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China to build space-based solar power station by 2035
Dec 03, 2019 (XNA)
The space-based solar power station would capture the sun's energy that never makes it to the planet, said Wang Li, a CAST research fellow with the program, whe...
JinkoSolar Supplies 300MW of High-Efficiency Tiger Modules for China Ultra-High Voltage Demonstration Plant
Nov 30, 2019 (SPX)
The Qinghai Ultra High Voltage Demonstration Plant is the first ground mounted utility project in the world to install JinkoSolar's Tiger panels which have 20.4...
Responsible finance bets on green future
Nov 28, 2019 (AFP)
Here is a look at key terms used in the "green" investment world, and whether its various schemes are having a positive impact. - SRI or ESG? - "Green" investme...
Ternary acceptor and donor materials increase photon harvesting in organic solar cells
Nov 27, 2019 (SPX)
Non-fullerene materials are especially promising in binary organic solar cells, making it possible to tune optical and energy properties. But, despite their adv...
Trina Solar achieves new efficiency record
Nov 27, 2019 (SPX)
The record-breaking n-type bifacial i-TOPCon solar cell was fabricated with a low-cost industrial process of advanced i-TOPCon (Industrial Tunnel Oxide Passivat...
Watershed and ISM Solar announce formation of watershed solar development
Nov 26, 2019 (SPX)
ClosureTurf, the new standard of environmental performance that has recently been adopted by the EPA to close Superfund sites, has solved long-plaguing issues t...
Scratching the surface of perovskites
Nov 26, 2019 (SPX)
Professor Yabing Qi and his team in the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit at OIST, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, U...
Clear, conductive coating could protect advanced solar cells, touch screens
Nov 25, 2019 (SPX)
The new findings are reported in the journal Science Advances, in a paper by MIT postdoc Meysam Heydari Gharahcheshmeh, professors Karen Gleason and Jing Kong, ...
JA Solar supplies 134MW of high-efficiency PERC Double-glass Modules for solar plants in Jordan
Nov 22, 2019 (SPX)
Both Mafraq I and Empire solar plants are among the first set of projects in the Middle East region that use double-glass modules. The completion of these proje...
Canadian Solar achieves commercial operation on 53.4 mwp project in Japan
Nov 21, 2019 (SPX)
The Oita Hiji Machi solar project achieved commercial operation on October 31, 2019 and is powered by 160,308 Canadian Solar MaxPower modules. The plant is expe...
New hybrid device can both capture and store solar energy
Nov 21, 2019 (SPX)
Unlike solar panels and solar cells, which rely on photovoltaic technology for the direct generation of electricity, the hybrid device captures heat from the su...
NextEra newest solar plant now powering customers in South Carolina
Nov 19, 2019 (SPX)
"We are proud to supply customers with clean, renewable energy from the Shaw Creek Solar Energy Center," said Matt Handel, vice president of development for Nex...
Airborne delivers final XL panels to Airbus for JUICE solar array
Nov 19, 2019 (SPX)
As market leader in the manufacturing of solar array substrate panels in Europe, Airborne was selected by Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands to develop and ma...
New material points toward highly efficient solar cells
Nov 15, 2019 (SPX)
Solar cells, incorporating the mineral perovskite, have been the focus of attention since the material was first shown to work in 2009. Solar cells that are bui...
Perovskite solar cells: Possible aspects of high efficiency uncovered
Nov 15, 2019 (SPX)
Even though inorganic perovskite semiconductors, such as CsPbI3, are less efficient, they are considered interesting, as well, since they may overcome the stabi...
Auraria campus installs largest rooftop solar array in Downtown Denver
Nov 15, 2019 (SPX)
The installation is the largest single-roof solar array in downtown Denver according to Xcel Energy. It will be fully functional in early November and will powe...
Iron-based solar cells on track to becoming more efficient
Nov 15, 2019 (SPX)
The sun is an unlimited source of pure and renewable energy. However, manufacturing the components in today's silicon-based solar cell solutions requires a lot ...
Orsted to build massive solar and storage project for Texas oil sector
Nov 15, 2019 (SPX)
The facility is located in Andrews County, Texas, and will come online in mid-2021. Upon completion of the Permian Energy Center, Orsted will become the first e...
NASA sending solar power generator developed at Ben-Gurion to ISS
Nov 15, 2019 (SPX)
According to research published in Optics Express, the compact, microconcentrator photovoltaic system could provide unprecedented watt per kilogram of power cri...
GCL-SI supplies 150 MW solar modules for the largest solar project in europe
Nov 15, 2019 (SPX)
Nunez de Balboa is the first utility-scale solar station made by Iberdrola in Europe. The 1,000-hectare mega-facility with a capacity of 500MW is currently the ...
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