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One-Step Coating Could Make Perovskite Solar Cells Commercially Viable

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has devised a new way to produce perovskite solar cells that could speed its commercialization. Different layers are...

March 24, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Technology
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Perovskite Alkylammonium Chloride Solar Cell Achieves 26.08% Efficiency

Researchers at South Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a perovskite solar cell (PSC) by using alkylammonium chloride...

March 3, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Say Cooling Measures for Solar Farms Improve Efficiency by 2-3%

Researchers from Portland State University, the University of Utah, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) said they have identified a new method to improve...

January 5, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Claim Photovoltaic Windows Can Cut Energy Use in Buildings by 40%

A team of researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the University of Wisconsin, Stout, have said glass-walled buildings can be made 40% more...

December 6, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Solar PV and Storage System Prices Soar in Q1 2022 in the US: NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has said that the prices of solar photovoltaic (PV) and storage systems soared in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 compared...

December 2, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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More Space Between Solar Panel Rows Help Lower Module Temperatures: NREL

Distancing rows of solar panels apart can help maintain the module temperature, which usually increases when solar modules are exposed to direct sun for a long time...

October 27, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Technology
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More Than Enough Land is Available to Support Solar, Wind Development in the US

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released two new data sets containing 2,000 U.S. wind energy zoning ordinances and 1,000 solar energy ordinances at...

August 12, 2022

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Vijayalakshmi Sridhar

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Researchers Claim Two World Records in Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers at EPFL’s Photovoltaics and Thin film electronics laboratory and CSEM’s Sustainable Energy Center claim to have set two world records by achieving an...

July 21, 2022

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Peer Mohamed Azees

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Solar

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Technology
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NTPC to Transfer 15 Renewable Assets Worth ₹13.65 Billion to its Subsidiary

NTPC has approved the transfer of 15 renewable energy assets to NTPC Green Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, through a business transfer agreement. Revenue from...

July 12, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Reusing Discarded Materials Could Spawn a Circular Economy in Energy Storage Sector

Experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have outlined key measures to limit and reuse the materials used in...

June 30, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Top Developments in the Indian Energy Storage Sector in 2021

India aims to have 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030. While renewable energy installations are steadily increasing, the country lacks adequate energy storage...

December 27, 2022

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Harsh Shukla

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Daily News Wrap-Up: No Final Decision on Rollback of Electricity Amendment Bill: RK Singh

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Union Power Minister R.K. Singh has said no final decisions have been made regarding...

December 23, 2021

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Energy Could Account for 40% of US Electricity Supply by 2035: Report

The US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released the Solar Futures Study, which...

September 16, 2021

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Perovskite Solar Cells to Be Tested in Space

To lower the cost of specialized photovoltaic (PV) panels used to generate electricity in space — like the ones used in Mars rovers and space probes — researchers at the...

September 11, 2021

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Technology
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Silica Sand Can Offer a Stable and Inexpensive Energy Storage Medium: Report

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are in the advanced stages of prototype testing a new thermal energy storage technology— Economic...

September 4, 2021

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Technology

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