Science & Technology
First flight of Aurora’s UAV »Odysseus« is scheduled for spring 2019
14/11/2018 - 20:27
Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. unveiled its new solar-powered autonomous aircraft »Odysseus«, an ultra-long endurance, high-altitude... read more
Jolywood unveils new transparent mesh backsheet to reduce LCOE of bifacial systems
13/11/2018 - 14:17
The Chinese module manufacturer Jolywood (Suzhou) Sunwatt Co. Ltd. has released its new transparent mesh backsheet, which was developed... read more
HZB achieved 25.5 percent efficiency record in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells
12/11/2018 - 20:27
German researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) increased the efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem... read more
DOE will support new projects to advance solar technologies with $53 million
25/10/2018 - 16:26
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selections for up to $53 million in new projects to advance early-stage solar technologies... read more
Novel cell connector increases power by 1.9 W
25/10/2018 - 15:35
German Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and German precious metals and technology group Heraeus are researching and... read more
Flexible solar can have significant grid benefits, study
25/10/2018 - 15:04
A new study conducted by Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3) and sponsored by First Solar, Inc. shows »that operating solar... read more
DOE announces $46 million for solar generation resiliency research
18/10/2018 - 17:47
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $46 million in research funding to advance holistic solutions that provide grid... read more
Scientists develop material with silicon-like characteristics
17/10/2018 - 16:46
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) in Mainz (Germany), together with scientists from Dresden, Leipzig,... read more
HZB researchers are used to boost the efficiency of silicon solar cells
04/10/2018 - 17:48
Scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin incorporate layers of organic molecules into the solar cell to boost the theoretical limit... read more
Hanergy introduces facade integrated »HanWall« module for skyscrapers
03/10/2018 - 19:46
Chinese thin-film producer Hanergy Thin Film Power Group introduced its BIPV product »HanWall« at launch events in seven locations (... read more