All-perovskite tandem solar cell based on tin-lead perovskite achieves 27.8% efficiency
Scientists in the United States have fabricated an all-perovskite tandem solar cell that reportedly shows reduced interfacial energy loss in the cell’s top device. It was built with a hole transport layer based on a compound known as P3CT that was doped with lead iodide.
Amazon hits 100% renewable energy goal seven years ahead of schedule
The retail giant matched 100% of the electricity used in its operations with investments in renewable energy in 2023.
Solar panel cleaning with electromagnetic waves
Three companies, including Massachusetts startup Sol Clarity, are experimenting with electrodynamic screen systems to clean solar panels using minimal electricity and no water.
Residential PV power forecasting method based uniquely on direct radiation
Researchers in Spain have created a novel PV forecasting method that uses only direct radiation as a parameter. They found it to be “comparable, if not superior” to four established forecasting techniques. The method could help homeowners with PV systems decide when to use electricity-intensive appliances and cleaning systems.
Anker launches new all-in-one home storage solution
Anker has developed a new all-in-one home storage solution with up to 30 kWh of capacity, available in single-phase and three-phase configurations.
Sunrise brief: World’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery
Also on the rise: Indiana’s largest solar power plant about to come online.
People on the move: SolarEdge, SEIA, Mitsubishi Power Americas, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance.
Organic solar cell gains counterintuitive efficiency boost from entropy
A research team at the University of Kansas found that organic semiconductors known as non-fullerene acceptors demonstrate a high solar cell efficiency due to a reversed heat flow.
Indiana’s largest solar power plant about to come online
Mammoth North Solar is a 400 MW agrivoltaic installation that is the first phase of Doral Renewables’ 1.3 GW solar complex.
REIT completes commercial-scale solar tax credit transfer
Solar developer Black Bear Energy said the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) transaction on the 556 kW portfolio is proof of concept that demand exists for credits of this size and risk profile.
