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IIT Mandi Creates Low-Cost Method for Solar Cell Metal Oxide Layers

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) have claimed a breakthrough in producing metal oxide layers for use in advanced architecture silicon...

March 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Technology
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Researchers Show 26.5% Efficiency in 2-Terminal Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell

Italy-based renewable energy company Enel Green Power, researchers at the National Solar Energy Institute (INES), and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy...

March 17, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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Channeling Ions into Defined Pathways Boosts Perovskites’ Performance

North Carolina State University scientists have discovered that channeling ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials improves the stability and operational...

February 28, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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Researchers Improve Perovskite Solar Cell’s Resistance to Degradation

Researchers at the École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea have identified the cause behind the degradation of...

January 23, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Technology
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Australia Funds Research to Commercialize Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Tech

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded AU$2.78 million (~$1.9 million) in funding to the University of Sydney which has partnered with solar...

January 4, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Scientists Claim 22.5% Efficiency in a Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Cell of Large Area

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems (ISE) collaborated with industry partners to achieve an efficiency of 22.55% in a perovskite-silicon...

December 29, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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LONGi Says Achieved 26.8% Efficiency in Heterojunction Silicon Solar Cells

After a year and a half of extensive research in heterojunction (HJT) solar cells, China-based LONGi Green Energy Technology said it has achieved a record efficiency of...

December 23, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Technology
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Battery Tech Company Group14 Completes $614 Million Series C Funding Round

Global manufacturer of advanced silicon battery technology Group14 Technologies said it has raised $214 million in additional financing and completed its $614 million...

December 15, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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BHEL Invites Bids for 1.25 Million DWS Multicrystalline Silicon Wafers

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has invited bids for the supply of 1.25 million 157 mm diamond wire-sawn (DWS) multicrystalline silicon wafers. The last date to submit...

November 24, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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TOPCon Solar Cells Achieve 22.8% Efficiency With Plasma-Aided Atomic Layer Deposition

Researchers from China, Australia, and Singapore recently used a tube-type industrial plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition (PEALD) method and announced a maximum...

October 19, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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Researchers Develop PERC Solar Cells from Recycled Silicon

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics (CSP) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), in partnership with Reiling GmbH – a...

February 20, 2022

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Harsh Shukla

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Technology
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Researchers Claim 29.8% Conversion Efficiency in Perovskite Silicon Tandem Solar Cell

Researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have claimed to have set a new conversion efficiency record of 29.80% in a tandem solar cell made of perovskite and...

November 30, 2021

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Technology
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Tender Issued for 7.1 Million Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Wafers

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited bids for procuring 7.1 million 158.75 mm diamond wire saw (DWS) multicrystalline silicon solar wafers. The last date...

October 29, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Solar Module Prices Could Remain High Until Q1 2022

Solar module manufacturers believe that prices of Chinese modules are expected to stay high until the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year (CY) 2022. Modules prices...

October 21, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Modules

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Solar
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BHEL Invites Expression of Interest for Procuring Wafers for Manufacturing Solar Cells

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited bids to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with vendors for procuring silicon wafers for manufacturing...

October 19, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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