星期日, 7 12 月, 2025
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Tag: TECHNOLOGY AND R&D

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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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...