星期五, 27 2 月, 2026
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Scientists in China give flexible perovskites a backbone

Scientists in China have reported the development of a flexible perovskite solar cell measuring 1.01cm² and achieving a stabilized efficiency of 19.87%. The cell...

PV-electrochemical water-splitting for hydrogen production

Researchers at Germany’s Jülich Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK-5) have created a photovoltaic–electrochemical (PV-EC) water-splitting device powered by solar energy. The integrated PV-EC device with...

A long way to go for iron pyrite solar cells

Scientists led by researchers at Sweden’s Uppsala University are investigating the use of cheap, abundant iron-pyrite as a solar cell material. With a – non certified –...

CIGS solar cell with IBC structure and up to 19.7% efficiency

Scientists at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have developed an interdigitated back contact (IBC), copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) solar cell with a sub-micron thickness of 673nm. The Delft researchers...

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...

Earth’s magnetic field affecting PV panel performance

Researchers at the Multimedia University of Kenya have claimed the Earth’s magnetic field affects solar panel performance in the same manner fields from power...

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...

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China’s new renewables pricing mechanism may not give generators the stability they need

Since implementing its renewable energy law in 2005, China has been rapidly rolling out wind and solar power – from 10 gigawatts (GW) per...

Switch Together Solar scheme returns to help Solihull residents save money and cut carbon

A popular scheme that helps people save money on their energy bills while reducing carbon emissions is returning to Solihull. Switch Together Solar brings residents,...

BOOM Power secures second NSIP consent for Fenwick solar plant

The UK energy secretary Ed Miliband has granted consent for a 237.5MW solar PV plant developed by BOOM Power. The UK-based developer will construct the...

Indian PV manufacturers downplay impact of 125% preliminary US countervailing duty

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has proposed a 125.87% preliminary countervailing duty (CVD) on imported Indian solar cells. Several Indian PV manufacturers PV Tech...