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New breakthrough pushes perovskite cell to greater stability, efficiency
Scientists at the United State Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have actually made a technical breakthrough and also created a perovskite solar cell with the twin advantages of being both highly reliable and highly stable.
Sep 7, 2022 // Technology, NREL, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency
Karnataka leads Indian states in new rooftop PV attractiveness index
The Indian state of Karnataka has snagged the top spot on the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index.
Aug 23, 2019 // Rooftop PV, India, Asia, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, rooftop PV, State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index
IBM Research Discovers new Battery That Could Trump Li-ion
IBM Research has unveiled a new battery that could help eliminate the need for heavy metals in production and surpass the capabilities of Li-ion batteries
Jan 3, 2020 // Technology, Storage, battery, IBM Research, Lithium ion Battery
New tool to assist maximize Australia's solar as well as wind potential
A new tool created by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) shows the very best places around Australia that could be utilized to develop new wind or solar farms.
Dec 16, 2022 // Technology, Australia, Oceania, Andrew Blakers, Australian National University
Chinese Risen Energy Sets New HJT Solar Module Output Efficiency World Record
Chinese solar module maker Risen Energy has claimed a new world record for their HJT series solar module, Hyper-ion, with a maximum power of 741.456W and a module efficiency of 23.89%. This is an important breakthrough in the sustainable energy industry.
Feb 20, 2023 // Manufacturing News, solar cells, Risen Energy, TÜV SÜD, solar module, Solar Industry, module efficiency, module bifaciality, Chinese solar module, Even Liu, HJT series solar module, Hyper-ion
540 MW Boralex Solar Farms & 77 MW of Storage To Add To New York Renewable Power
Projects will certainly supply greater than 1 TWh of clean, sustainable electrical power annually as well as consist of Boralex's first storage project in the US
Jun 3, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, USA, New York, NYSERDA, North America, International, CO2 Emissions, green energy, Boralex Solar Farms, carbon emission, RECs
Modi teases brand-new support as India doubles down on domestic solar production initiatives
India will offer extra support for residential solar equipment producers to aid satisfy the nation's rising renewable resource generation ability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.
Nov 27, 2020 // Manufacturing News, India, pv modules, Asia, solar cell, narendra modi
SunPower to buy platform upgrades as domestic solar customer backlog gets to new record
US household solar installer SunPower's backlog soared to a record 13,800 customers entering Q2 2022 with the installer validating a series of financial investments it is making to meet surging demand.
May 9, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, SunPower, financial results, North America, Battery Energy Storage, Peter Faricy, sunvault
New layout strategies to improve the stability and efficiency of bifacial perovskite solar cells
Solar cells based upon perovskites, calcium titanium oxide minerals or compounds with similar structures, are amongst one of the most appealing emerging energy options. Over the past couple of years, engineers and material researchers have been exploring the capacity of solar mini-modules (i.e., little cells that can be utilized to develop larger-scale solar panels) made from perovskite bifacial structures.
May 16, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, University of North Carolina
Scientist recommend new approach for interfacial adjustment of organic solar cells
Surface area energy (γs) plays a key function in the development of bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) films in organic solar cells fabricated by solution process. The miscibility of BHJ films can be forecasted by the difference of surface area power in between donor and acceptor.
Oct 15, 2021 // Technology, China, Asia, organic solar cell, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhou Huiqiong, Qiu Xiaohui, Zhang Yong
DESRI Breaks Ground on New Mexico Solar-Storage Facility for EPE
DESRI starts building the 150-MW Santa Teresa solar-plus-storage plant in New Mexico, set to power 60,000 El Paso Electric homes under a 20-year PPA.
Jul 15, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, New Mexico, DESRI
Germany signed up 704 MW of new capacity in October
In October, 39,611 photovoltaic or pv systems with a complete capacity of 607.0 megawatts (MW) and supported under the nation's Renewable Energy Law (EEG) were freshly registered with the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), 14 percent less than in September (691.3 MW).
Dec 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe
UK designer all ears on 500MW PV-plus-storage
Low Carbon opens an initial appointment on the Gate Burton energy park in Lincolnshire
Jan 12, 2022 // Plants, Storage, UK, Europe, solar-plus-storage, Low Carbon, Mike Rutgers
Actis bags US$1.23bn for new clean energy investment fund
London-based renewables investor Actis has raised US$1.23 billion for a new investment fund destined for existing infrastructure assets in emerging markets, starting with its own 100MW PV plant in Chile.
Aug 20, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, SunPower, Chile, PV plant, Engie Energía, London, Actis, ALLIF
Wacker's polysilicon sales slump to new historical low
Major polysilicon manufacturer Wacker Chemie has actually reported polysilicon sales of EUR152.5 million in the 2nd quarter of 2020, a brand-new reduced, because of weak need as well as reduced exercise rates, leading to losses of EUR35 million for its polysilicon division.
Jul 30, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, polysilicon, c-si manufacturing, wacker chemie










