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Solar Technology

Punching Holes in Opaque Solar Cells Turns Them Transparent

Researchers in Korea have found an effective and inexpensive strategy to transform solar cells from opaque to transparent.

Concentrating Solar Power

Chint Switches on the Netherlands’Largest Solar Project

The Netherlands has recently marked the operational launch of one of the largest solar farms seen to date, a plant delivered in the country’s northeast by Chin…

Chinese Scientist Developed A PV Floor Tile with Satisfactory Solar Energy Conversion

The devices were tested on a ‘green deck’ in Hong Kong. The developers say the tiles have demonstrated satisfactory solar energy conversion, anti-slip perform…

Solar Company

Energia Soaks up Irish Sun

Irish energy company Energia Group has acquired compatriot developer Solar Farmers, which has two renewable energy projects under development in County Meath wi…

Solar Price

Perovskite Solar Cell Method to Make Solar Energy More Affordable

That's when French inventor and renewable energy pioneer Augustin Mouchot used his diverse expertise in mathematics and physical sciences—along with his keen i…

Reversal of U.S. Bifacial Solar Tariff Exemption Will Bite, But Growth Expected to Continue

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in early October abruptly and unexpectedly reversed its decision to exempt bifacial solar modules from global import tariff…

Microgrid

A Plug-and-Play Microgrid for Rooftop Solar

The future of solar energy depends on making residential power good enough for the grid.

Solar Technology

Mapping the Energy Transport Mechanism of Chalcogenide Perovskite for Solar Energy Use

For solar cells to be widely used in the coming decades researchers must resolve two major challenges: increasing efficiency and lowering toxicity.

NextEra Starts Construction on Largest Solar Project in Arkansas

A subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources and Entergy Arkansas announced the start of construction of Arkansas’ largest universal, utility-scale solar energy pr…

New Technology

Scratching the Surface of Perovskites: Optimize Solar Cells

Versatile compounds called perovskites are valued for their application in next generation solar energy technologies. Despite their efficiency and relative chea…

Solar Technology

Novel Hybrid Device Harnesses Heat from Sun and Stores it as Thermal Energy

Scientists at the University of Houston describe a new device that can efficiently harness solar energy and store it until it is required, offering the potentia…

Concentrating Solar Power

Increased Power and High Demand for Midsummer Solar Roofs

Midsummer Solar Roofs by solar energy technology leader Midsummer now presents increased power on Sweden's most environmentally friendly integrated solar cell r…

Solar Power Panel

New Hybrid Device Can Both Capture and Store Solar Energy

Researchers have reported a new device that can both efficiently capture solar energy and store it until it is needed, offering promise for applications ranging…

Distributed Solar

How Decentralized Solar Solutions Are Powering Global Green Economy Transition

Access to and the productive use of solar energy are a great enabler for many communities especially in rural, off-grid areas where there is no feasible alterna…

Solar Power Panel

NextEra Energy completes 74.9-MW South Carolina solar project

NextEra Energy Resources started operations at its newest solar energy generating facility, the Shaw Creek Solar Energy Center in Aiken, South Carolina.