Efficiency

Energy Saving Products

Ultra-Efficient Tech to Forge Sustainable Energy Future

Researchers from The Australian National University have developed a system to transport data using atomically-thin semiconductors in an extremely energy effici…

Solar Cell

Australian Startup Sets 25.54% Efficiency Record for Silicon Cell

SunDrive said it has created the most effective commercial-sized silicon solar cell in the world, achieving an efficiency figure of 25.54% in testing carried ou…

Hydrogen Production

New Efficiency Record Set for Solar Hydrogen Production

Researchers achieved a solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of over 20 percent.

Energy-Eficient Building

Scotland Appoints World’s First Zero-Carbon Buildings Minister

Scottish Green co-leaders join forces with SNP under new power-sharing pact ahead of Cop26

Solar Power Panel

JinkoSolar Unveils Details of Its TopCon 620 W Bifacial Solar Panel

The Tiger Neo panel has a power conversion efficiency of up to 22.1% and a temperature coefficient is -0.30% per Celsius degree.

Energy-Eficient Building

Egypt to Replace 1.5 million Streetlights with Energy-Saving Alternatives

Conversion will take place over the 2021/2022 fiscal year and will cost 201 million Egyptian pounds

Battery Recycling

Novel PV Module Recycling Tech from South Korea

Developed by the Korea Institute of Energy Research, the “non-destructive” technology is claimed to enable the recovery of 100% of a module’s glass and to al…

Solar Cell

Perovskite-Silicon Tandems could Rapidly Scale Solar

Halide perovskites combined with conventional silicon could help solar break the 26% efficiency barrier – disrupting the technology without disrupting business…

Solar Power Plant

Parliament of Montenegro to Install Rooftop Solar Power Plant

The building of the Parliament of Montenegro is undergoing an internal renovation to lift its energy efficiency parameters, but it also has a project for a 90 k…

Solar Cell

ARMOR ASCA's Organic Solar Cells can Even be Integrated into Safety Glass

ARMOR solar power films GmbH from Kitzingen, Germany, known under the brand name ASCA®, has developed a new technology that allows organic photovoltaic cells t…

Solar Cell

Ligand-free Perovskite Quantum Dot Solar Cell with 9.3% Efficiency

The quantum dots used for the device are based on methylammonium lead iodide and are synthesized within a porous silica matrix.

Energy-Eficient Building

Energy Commission Adopts Updated Building Standards to Improve Efficiency, Reduce Emissions From Homes and Businesses

The California Energy Commission today adopted the 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards for newly constructed and renovated buildings that will produce ben…

Energy-Eficient Building

Lithuania to Renovate Private Residential Buildings and Cut Emissions with EU Help

In an effort to improve the energy use in Lithuania

Solar Power Panel

Serbia to Introduce Incentives for Households to Install Solar Panels – Minister

The Ministry of Mining and Energy will launch a public call for subsidies for solar panels at the beginning of September, and another one by the end of the year…

Italy

Prysmian Energy Earnings Rise 12% in H1 2021

Growth attributed to volume increases and cost efficiency measures