Solar Power

Strawberry fields forever, and with transparent PV

Scientists have grown strawberries under thin-film cadmium telluride panels with varying transparency. They found that 40% transparency maintained a greater than 80% yield of...

New method to predict potential induced degradation in glass-glass TOPCon solar modules

A research group led by Chinese manufacturer Trina Solar has outlined a new approach to predict potential induced degradation (PID) in dual-glass solar panels...

HMPL and UK Firm Collaborate on Maharashtra’s Landmark 1.2 GW Solar Project

Hazoor Multi Projects Ltd (HMPL) has teamed up with a renowned UK-based multinational company to launch a significant renewable energy project in Maharashtra. Named...

Ecuador could host floating PV facilities at 11 hydropower plants

An international team has researched the potential to deploy floating photovoltaics at hydroelectric stations in Ecuador, finding 11 out of 70 sites that could...

China’s CALB announces European battery plant in Portugal

Lisbon (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 Chinese lithium battery manufacturer CALB announced plans Monday to build its first European plant in Portugal, a two-billion-euro ($2.1-billion)...

Spanish company unveils PV-driven thermal system for self-consumption

Spain's H2 Fusión says its Solar Heat PR5 system uses PV energy to produce hot water for self-consumption in industrial buildings, reaching temperatures of...

Colored modules for building-integrated photovoltaics

Taking inspiration from the 3D photonic structures on a Morpho butterfly’s shimmering blue wings, scientists at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE...

TU Delft research suggests back contact tech may push crystalline silicon PV over 28% threshold

Researchers in the Netherlands have investigated how carrier-selective contacts may help achieve stronger performance in back-contact (BC) crystalline silicon solar cells and have predicted...

Cuba opens solar park hoping to stave off blackouts

Havana (AFP) Feb 21, 2025 Cuba on Friday unveiled a new solar energy park in the capital Havana, part of an ambitious project to...

Solar Energy in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities

For many Aussies, abundant sunshine is a given, powering our homes and businesses. But for billions across the developing world, darkness persists. One in...

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