Science & Technology
Longi Solar sets new bifacial mono-PERC solar cell world record at 24.06 percent
17/01/2019 - 17:57
Chinese solar manufacturer Longi Green Technology Co., Ltd. (Longi Solar) has achieved a new monocrystalline silicon PERC world record... read more
ISE developed adhesive process for shingle cell technology
09/01/2019 - 16:19
The German Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg has developed a special adhesive process to interconnect... read more
DNV GL transfers ownership of solar reliability test lab to PVEL management team
07/01/2019 - 22:08
The management of Norwegian DNV GL and California-based PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) have jointly decided that PVEL will become a separate... read more
ISE achieved efficiency record of 22.3 percent for silicon-based multi-junction solar cell
07/01/2019 - 21:31
Scientists at German Fraunhofer ISE in cooperation with partners have achieved a new efficiency record of 22.3 percent for a multi-... read more
Oxford PV perovskite solar cell achieves 28 percent efficiency
20/12/2018 - 20:26
UK solar technology company Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd. announced a new world record for its perovskite based solar cell. The company’s 1... read more
First Solar Series 6 completes test protocol at CSA Group’s PV Test Lab
18/12/2018 - 21:09
First Solar’s Series 6 thin film PV module technology has met completion criteria in the newly published CSA/ANSI C450 (»PV Module... read more
Aluminum Nitride to extend durability of solar towers
10/12/2018 - 12:11
Scientists from Central Metallurgical R&D Institute (CMRDI, Cairo) and National University of Science and Technology (NUST MISIS,... read more
China could increase solar yield by fighting the smog
09/12/2018 - 12:10
If China fights the smog in the country vehemently, the country could massively increase solar power production, according to... read more
Airbus opened flight base for solar UAV Zephyr in Australia
06/12/2018 - 20:57
Airbus Defence and Space announced the opening of the world’s first High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) flight base serving as the... read more
Amprius' silicon nanowire lithium ion batteries power Airbus’ Zephyr S solar aircraft
05/12/2018 - 19:29
Manufacturer and developer of high energy and high capacity lithium-ion batteries Amprius, Inc. is supplying advanced lithium ion cells... read more