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Perovskite solar cells established by NTU Singapore scientists record highest power conversion
A group of researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has produced a perovskite solar mini module that has actually recorded the highest possible power conversion efficiency of any kind of perovskite-based device larger than 10 cm2.
Jul 27, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, Singapore, NTU, Annalisa Bruno, Nripan Mathews, Armin Aberle
Solar - 10 Predictions for 2022
1. 2022 will certainly be the first year in which more than 200GW of solar will be mounted The solar train is moving quicker now, as well as our mid scenario
Apr 27, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Transport, China, Europe, Asia, solar module, solar-and-storage
Just how to speed up solar fostering for the underserved
As roof solar rates have fallen, several households at all revenue levels can now save cash by going solar. However, low- and moderate-income homes continue to be much less likely to adopt solar than high-income homes. So, scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) set out to examine if specific policy and also service designs could improve adoption equity in terms of family revenue.
Nov 10, 2020 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, rooftop PV, North America, Berkeley Lab, Eric O'Shaughnessy, Galen Barbose, Ryan Wiser, Sydney Forrester, Naim Darghouth
Race Heats Up For Title Of Cheapest Solar Energy In The World
Dubai has narrowly missed out on reclaiming the title of having the world’s cheapest solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, after receiving bids for the latest phase of a massive solar park on the desert outskirts of the city.
Oct 17, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, China, Asia, ACWA Power, Dubai, Tom Heggarty, mbr solar park, Abu Dhabi, Concentrated solar power
New DLR institutes will certainly explore solar-chemical fuels and the future of air transportation
In the future, mobility needs to come to be more eco-friendly - whether artificial fuels from sustainable sources, electrical power or hydrogen, cutting-edge and also low-emission engines, unmanned as well as electric aircraft, or concepts for their assimilation into the air transport system. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum hair Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is establishing four new institutes as well as facilities to magnify its research on a large range of topics in these important areas. Funding is currently guaranteed adhering to the passing of the Structural Reinforcement Act (StStG) by the German Federal Parliament and the Federal Council on 3 July 2020.
Jul 7, 2020 // Technology, Transport, Germany, Europe, Pascale Ehrenfreund
Solar, energy storage, renewables: Where do the top Democratic candidates stand?
On Wednesday, the ten Democratic presidential hopefuls discussed their environment and energy priorities during a televised town hall meeting in New York City.
Sep 5, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, New York City, Cory Booker, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris
Australia Begins Long Road to Retraining Thousands of Coal Workers for Clean Energy Roles
Rising installations of solar and wind power imply efforts to move workers from coal mines to renewable energy are speeding up.
Apr 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Chris Briggs
First phase of 800MWh world largest flow battery commissioned in China
Commissioning has occurred of a 100MW/400MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage system in Dalian, China.
Jul 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, China, Asia, VRFB, electrolyte, Vanadium, flow battery, demonstration projects
A strategy to optimize photocurrent in organic photovoltaics by suppressing recombination loss
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs), solar technologies based on organic semiconductors, have actually revealed excellent promise both for the scalable provision of clean energy and also for the development of solar-powered wearable electronics. Regardless of their benefits, organic solar cells suffer from the so-called recombination loss, a loss of photocurrent resulting from the recombination of photocarriers.
Dec 13, 2022 // Technology, Nanjing University, organic solar cells, City University of Hong Kong, Francis Lin, Alex Jen
Alliant Energy launches strategy to add 400 MW of solar to Iowa's grid by 2023
Alliant Energy introduced the Clean Energy Blueprint for Iowa, a course for accelerating its shift to cleaner energy for customers. The Blueprint outlines the company's plans to increase the use of renewable energies, including solar energy, include more battery storage space and build out the connected power network. The company's new roadmap likewise includes plans to discontinue coal generation in Lansing by the end of 2022 while transitioning their Burlington Generating Station to natural gas in 2021.
Oct 29, 2020 // Plants, USA, North America, alliant energy, Iowa, Terry Kouba, John Larsen