Science & Technology
Sumitomo installs energy storage system based on old EV batteries at Japaneses solar park
10.02.2014
Japanese business group Sumitomo Corp. has developed and installed the world’s first large-scale power storage system based on used... read more
New theory could lead to more efficienct organic solar cells
05.02.2014
Researchers from the University of Houston (UH), Texas and the Université de Montréal, Quebec have developed a new theoretical model... read more
UCLA researchers develop new solar cell technology using perovskite materials
05.02.2014
A research team from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has developed a new process for manufacturing highly efficient... read more
Intersolar introduces award for electrical energy storage
04.02.2014
The Intersolar trade fair will grant a new award this year to a company operating in the energy storage sector. The Electrical Energy... read more
PPG wins $2.1 million grant to develop new module assembly process
04.02.2014
US-based industrial coatings producer PPG Industries Inc. has received a $2.1 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) that... read more
Fraunhofer ISE study shows the LCOE for PV is decreasing rapidly
28.01.2014
A study from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE shows that the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for renewable... read more
PHOTON module yield measurement 2013: Average module Performance Ratio on the rise
28.01.2014
Over the past 8 years, PHOTON Laboratory has been monitoring an increasingly large number of solar modules on a shade-free area of land... read more
German-Irish research team sees kesterite grains being used for thin-film solar cells
24.01.2014
Researchers at German research institute Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin for Materials and Energy and the University of Limerick, Ireland have... read more
NREL study finds that wind power could be used to actively stabilize the grid
22.01.2014
The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and its partners from the Electric Power Research Institute... read more
Turkmenistan could join Algeria and Japan's Sahara Solar Breeder project
21.01.2014
A delegation of six researchers from the Turkmenistan have met with the coordinator of the Sahara Solar Breeder (SSB) project to discuss... read more