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KAUST team reports results of 1 year outdoor testing of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
Scientists from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and also Technology (KAUST) have actually reported the results of an one-year outdoor test for a tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell they developed in 2020. They have located that the device retained greater than 80% of its initial performance throughout the testing period between April 2021 as well as April 2022.
Feb 14, 2023 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, KAUST
Purdue University Creates Safer Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries
The new batteries are created from new composite products.
The new battery shows exceptional thermal stability up to around 330 degrees Celsius.
Mar 13, 2023 // Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Purdue University, spe, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, engineers, Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology, solid polymer electrolyte, solid-state, thermal stability, Vilas Pol
Equinor acquires solar developer BeGreen
The purchase includes a 6GW project pipeline to the business's renewable assets
Nov 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Equinor, begreen
TOPCon solar modules have good showing in PVEL reliability scorecard
Independent solar testing lap PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) today published its "2023 PV Module Reliability Scorecard," which names 250 model types of PV modules from 35 producers as Top Performers in PVEL's testing, the most in the company's history.
May 23, 2023 // Manufacturing News, pvel, solar module
BYD's $1.4 Billion Investment Sparks Sodium-Ion Battery Revolution
BYD's $1.4 billion investment in a new sodium-ion battery facility in China could revolutionize the EV industry, making Xuzhou a battery production hub and paving the way for wider adoption of this cutting-edge technology.
Jan 10, 2024 // Storage, China, Asia, BYD
Mytilineos Secures Financing for 588MWp Chilean Solar Portfolio
Greek energy company Mytilineos secures financing for 588MWp solar portfolio in Chile, with DNV's advisory role playing a crucial part in achieving this milestone. The projects are expected to generate 1.6TWh of green electricity annually and reduce over 1 million tonnes of CO2 emissions each year. Enel Chile commits to purchasing most of the power produced through 10-year power purchase agreements.
Feb 5, 2024 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, Mytilineos
Neoen Secures Financing for South Australia Wind and Battery Project
Neoen secures financing for a 203 MW wind project and a 238.5 MW/477 MWh battery storage scheme in South Australia, providing renewable energy to mining group BHP.
Feb 6, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, South Australia, neoen
Lightsource bp Partners up for 300 MW Solar Project in Colorado
McCarthy Building Companies has been called by Lightsource bp as the EPC Contractor for the 300 MW Bighorn Solar project in Colorado
Aug 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Colorado, Lightsource BP, North America, Kevin Smith, International, solar projects
French start-up strategies 16 GWh battery manufacturing facility
Verkor plans to establish a battery fab, with manufacturing to begin in 2023. The scale might get to 50 GWh, relying on the dynamism of the fixed storage space as well as electrical lorry markets.
Aug 20, 2020 // Storage, France, Europe, Start-up, Verkor, Diego Pavia
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
Australian-made cutter rail for solar modules
Solar market individuals have actually created a brand-new Australian-manufactured rail for PV modules that has actually been crafted to ensure security and also durability, while accommodating the needs of installers that work with residential and business roof projects.
Sep 23, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Clenergy, Solar Cutters
Lighting the path to recycling carbon dioxide
Semiconductive photocatalysts that effectively soak up solar energy might help reduce the energy called for to drive a bioelectrochemical procedure that transforms CO2 emissions into valuable chemicals, KAUST scientists have revealed.
Oct 7, 2020 // Technology, recycling, KAUST, Bin Bian
The ideal angle for e-skin energy storage
Products researchers Sungwon Lee and also Koteeswara Reddy Nandanapalli at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) developed the manufacture process with colleagues in Korea. A trick for success is splashing a specific quantity of graphene ink onto flexible substratums at a certain angle and temperature.
Oct 15, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Asia, Korea, DGIST, Graphene, Sungwon Lee, Koteeswara Reddy Nandanapalli
Japan's Shizen Energy reaches COD on 35-MWp PV plant in Vietnam
Japanese renewable resource firm Shizen Energy Inc introduced today that its 35-MWp Hau Giang solar energy plant in of Vietnam reached business operation date (COD).
Feb 8, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, PV Power Plant, Shizen Energy
ContourGlobal wraps up bargain for 18 MW of solar in Italy
UK power generation organization ContourGlobal Plc (LON: GLO) on Wednesday introduced that it has completed the purchase of 18 MW of operating solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) nuclear power plant in Italy in collaboration with Swiss investment manager Energy Infrastructure Partners AG (EIP).
Nov 24, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Italy, Europe, PV Power Plant, ContourGlobal










