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A new low-cost solar technology for environmental cooling
Mar 30, 2020 (SPX)
A new study comes from a research group based at the Politecnico di Torino (SMaLL) and the National Institute of Metrological Research (INRiM), who has proposed...
Shedding light on optimal materials for harvesting sunlight underwater
Mar 19, 2020 (SPX)
"So far, the general trend has been to use traditional silicon cells, which we show are far from ideal once you go to a significant depth since silicon absorbs ...
Canadian Solar secures project financing and continues to invest into solar energy development in Italy
Mar 18, 2020 (SPX)
"Canadian Solar has always been standing in solidarity with our employees, customers and partners around the world. By securing this project construction financ...
Perovskite solution aging: Scientists find solution
Mar 18, 2020 (SPX)
Unfortunately, the aging process of the perovskite solution used to fabricate solar cells makes the solution unstable, thus leading to poor efficiency and poor ...
Bendy, ultra-thin solar cell
Mar 16, 2020 (ESA)
Just about 0.02 mm thick - thinner than a human hair - the prototype solar cells were developed by Azur Space Solar Power in Germany and tf2 in the Netherlands;...
Four Boralex solar projects totalling 180 MW Are selected under New York State RFP
Mar 16, 2020 (SPX)
The selection of these projects has commenced a process whereby Boralex and NYSERDA are working towards the execution of Renewable Energy Standard Agreements fo...
NREL research boosts stability of perovskites, helps silicon solar cells
Mar 13, 2020 (SPX)
The new formula enabled the solar cell to resist a stability problem that has so far thwarted the commercialization of perovskites. The problem is known as ligh...
Canadian Solar signs solar power purchase agreement in Australia with Amazon
Mar 13, 2020 (SPX)
The agreement with Amazon is Canadian Solar's first PPA in New South Wales and marks its strategic entry into the large Australian Consumer and Industrial ("C&I...
NIST study uncovers a potential driver of premature solar panel failures
Mar 13, 2020 (SPX)
Manufacturers typically guarantee that panels will endure the elements for at least 25 years before experiencing significant drop-offs in power generation, but ...
New study presents efficient, solution-processed, hybrid tandem solar cells
Mar 13, 2020 (SPX)
A research team, led by Professor Sung-Yeon Jang in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST has developed high?efficiency, solution?processed, hy...
Atlas Renewable Energy and Anglo American announce largest Bilateral Solar Energy PPA in Brazil
Mar 12, 2020 (SPX)
The Atlas Casablanca solar plant has an installed capacity of 330MW with more than 800,000 modules. The plant will produce enough energy to supply a city of 1.4...
Trina Solar announces new record for PERC Solar Cells made with standard fabrication equipment
Mar 12, 2020 (SPX)
"Progress in PERC cell manufacturing is continuing to be very fast in the whole PV industry", said Dr. Zhiqiang Feng, the Vice President of Trina Solar and the ...
New study presents stretchable and colorless solar cells, using Si microwire composites
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
A research team, led by Professor Kyoung Jin Choi in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST has introduced a flexible and transparent solar ce...
Ultrathin organic solar cell is both efficient and durable
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
Using a simple post-annealing process, they created a flexible organic cell that degrades by less than 5 percent over 3,000 hours in atmospheric conditions and ...
New multi-material solar cells set new efficiency standard
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
"Today, silicon solar cells are more efficient and less costly than ever before," says Professor Ted Sargent, senior author on a new paper published in Science....
Layered solar cell technology boosts efficiency, affordability
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
"We took a product that is responsible for a $30 billion a year industry and made it 30% better," said Michael McGehee, a professor in the Department of Chemica...
DNV GL verifies innovative floating solar design methodology for Ocean Sun
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
The conformity statement verifies that the design methodology of the Ocean Sun floating solar structure, including design principles, methods and safety factors...
Molecular changes could improve the efficiency of next-generation photovoltaics
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
Organic photovoltaics are expected to become the next generation of solar cells as they use cheaper components, and are more lightweight, flexible and easily ma...
Photon Energy commissions 8 new PV Power Plants in Hungary
Mar 05, 2020 (SPX)
The eight power plants are connected to the grid of E.ON Eszak-dunantuli Aramhalozati Zrt. and are expected to generate around 7.35 GWh of electricity per year....
New type of indoor solar cells for smart connected devices
Mar 05, 2020 (SPX)
The Internet of Things, or IoT, refers to a network of physical devices and applications connected through the internet. It is estimated that by 2025, many face...
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