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Solar Cell

Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell Based on Self-Assembled Monolayer Achieves 23.31% Efficiency

A research team in China improved the efficiency and stability of an inverted perovskite cell using a co-assembled approach to incorporate self-assembled monola…

Solar Panel

Scientist Develops Machine-Learning Method to Identify Faulty Solar Panels

A scientist in Sweden has developed a new hybrid local features-based method using thermographs to identify faulty solar panels.A researcher from Sweden’s…

Solar Technology

Assessing Impact of Fire on PV Facades

An international research team has analyzed which factors contribute to fire accidents in PV facades and has found that the distance between the wall and the ph…

Solar project

Walmart, Nexamp to Bring 31 Community Solar Projects to Five US States

Walmart and Nexamp have agreed to develop 31 community solar projects in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, and Minnesota. They expect to deploy more tha…

Solar Power Plant

Scatec Secures Financing for 60 MW of Solar in Botswana

Norway’s Scatec ASA has reached financial close on a 60 MW solar plant in Botswana. The project will be developed as section of a broader 120 MW complex i…

Solar project

Huadian Connects Second Phase of 1 GW Project

Huadian says it has connected the second phase of its 1 GW Tengger solar project to the grid in China’s Inner Mongolia region, while First Applied Materia…

Electric Vehicles

Solaris Delivers the First Electric Bus With a Battery Passport

Solaris has delivered to Berlin the Urbino 18 electric bus, the world's first series-produced to feature a battery passport. The model is equipped with Sola…

Solar Technology

Canadian Scientists Build Micro III-V Solar Cells With Record-Breaking Open Circuit Voltage

The proposed cell is based on indium gallium phosphide (InGaP), indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) and germanium (Ge) and has an active area of 0.25 mm2. It can b…

Solar Cell

Indian Solar Cells Costs More Than Chinese Imports, Says Crisil

India’s domestically manufactured solar cells cost 1.5 to two times more than Chinese imports, even after customs duties, says CRISIL Market Intelligence …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Agrivoltaic Systems Improve Farming in Arid Regions, Say Australian Researchers

University of Tasmania (UTAS) researchers examined the potential benefits of agrivoltaic systems in three countries and found that they can improve agricultural…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Better Energy Connects Second Solar Park to Swedish Grid This Year

Better Energy has connected its second Swedish solar project of 2024 to the grid. The 24 GWh Lidköping project joins the 25 GWh Studsvik facility, which is…

Solar Cell

Trina Solar Hits New 27.08% Record for HJT Solar Cell

Trina Solar has achieved a world-record 27.08% efficiency rating for a new n-type fully passivated heterojunction (HJT) solar cell. The Institute for Solar Ener…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Solar Applications to Dutch Subsidy Scheme Drop By More Than Half

A Dutch subsidy scheme for renewable energy saw solar applications fall to 501 this year from 1,130 in 2023, as grid congestion and negative electricity prices …

Solar Cell

Qcells Hits 28.6% Efficiency With Scalable Perovskite-Silicon Solar Cell

South Korea-based solar module manufacturer Qcells has set a new efficiency world record for a commercially scalable perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell, produ…

Photovoltaic （PV）

UK Adds 1.2 GW Solar in 12 Months, Step Change Needed to Hit 2030 Target

Government solar capacity figures reveal 2024 additions down on same period in 2023, well below pace required to achieve 45 GW targeted for 2030. Small-scale in…