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Scientists Develop New Way to Recover Silver from End-of-Life Solar Cells

Scientists from the University of Camerino have developed a novel way of extracting silver from end-of-life solar cells. Solar cells use various metals, such as aluminum,...

September 26, 2024

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Daily News Wrap-Up: MERC Includes Virtual Net Metering in Rooftop Rules

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has included virtual net metering provisions in the Grid Interactive Rooftop Renewable Energy Generating System (Second...

September 9, 2024

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MIT Researchers Find New Method to Optimize Utility-Scale Wind Farms

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have revolutionized the blade designs of propellers and wind turbines, allowing for power optimization...

September 6, 2024

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Solar Module Manufacturer Premier Energies’ IPO Oversubscribed 74 Times

Telangana-based solar cell and module manufacturer and EPC solutions provider Premier Energies‘ ₹28.30 billion (~$337.4 million) initial public offering (IPO) of...

August 30, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Reliance to Start Solar Module Production at Gujarat Giga-factory by 2024-End

Reliance Industries will commence the production of solar photovoltaic modules at its giga-factory in Gujarat by the end of 2024. The first phase of its integrated solar...

August 30, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Meyer Burger Drops Colorado Cell Manufacturing Plans, Initiates Restructuring

Meyer Burger Technology, a Europe-based solar cell and module manufacturer, has announced a strategic shift in its operations, focusing on its solar module production...

August 30, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Is Oxford’s Disruptive Technology the Future Beyond Silicon Solar Panels?

Scientists at the Oxford University Physics Department have developed a breakthrough in solar technology that can increase the amount of solar electricity produced...

August 12, 2024

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Key to India’s Energy Independence Lies in Transformative Solar Technologies

The transformative technologies reshaping the energy landscape were explored during the session titled “Exploring Next-Generation Technologies Driving the Clean...

August 1, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Researchers Develop Mechanism for Self-Healing of Perovskite Solar Cells

Researchers from Monash University, the University of Oxford, and the City University of Hong Kong have developed a “self-healing” mechanism for perovskite...

July 2, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Solar, Wind Adoption Led to Measurable Public Health, Economic Benefits: Report

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) researchers have found quantifiable public health and economic benefits of accelerated adoption of solar and wind energy in...

June 6, 2024

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Researchers Produce Hydrogen Using Solar Energy and Agricultural Waste

Engineers from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have developed a novel method to produce hydrogen from water utilizing only solar power and agricultural waste...

June 5, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Researchers Find Mixed Perovskites Improve Thermal Stability in Solar Cells

Researchers have combined ortho-carborane with perovskite cells to improve thermal stability and retained 80% of their initial efficiencies. A team of researchers from...

May 24, 2024

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Researchers Find Low-Toxic Materials for Roll-to-Roll Perovskite Solar Cells

Researchers from Swansea University have found that introducing compatible hole-transport materials (HTLs) between perovskite and carbon can significantly enhance the...

May 23, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Researchers Strategize Reduction of Water Use in Solar Cell Manufacturing

In a recent paper published in Solar Energy, researchers said they collected data from a solar cell factory to develop and evaluate water recycling strategies in the...

May 10, 2024

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NREL’s Roadmap to Make Tandem Solar Cells Commercially Viable

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have proposed enhancing cell and module efficiency to record levels, scale...

May 2, 2024

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