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University of Sydney's project with SunDrive on commercializing perovskite-silicon cells secures ARENA funding
University of Sydney's Professor Anita Ho-Baillie is joining forces with Sydney-based renewable technology firm SunDrive to commercialize perovskite-silicon cells, with support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) of AUD$ 2.78 million (over USD$ 1.9 million).
Jan 4, 2023 // Technology, Anita Ho-Baillie, University of Sydney, perovskite-silicon cells, David McKenzie, Jianghui Zheng, Arafat Mahmud
Vector Green Purchases Rattan’s Solar Assets and Joins the Renewable Energy Big League
Vector green has officially joined the big energy league. The company has acquired 275 MW of solar assets from Rattan. Vector green is owned by the Global infrastructure Partnership of the United States. GIP operates Vena Energy with a portfolio of 11 gigawatts in Asia. The company is using Vector Green to build its Indian portfolio.
Dec 27, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, India, First Solar, SECI, NTPC, Asia, aditya agarwal, GE Finance, Global Investment partners, IL&FS, jindal steel and power, Punj Lloyd, rattan India, vector green
Trina Solar To Deliver 550W Vertex Modules To The United States And Canada
Vietnam based solar and clever energy solutions carrier, Trina Solar today announced the conclusion of the first batch of its 210mm diameter cells and 550W high-power Vertex modules in the company's overseas manufacturing facility in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam.
May 24, 2021 // Manufacturing News, USA, pv modules, North America, Thai Nguyen, Trina Solar Limited
Solar energy: the 8 ideas that will make panels more efficient and cheaper
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency released this week explains how the sun looks set to shine on solar energy systems over the coming decades, with a wealth of advancements and dropping prices that could boost adoption.
Nov 27, 2019 // Technology, Rooftop PV, Thermal, Floating PV, TESLA, South Korea, Europe, Asia, IRENA, PERC, Norway, perovskites, International Renewable Energy Agency, Thin-film cells, Tandem cells, SINTEF
This solar-powered device produces energy and cleans water at the same time
Still a prototype, the machine could one day help curb electricity and freshwater shortages
Jul 12, 2019 // Technology, Peng Wang, Jun Zhou, Saudi Arabia, Thuwal, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, George Ni, Asia
The obstacles and also methods of adding battery storage space to solar projects
When including battery storage space to functional solar setups, expert Alencon Systems teamed up with U.S. utility Duke Energy to look at some of the difficulties encountered by power business. Do you opt for AC-coupled or dc-coupled? And also with what type of basing plan?
May 14, 2020 // Storage, USA, Duke Energy, North America, Alencon Systems
Total and 174 Power Global to collectively establish 1.6 GW of PV and power storage space projects in the United States
French energy company Total SA and solar and power storage space project designer 174 Power Global Corp, a wholly possessed Hanwha Group affiliate, have actually signed an arrangement to develop a 50/50 joint endeavor.
Jan 18, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Total, North America, Julien Pouget, Solar Project, 174 Power
EIB Backs Barbados Solar-Hydrogen Storage with Grants
EIB backs Barbados' leap to green energy with the RSB project, integrating solar and hydrogen to revolutionize the island's power grid and cut fossil fuel reliance by 50%.
Mar 3, 2025 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, North America, eib, Barbados
EU keeps anti-subsidy duties on solar glass from China
The duties, which were introduced in May 2014, presently vary from 3.2% to 17.1%. The European Commission has actually wrapped up that there are no compelling factors to ditch definitive countervailing steps on solar glass imports from China.
Jul 27, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, Europe, Asia, Xinyi Solar
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
India Says on the right track to Be a Solar and Green Hydrogen Powerhouse
Nation is currently most appealing market for renewables: minister
Present rise in coal imports ought to not proceed indefinitely
Jul 12, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, green hydrogen
Renesola to move global headquarters from China to the U.S. and announced new CEO
Chinese solar project developer Renesola Ltd’s Board of Directors announced the moving of the global headquarters from China to the U.S.
Nov 25, 2019 // Solar, USA, Canadian Solar, China, Asia, North America, renesola, recurrent energy, Connecticut, Yumin Liu, Ke Chen
Scientists show clay substance can improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells
Researchers from Turkey's Konya Technical University have shown that sepiolite, a normally taking place clay substance, can be included in perovskite precursor materials, and also develop a scaffold layer that can improve the performance as well as stability of solar cells. The researchers think that this substance could be valuable in developing reproducible processes for the manufacturing of large-area perovskite solar cells.
Apr 13, 2023 // Technology, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, Turkey, efficiency, Konya Technical University
In the direction of more effective, non-toxic, and flexible thin-film solar cells
Climate change, among the major global worries today, has actually made it clear that fossil fuels are harmful to our atmosphere and are not a sustainable source of power. It is important to adopt clean sources of power, and also solar cells are a prominent prospect on this front.
May 13, 2022 // Technology, Japan, solar cells, Asia, efficiency, Ritsumeikan University, flexible thin-film solar cells, Jakapan Chantana, Takashi Minemoto
The Solar+ Decade Will Usher in Widespread Clean Energy and also Massive Economic Growth
Fracking changed the U.S. power field in the last years; the wealth of inexpensive gas substantially changed the business economics of power generation in the United States, creating considerable market interruption as well as extraordinary closures of coal plants.
Mar 6, 2020 // Market Research, USA, North America, Abigail Ross Hopper