SMA's 1 MW central inverter lands in Asia
Device has been developed for PV projects that are planned in 1 MW generation blocks and will form part of SMA’s Medium Voltage Power Station.
First Solar raises bar for CdTe with 21.5% efficiency record
The new record for cadmium-telluride cell conversion efficiency certified at the Newport Corporation’s Technology and Applications Center lab boosts First Solar’s research roadmap.
Joint Fraunhofer ISE and NREL report hints at CPV maturation
Higher efficiencies and levelized costs of electricity at levels similar to ordinary PV reported as CPV sector set to grow in 2015.
Trina testing lab receives TÜV service certificate
Trina Solar’s State Key Laboratory Testing Center has received the TÜV Rheinland Power Measurement Uncertainty Assessment Service Certificate. Trina is the first solar company to receive the recognition.
Malaysian government reaffirms renewables research support in 'Smart Villages' project
Announcements arrives amid international cooperation on off-grid technology
Industry urges European PV research sector to 'wake up'
Gathering of leading solar researchers and industry representatives at the Sophia research infrastructure symposium stokes passionate debate about future of European PV.
Stanford researchers develop perovskite tandem technology using transparent electrodes
Researchers at Californias Stanford University have developed what they claim to be a new technique for the production of perovskite tandem cells, in combination with either a c-Si or CIGS semiconductor layer. In a key development, the researchers have used an innovative method to apply a transparent electrode to the cell without damaging the fragile perovskite active layer.
Stanford researchers develop perovskite tandem technology using transparent electrodes
Researchers at Californias Stanford University have developed what they claim to be a new technique for the production of perovskite tandem cells, in combination with either a c-Si or CIGS semiconductor layer. In a key development, the researchers have used an innovative method to apply a transparent electrode to the cell without damaging the fragile perovskite active layer.
Imec reports 22% efficiency for large area PERT cell
The micro and nanoelectronics research center says the new developments, resulting in additional improvement in conversion efficiency, further confirm the potential of n-type PERT cells for next-generation highly efficient silicon solar cells.
100% Northeast Asian renewable system plotted
Finnish researchers have concluded that a 100% renewable energy system is feasible in China, Korea and Japan. They conclude that within 10 years solar and wind will be the cheapest sources of electricity in Northeast Asia.
