Delhi Pollution Brings Down Solar Panel Output Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Researchers Suggest Assessing Impact Of Haze Before Setting Up Solar Power Plant As It Can Negatively Impact Production Output That Might Result in Economic Failure Of Investment An MIT study, published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, studies the impact of haze on solar performance in select air-polluted cities in Asia. It shows varying ... »
New PV IV Curve Testing Method From Endeas Endeas Suggests Capacitance Compensation Method To Measure Steady-State IV Curves In PV Cells & Modules; Claims Accurate Measurement Of Maximum Power; Details Will Be Presented At EU PVSEC 2018 In Brussels Endeas has included its new CAC method in its QuickSun 600 solar simulator model - an all-in-one module testing station and other current solar simulator models. Details about ... »
Oxford PV Led Consortium Gets German Grant German Ministry Of Economic Affairs & Energy’s €2.8 Million ($3.24 million) Grant To Support Research On Perovskite Solar Cell Technology For High Volume Manufacturing Oxford PV is producing commercial sized tandem perovskite/silicon solar cells at its pilot production line. A new research project funded by Germany is aimed at optimizing ... »
480 W HJT Bifacial Module from Meyer Burger Meyer Burger & CEA INES Technical Collaboration Results In High Power Rating Of 410 W For Solar Module With 72 Heterojunction Cells; Adapted To Bifacial Technology Power Rating Reached 480 W Meyer Burger has produced a record HJT module with 410 W power rating, which is a monofacial 72 cell panel built with a reflective backsheet. The same module when adapted to ... »
Un-Blended SoG Silicon Ready For Production Ferroglobe Reports Successful Tests Of 100% Un-Blended Solar-Grade Silicon As Run Up To Planned Spanish Factory British silicon metal and alloys producer Ferroglobe PLC plans to open a new factory in Puertollano, Spain through its subsidiary FerroSolar S.L. Here it will deploy a ... »
Making The Case For Tandem Cell Technology Arizona State University Research Team Explores High-Efficiency Tandem PV Modules As Substitute For Traditional Silicon Based Module Technology An ASU research team, comprising Assistant Professor Zachary Holman (in the picture), has assessed the efficiency of new solar tandem cell technologies vs the costs of ... »
PI Berlin Assesses Risks Facing Indian PV Projects Though Profitable, Indian PV Market Poses Challenge For Developers & Investors With Climate Concerns, Poor Installation & Lack Of Maintenance, According to PI Berlin Study As part of its assessment study of power plants in the Indian market, PI Berlin found improper handling, including walking over modules, which leads to cell fractures during ... »
UNSW Team Breaks 10% Efficiency Record For CZTS Australia’s UNSW Cell Efficiency Record for Copper-Based CZTS Cell. UNSW Claims, This Is A Non-Toxic, Low-Cost & Flexible Material Composition For Use In Thin-Film PV Technology, Offering Potential To Replace Expensive Indium UNSW's Dr Hao and her team say the need of the hour is to take the efficiency CZTS thin film solar cells to over 20%. But that is some way to go – the team now just exceeded ... »
27.1% Perovskite/Si Tandem Cell from IMEC 4-Terminal Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Photovoltaic Cell Of Belgian Research Institute Imec Achieves 27.1% Power Conversion Efficiency; Claims It Can Go Beyond 30% With Further Research Imec believes there is more scope for better power conversion efficiency using perovskite and silicon PV, hence it is willing to partner with companies in the PV supply chain ... »
Trina Reports 20.16% Multi c-Si PERC Cell Trina Solar Claims 20.16% Efficiency For Commercial Multi c-Si Cell With PERC Technology & 18.7% For Multi c-Si P-Type Double Print Cells Trina offers various multi-crystalline silicon based solar modules on its website. (photo credit: Trina Solar) »
