On 11 September, 2012, Trina Solar Ltd. (TSL) revealed plans to shape its business by separating photovoltaic module and system units. This step was taken after the Chinese solar products maker made plans to reduce costs because of increasing competition in solar PV industry. (more…)
Solar panel material research proves that there is a huge potential in new solar panel technology, which can generate electricity and hydrogen at a time. This will enhance effective energy efficiency of the panel by producing additional energy in an environmentally-friendly way. It’s also believed that hydrogen will be the clean energy source of the future. (more…)
Schanti Partners, a US based agency in New York, is interested in investing INR 580 crore for setting up a solar energy project in Kaimur district of Bihar. (more…)
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There have been new developments in the solar industry. Scientists have now developed a transparent solar cell. This transparent solar cell will enable buildings to produce electricity while at the same time allowing people to look through windows of their homes . This latest development was reported in the journal, ACS Nano. (more…)
It’s great to know that ongoing invention for transforming solar power design is profitable and rewarding. Some researchers have proved this by designing a new solar power module, which utilises a curved mirror to centre sunlight onto a 5-inch glass ball. (more…)
Now make a solar panel by any semiconductor. The researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a new technology, which allows manufacture of low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells using any semiconductor material. (more…)
An atomic-force microscope image of a layer of single-walled carbon nanotubes deposited on a silicon surface, as the first step in manufacturing the new type of solar cell developed by an MIT team. Individual nanotubes can be seen in the image. Photo: Rishabh Jain et al
A new kind of all-carbon solar cell made from buckyballs (also known as C60) has been discovered by Michael Strano, a MIT researcher, who was formerly involved in several projects such as thermopower waves, carbon nanotube energy storage and other projects related to carbon nanotubes. (more…)
The Mojave Desert, U.S. is home to the largest solar power plant in the world. Many experts believe the Ivanpah plant and its 170,000 garage-door sized solar mirrors will cause blinding lights, vaporization to birds and other life threatening issues in the future. (more…)
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Solar cells that can operate efficiently up to nine meters depth underwater have been developed by scientists at the US Navy Research Laboratory(NRL). The cells can power up marine systems for a longer duration. (more…)
Hanwha SolarOne Company Ltd. a leading global manufacturer of PV cells and modules in Shanghai, China declared that it faced losses during its first quarter of year the 2012. (more…)