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Startup with MIT roots develops lightweight solar panels

Joel Jean PhD ’17 spent two years working on The Future of Solar Energy, a report published by the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) in...

Semi-transparent mini BIPV panels for solar windows

Researchers from the Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Grenoble (IRIG), a branch of France’s Commissariat à l’énergie atomique (CEA) – in collaboration with the University Pablo de...

World’s first self-drifting solar boat

Engineers from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in Russia are developing a self-drifting boat powered by solar panels. The small craft is...

Lowering costs for PV cooling assessments

Scientists from Malaysia’s Multimedia University claim to have developed a new, cheaper method to assess PV cooling techniques. The new method is said to be less expensive...

French bifacial standards measure up

How to measure power output from bifacial PV panels is a recurrent question for the solar industry. The Institut National de l’Énergie Solaire (Ines) division of France’s national low-carbon...

Improving organic PV with graphene

A research group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created an ultrathin graphene sheet with thickness of less than a nanometer, which can be applied to...

Facade solar panels with ‘mimic design’

Dutch construction group BAM said last week that it has installed startup Solar Visuals’ facade solar modules at its head office in Bunnik, in...

A spray coating process for perovskite PV

As perovskite solar cells edge closer to commercial, a wealth of different ways to produce them is being suggested, each with its own set...

Multi-Million Dollar “Solar Trees” Project For Townsville

An upcoming new attraction in Townsville powered by solar energy is, well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder as they say. Two “solar...

IBC back-contact solar roof for electric vehicles

Dutch companies Lightyear and DSM NV are working to start commercial production of the former’s electric vehicle solar roof. The Lightyear One’s solar roof will be based on IBC...

Agrivoltaics works better with leafy greens, root crops

PV projects linked to agriculture have thus far shown the highest potential when combined with leafy greens such as lettuce and spinach, as well...

German scientists study causes of LeTID

The development of passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) solar cell technology has enabled manufacturers to improve the efficiency of crystalline silicon cells to...

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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...