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7 Questions to Stump a Solar Salesperson
Getting the right solar tech installed in homes can be very challenging in absence of proper knowledge and experience. It's not like purchasing a car or any
Dec 9, 2020 // Solar
Apple Makes Clean Energy Charging a Reality
American international gigantic Apple has actually included a new function to iOS 16.1-enabled iPhones which will certainly make clean energy charging a reality. Utilizing this attribute will certainly currently make it feasible for allow individuals to cut down on their carbon footprint.
Oct 25, 2022 // Software, Apple, carbon footprint, clean energy charging, iOS 16.1, iPhone, Optimised Battery Charging
A mechanical method for PV module recycling
An Italian consortium has actually created a panel reusing procedure it asserts can recuperate as much as 99% of basic materials. The programmers declare their method takes just 40 secs to totally reuse a basic panel, depending upon dimension as well as reusing website problems.
Apr 1, 2020 // Technology, Italy, Europe, recycling, Mauro Zilio
Fisker is launching a new electric SUV
Fisker Inc., an American EV manufacturer, opens a wait list for the forthcoming electric sport utility. Fisker Ocean will boast a solar roof and driving distance on a full charge up to 300 mi.
Nov 28, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Transport, USA, TESLA, North America, Fisker
A new battery mix to prevent dendrites
Scientists at the United States Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a root cause of dendrite formation, which can cause battery failure and even fires in lithium-ion technology. With this new knowledge, the group is now working on electrolyte recipes that eliminate dendrite growth entirely.
Oct 16, 2019 // Technology, USA, North America, PNNL, Chongmin Wang
Better 2D Perovskite Crystals: A Quantum Leap
Discover how a breakthrough process using kinetic temperature and duration control produces ultra-pure 2D Perovskite crystals with ideal quantum well thickness. Unlock the potential of optoelectronic and photovoltaic technologies with higher n-values and cost-effective materials.
Oct 30, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Rice University
Building a successful renewables auction in Colombia
pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras spoke to Carolina Obando, regulatory coordinator at renewable energy association SER Colombia, to discuss the country’s first renewable energy auction. The delayed tender promises to boost a solar industry with a 4.3 GW pipeline.
Sep 3, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Opinions, Rooftop PV, rooftop PV, Eckhart Gouras, Carolina Obando, SER Colombia, Maria Fernanda Suárez
Ukraine makes a bid for PV growth
The final segment in pv magazine’s look at unsung solar markets heads to Ukraine, where a generous feed in tariff and developments in the corporate PPA segment looks likely to push installations past the 1 GW mark for 2019.
Jul 26, 2019 // Commercial, Tariffs, Scatec Solar, Solar, tarif, commerce, Ukraine, PV, EBRD, NEFCO, Natixis, Total Eren, AlGihaz and NBT, Svitlana Teush, Head of Construction, Europe
Microsoft is on a solar shopping spree
The tech giant has signed a power contract for the output of First Solar’s 150 MWac Sun Streams 2 solar plant, bringing its procurement of solar to almost 500 MW – but none of its PV projects have been completed yet.
Aug 1, 2019 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Solar, USA, Microsoft, Sun Streams2, Virginia, Apple, North America
A step forward for single-crystal perovskites
Researchers in the United States have actually established a lithography-based process for the construction of single-crystal perovskites. Thin films made using this procedure have been incorporated into a range of devices, including solar cells, and also have demonstrated much better security performance than their more frequently looked into polycrystalline counterparts.
Aug 3, 2020 // Technology, USA, solar cells, North America, perovskites, Yusheng Lei, UCSD, Sheng Xu
A perovskite electrode to boost hydrogen manufacturing
The product was utilized by researchers in the U.S. in electrochemical cells which utilize electrical power to different heavy steam right into hydrogen and also oxygen. The scientists claim the oxide of perovskite made use of in the electrode enhances cell efficiency as well as minimizes running temperature levels.
May 5, 2020 // Technology, USA, hydrogen, perovskite, North America, Dong Ding
Perovskite solar modules with a marble look
In the laboratory, perovskite solar cells already reach effectiveness above 25 percent. Compared to silicon solar cells of similar effectiveness, the preliminary materials used in the former situation are more affordable and manufacturing methods are less complex. Until now, nonetheless, this has only been true on the little scale.
Feb 18, 2022 // Technology, perovskite, KIT, Ulrich W. Paetzold, Institute of Microstructure Technology, IMT
New antenna for a better photon harvest
An Italian research team has developed a device that it says can easily be integrated into a PV cell, and can boost its efficiency by converting more light particles into a high energy state before they are absorbed by the cell. The scientists claim that their innovation could offer a green‐to‐blue photon upconversion yield as high as 15%.
Oct 7, 2019 // Technology, Italy, Europe, PV cell, Angiolina Comotti
German solar manufacturer Solibro is a bankrupt
Insolvency proceedings started against Solibro, formerly one of the major thin-film PV suppliers in Germany. The creditors couldn’t invest the funds sufficient for the company’s restructuring. As a result, about 180 people will find themselves unemployed.
Nov 5, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Solibro, bankruptcy
A titanium solar cell with 24% effectiveness
The Australian research team which developed the device said the higher efficiency was achieved through a nanowire design which eliminates the interface inside the titanium dioxide band.
Feb 13, 2020 // Technology, Australia, solar cell, Oceania, titanium, Ziqi Sun











