nov 11, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Arizona, North America, ftc solar, solar tracker systems, Voyager tracker
Tandem solar cell globe record: New branch in the NREL graph
Tandem cells combine 2 various semiconductors that convert various parts of the light spectrum into electric power. Metal-halide perovskite substances primarily make use of the noticeable parts of the spectrum, while CIGS semiconductors convert rather the infrared light.
Sep 1, 2020 // Technology, NREL, Germany, solar cells, Europe, Steve Albrecht, Marko Jost, CIGS cells, Christian Kaufmann
Georgia electrical co-op to set up 1.85-MW solar, 4-MWh storage space project
Gas supplier Gas South and also Georgia electrical utility Cobb EMC began on a solar + storage space in Marietta, Georgia.
Feb 14, 2020 // Storage, USA, North America, Cobb EMC, Peter Heintzelman, Kevin Greiner, Russell Seifert
Ultrasound tool improves fee, run times in lithium steel batteries
Lithium steel batteries might quickly await commercialization thanks to the advancement of a brand-new ultrasound gadget.
Feb 19, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, lithium, North America, metal batteries, LMBs, James Friend, Ping Liu, Haodong Liu
Dopant-free, humidity-stable natural layers give perovskite solar cells 21% effectiveness
Long lasting, high-performing perovskite solar cells additionally need long lasting, high-performing charge-transporting layers. Researchers have developed the first organic opening carrier that does not require a dopant to obtain high charge mobility and security.
Jan 19, 2021 // Technology, China, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, efficiency, organic cell, Yongzhen Wu, East China University of Science and Technology
ROUND-UP: UBS and Tetra Pak trumpet solar, World’s largest hospital PV project
UBS Singapore has signed a 10-year agreement with Singapore-headquartered energy, marine and utility company Sembcorp Industries to provide solar power for the bank’s offices.
Sep 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Amman, Jordan, Argentina, South america, Asia, Singapore, round-up, tetra pak, ubsi singapore, philadelphia solar, baywa r.e, sembcorp industries
SunPower liquidates its O&M service, obtains regulative authorization for Maxeon offshoot
SunPower has actually needed to make basic modifications to remain to matter in a solar sector extremely various from that of its origins. The firm intends to end up being a power company as well as is leaving inexpensive production to its Chinese companion.
May 18, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, SunPower, North America, Maxeon, Tom Werner
A long way to opt for iron pyrite solar cells
A paper from Sweden has attempted to discover why the conversion performance of solar cells based upon cheap, abundant iron pyrites continues to suffer below 3% despite the evident optoelectronic guarantee of the material.
Jun 15, 2020 // Technology, Sweden, solar cells, Europe, Uppsala University
IIT Madras Partners with French Firm to Develop RE Research Park
Saint-Gobain India will support IIT Madras Research Park with a financing of Rs one crore over the following 3 years. The collaboration is suggested to increase the makeover in the direction of a reduced carbon future as well as to help India in attaining 100% renewable energy.
Feb 14, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, IIT Madras, P Padmakumar, Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Research Park, Saint-Gobain India