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Oxford PV Sets New Efficiency Record of 28.6% for Commercial-Sized Solar Cell

Oxford PV,  a UK-based solar cell manufacturing company, has achieved a new world record conversion efficiency of 28.6% for a commercial-sized solar cell by depositing a...

May 26, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Technology
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First Solar Acquires Sweden-Based Perovskite Firm Evolar

U.S.-based solar module manufacturer First Solar has acquired Evolar AB, a Sweden-based company focused on perovskite technology, for an initial payment of around $38...

May 16, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Scientists Achieve Record 33.2% Efficiency for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells

Scientists at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) claimed to have developed a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with a record energy...

April 18, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Say a Barrier Layer Prevents Lithium Dendrite Growth in Batteries

A team of researchers from the University of Surrey, the National Physical Laboratory, and the University College London have developed a unique layer between the...

April 14, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Study Says Microwaves Can Replace Furnaces in Solar Cell Manufacturing

A recent study by researchers from the School of Engineering at Macquarie University has demonstrated the effectiveness of using microwave radiation as a means of...

April 12, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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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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Solar

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Technology
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Swedish Firm Says Perovskite-CIGS Tandem Solar Cells Yield 24.9% Efficiency

Midsummer, a Swedish developer, in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has developed a four-terminal perovskite-CIGS...

March 23, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Say Making Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells Saves Input Energy

Researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have found that solar cells made of metal halide perovskites achieve high efficiencies and can be produced from liquid inks...

March 17, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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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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Solar

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Technology
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Sembcorp to Expand its Renewable Business in India

Sembcorp India has a diverse portfolio of conventional and renewable energy assets totaling over 5 GW, currently in operation and under construction. Sembcorp Green...

March 17, 2023

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Mercom India

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Daily Wrap-up
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Researchers Find a Way to Make Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cells at Scale

Researchers at Swansea University in Wales, United Kingdom have established a low-cost and scalable carbon ink formulation capable of unlocking the potential for the...

March 16, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Convert Algae into Functional Perovskites with Tunable Properties

Researchers at the Dresden University of Technology have transformed single-cell algae into functional perovskite materials by converting mineral shells into lead halide...

March 14, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Transmission System Approved for 1.5 GW Solar Power in Karnataka

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) recently granted a transmission license to Gadag II-A Transmission to establish a transmission system for the solar...

March 1, 2023

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Mercom India

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Daily Wrap-up
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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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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Find a Method to Increase Perovskite Efficiency by 250%

Researchers from the University of Rochester have discovered a novel method to increase perovskites’ light conversion efficiency by 250%. It involves using a substrate...

February 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology

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