Science & Technology
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
MIT researchers use heat to improve efficiency of silicon-based PV cells
21.01.2014
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new approach to harvesting solar energy that could... read more
CSUN signs R&D agreement with University of New South Wales
17.01.2014
Chinese cell and module manufacturer China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (CSUN) has signed an R&D cooperation agreement with Austrialian... read more
CECEP announces 18.32% efficiency for solar cell using Applied Materials' technology
16.01.2014
CECEP Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd., a Chinese state-owned company specializing in the research, production and installation of... read more
Innovationsallianz announces 306 W Perc-Module
15.01.2014
Innovationsallianz Photovoltaik, an R&D initiative controlled by Germany's Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and... read more