Solar Technology & PV R&D News

Amara Raja Opens Tech-hub for Lithium-ion Cells in Tirupati
Amara Raja Batteries has opened the nation's first technology hub to create lithium-ion cells, at its Tirupati center in Andhra Pradesh.
Feb 22, 2021 // Technology, Storage, India, Asia, Andhra Pradesh, EV, PTI, lithium-ion cells, Amara Raja, Amara Raja Lithium-ion cells, ISRO
TruSpin Reveals Breakthrough in Lithium-ion Battery Modern Technology
Third-party tests have verified that making use of TruSpin silicon nanofibers reliably multiplies the power ability of Lithium-ion batteries.
Feb 19, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, TruSpin, Robert Agnew
Emera Technologies as well as Novonix Partner on Ingenious Battery Technology
Emera Technologies as well as Halifax-based Novonix Battery Technology Solutions (Novonix) are working together to develop battery pack systems to sustain microgrids that will provide solar power directly to houses, and could result in interesting future chances throughout North America.
Feb 19, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Microgrids, Emera Technologies, Novonix, BlockEnergy, Rob Bennett, Chris Burns
Solar Cleansing Start-up Solavio Labs Obtains Financing from Canadian Province
Solavio Labs, an Indian tidy tech startup introducing in the photovoltaic panel cleaning innovation space has introduced the completion of funding from Canadian Province-- New Brunswick for Rs 40,60,000 taking their overall fund elevated to Rs 2 crores.
Feb 19, 2021 // Technology, India, Asia, Start-up, Solavio, Suraj Mohan
New Style Strategy Presses Organic Photovoltaics Past 18% Performance
Holistic Strategy Enhances Digital Structure as well as Morphology, Opening a New Route to Higher-Efficiency Organic Photovoltaic Instruments
Feb 19, 2021 // Technology, NREL, solar cell, efficiency, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bryon Larson
Electrolyte 'improve' improves efficiency of liquid dual-ion batteries
Extensive fostering of renewable energy in the power grid needs the appropriate kind of battery-- one that is safe, sustainable, powerful, resilient, as well as made from products that are plentiful and also ethically-sourced.
Feb 19, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Germany, Europe, lithium-ion, PNNL, dual-ion batteries, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Rodríguez Pérez
Researchers find cost effective approach for production of clear solar cells
Physicists from ITMO University have actually found an obtainable method that makes it possible to use clear materials for solar cells while maintaining their performance.
Feb 19, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, ITMO University, Pavel Voroshilov
MiaSolé, European Solliance Case 26.5% Efficiency on Tandem Solar Cells
Hanergy had MiaSolé Hi-Tech Corp and European Solliance Solar Research study insurance claim to have actually attained a power conversion performance of 26.5% on a tandem solar cell.
Feb 18, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cell, Miasolé, North America, efficiency, Jie Zhang
Mystery of amorphous perovskite resolved
AMOLF researchers Erik Garnett, Susan Rigter, and also colleagues are the initial to have irrefutably shown that amorphous perovskite exists. The material can dramatically increase the efficiency of solar cells produced from perovskite. The research study is published today in the journal Advanced Functional Products.
Feb 18, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, AMOLF, efficiently, Erik Garnett, Susan Rigter
New study assists solar modern technology end up being a lot more economical
Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered a way to accelerate the uptake of solar technology, by enhancing the ecological safety of perovskite solar cells.
Feb 18, 2021 // Technology, UK, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, Brian Saunders, David Lewis
Designers develop polymer cores that redirect light from any type of source to solar cells
Rice University designers have recommended a colorful remedy to next-generation power collection: Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) in your home windows
Feb 17, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, Rice University, Yilin Li
Air Force honors UToledo $12.5 million to establish space-based solar power sheets
The military is intensifying to the momentum of physicists at The University of Toledo who are progressing brand-new frontiers in thin-film, extremely efficient, affordable photovoltaic innovation to make sure a clean energy future.
Feb 17, 2021 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, USA, air force, North America, Michael Heben, UToledo, sheets, Randall Ellingson, Marcy Kaptur, Frank Calzonetti
Pairing Solar with Crypto to earn more
In the realm of cryptocurrency, a growing trend is linking up the energy requirements for the mining operation with renewable sources of electricity generation to obtain more profitability. Mining cryptocurrency is greatly influenced by the source as well as the cost of electricity as this determines the potential profit margins.
Feb 17, 2021 // Technology, Software, Blockchain, mining, Bitcoin, Crypto
Is Solar-Powered Cryptocurrency Mining the Next Big Thing?
Humanity is currently in the middle of the era of the Internet. The World Wide Web, digital media and globalization have all but transformed the very existence we are a part of. Everyday scenarios and situations have gained digital counterparts, and things that would once require significant effort are now available at the touch of a finger.
Feb 16, 2021 // Technology, Software, Blockchain, USA, mining, North America, cryptocurrency, Bitcoin mining, Merkle
Filipino Pupil Styles Solar Windows That Transforms Food Waste Into Renewable Resource
The first-ever sustainability champion of The James Dyson Award was granted to Carvey Maigue for inventing an ingenious method to tackle food waste and also using it to develop renewable resource sources therefore establishing a circular economic situation as well as mitigating climate modification.
Feb 15, 2021 // BIPV, Technology, Asia, Philippines, Tom Crawford, Solar Windows, Carvey Maigue, James Dyson Award