KKR enters solar with launch of Stellar Renewable Power
The company will focus on sourcing, developing, and operating utility-scale solar plants and storage facilities through greenfield development and acquisitions of early-stage assets from other developers.
Color-tunable transparent silicon solar cell with 7.38% efficiency
Designed for BIPV applications by scientists in Korea, the solar cell is based on a 100μm-thick n-type silicon wafer and has a bending radius of 3-6mm.
New tech recovers pure silicon from end-of-life solar cells
The technique is reported to be able to deliver recycled silicon with a purity of up to 99.9984%.
Grasshopper closes $48m financing deal for U.S. solar expansion
The Canada-based renewable energy developer will use the funds to support four solar-plus-storage projects in Massachusetts.
Can large-scale solar cool nearby areas?
An international team of scientists observed a cooling effect in a large radius around solar arrays. The cooling may have implications for local ecosystem management.
Solar in uncommon spaces
With land use concerns on the rise, large-scale solar projects increasingly are being sited on everything from landfills to water reservoirs. Here’s an overview of the state of the art.
Toshiba claims 15.1% power conversion efficiency for perovskite solar module
The result is claimed by the company to be the highest efficiency yet reported for any large, polymer film-based perovskite PV module.
JA Solar, JinkoSolar, Longi agree on 182mm module standardization
The three Chinese panel manufacturers found an agreement on module size and mounting hole spacing.
JinkoSolar unveils details of its TopCon 620 W bifacial solar panel
The Tiger Neo panel has a power conversion efficiency of up to 22.1% and a temperature coefficient is -0.30% per Celsius degree.
Trina Solar improves efficiency of 210 mm PERC solar module
The panel achieved a power conversion efficiency of 23.5%.
