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Rain Not Enough: Pollen Reduces Solar Performance
Discover how NREL and Solar Unsoiled are tackling the issue of pollen and bio-soiling on solar panels in the Southeastern US. A 10-year study finds that frequent rains are not enough to keep the panels clean and prevent financial losses.
Dec 19, 2023 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar panel, North America
Boosting Solar Cell Efficiency with Thiocyanate Ions
Revolutionary research by top universities shows SCN ions boost perovskite solar cell performance, with PCE of 25.82% and 1,000-hour stability.
May 3, 2024 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, Soochow University, Hunan University, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Breaking performance records with tandem solar cells
Oxford PV layers perovskite over silicon to capture a wider wavelength range
Apr 27, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, oxford pv, efficiency, Chris Case
State Bank of India, Tata Power Solar Systems partner to create small-scale solar PV financing agency
The State Bank of India (SBI) has actually partnered with Tata Power Solar Systems to develop a funding agency for commercial as well as property solar projects up to 1MW.
Feb 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, small-scale solar, rooftop solar, tata power solar, sbi
Enel purchases 90MW Romanian solar
2 projects will be built jointly with Mytilineos' renewables and storage growth organization unit
Sep 6, 2021 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Enel, Europe, Romania, PV Power Plant, Aristotelis Chantavas, Florin Gheorghiu
BlackRock purchases Chilean solar projects
Framework arrangement with Solek Group is for 200MW of PV plants
Feb 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, BlackRock, Chile, South america, Solar Project, Zdeněk Sobotka, Solek Latam
Sonnedix Japan starts up 27MW solar plant
Tanabu PV facility brings the operating capacity of group's Japanese portfolio to 360MW
Feb 8, 2022 // Plants, Japan, Sonnedix, Axel Thiemann, Asia, PV Power Plant
Decentralized Hydrogen from High-Efficiency Solar Cells
Unlock the power of the sun with a new, ultra-efficient solar cell from the University of Tübingen. Boasting 18% efficiency and cost-effectiveness, this revolutionary technology could revolutionize energy production and reduce CO2 emissions.
Oct 5, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, University of Tübingen
Solar rooftop scheme falls short of goals
The Energy Ministry plans to allocate 10,000 megawatts, currently allotted to the household solar rooftop scheme, to other renewable energy methods such as community waste as the solar panel scheme has received little participation from homeowners.
Oct 4, 2019 // Grids, Rooftop PV, Thailand, Asia, rooftop PV, Kulit Sombatsiri, Samerjai Suksumek
Anesco eyes 20MW solar farm in Derbyshire
Anesco has sent a planning application for a 19.657 MW Solar Farm in Amber Valley, Derbyshire.
Apr 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Anesco, England, solar farm, Sarah Hitchcox