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A redox flow battery for MW-sized solar-plus-storage

With London-based private company redT energy and transatlantic peer Avalon Battery Corp last month announcing a £57.7 million merger ($71.6 million) to form vanadium redox flow battery manufacturer...

Australian researchers shine light on potential storage solution

Scientists at the Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) Centre for Materials Science have published a new research paper in Nature Communications that proposes the use of...

Single‐walled carbon nanotubes for more efficient III‐V solar cells

Scientists from the Saint Petersburg Academic University in Russia claim to have raised the efficiency of gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cells from 10.6% to...

TÜV Rheinland confirms 515.8 W output for Trina’s new modules

An independent test by Germany’s TÜV Rheinland has confirmed a power output of 515.8 W for Trina’s new Vertex PV module series. “It passed...

‘Free-form’ organic PV

French thin-film solar specialist Armor has started manufacturing organic PV films that can be made into different shapes. It was able to launch production because it combined...

Lowering PV panel temperature with phase change materials

A special phase change material, CaCl2.6H2O–Fe3Cl2.6H2O eutectic, could be used for temperature regulation and the passive cooling of PV panels, according to a group...

Solar pavement for outdoor applications

Hungarian tech company Platio has developed a new kind of solar pavement that could be used for outdoor applications in urban environments, homes, office...

Australian researchers take solar windows to the next level

Scientists in Australia have produced next-gen perovskite solar cells with a conversion efficiency of 17% which they say can transform windows into power generators....

A new path opens to perovskite development

Perovskites have attracted plenty of attention in recent years, with a string of discoveries and achievements demonstrating the apparent potential for the material to...

Vibration tech for self-cleaning solar panels

Researchers at Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University have developed a waterless self-cleaning technology for PV panels which involves vibration to remove dust and sand by exciting fundamental frequencies in the modules. “It is...

A photovoltaic thermal panel for heat-pump houses

Netherlands-based Triple Solar BV has launched a photovoltaic thermal (PVT) module for use in rooftop projects on houses equipped with brine and water heat...

New manufacturing technique for 26%-efficient tandem perovskite solar cell

Researchers from Arizona State University claim to have demonstrated a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell which extends the path length of long-wavelength light within the silicon and reduces reflection loss. Described...

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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...