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Researchers receive funding to create anti-soiling coating for solar modules

UK-based researchers have secured funding to develop and test a scalable anti-soiling coating for solar modules that could reduce the frequency of cleaning cycles...

Hydrophobic anti-soiling coating for solar modules

Scientists at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom are developing a water-repelling, anti-soiling coating for PV modules that could considerably reduce the frequency of...

Reuse or replace? IEA PVPS analysis considers all options for underperfoming PV modules

Repairing and reusing a solar module that is not complying with its expected lifetime provides for more environmental benefits than replacing the underperforming unit...

New tech recovers pure silicon from end-of-life solar cells

Scientists from India’s KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology have developed a new technique to recycle pure silicon from solar cells at the end...

JinkoSolar launches next generation n-type Tiger Neo module range

JinkoSolar has launched its new series of ultra-efficient, n-type PV modules, dubbed the Tiger Neo. The new series adopts n-type tunnel-oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology...

Nextracker ships 50 GW of single-axis solar tracker technology globally

Solar tracker developer Nextracker surpassed 50 GW in global shipments, a total equivalent to the peak electricity demands of California. The company’s shipped solar...

Zinc-ion battery that stores solar energy

University of Cambridge researchers have developed a photo-rechargeable zinc-ion battery that is able to harvest and store solar energy. “These cells were conceived as...

Scaling up perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell performance

With perovskite-silicon tandem cells approaching the 30% efficiency mark, there is plenty of interest in bringing this technology into commercial production. Plenty of work...

Ambient processed inorganic perovskite solar cells at 19.75% efficiency

All-inorganic perovskites have caught the attention of the PV research community, thanks to higher stability, and potentially even higher efficiency. Initially the materials were...

Woodside teams with US startup to explore solar thermal technology

Woodside Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Australia’s largest independent dedicated oil and gas company, Woodside Petroleum, has granted Heliogen a limited notice to...

Researchers probe light-induced degradation that impacts silicon solar cells

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Colorado School of Mines are applying a new technique to identify...

NREL findings could delay silicon solar panel degradation

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Colorado School of Mines are applying a new technique to identify...

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Australia solar Installation hits 40 GW

An IEA survey of solar power applications in Australia shows that the country installed 5.2 GW of solar capacity in 2024 and reached a...

Versiris Energy completes logistically tricky rooftop solar project

Versiris Energy completed a 575.36-kWDC rooftop solar project for a national commercial retail facility in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Versisis, a commercial solar developer and subsidiary...

Recurrent Energy Sells 275 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project in New South Wales to European Investor

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and a global developer of solar and energy storage assets, has finalized the sale of its...

Azerbaijan seeks Chinese help in achieving “green” power dream

Azerbaijan is hoping China can play a big role in helping Baku fulfill its ambitions of building a “green energy corridor” to Europe. Azerbaijani officials...