Science & Technology

Solarworld announces 21.7% efficiency for PERC solar cell

20/07/2015 - 01:00

German module manufacturer SolarWorld AG announced that it has improved the efficiency of its PERC solar cell to 21.7%. The company said... read more

Crystasol uses silver nanowire technology from Cambrios for its thin-film solar cells

16/07/2015 - 01:00

Austrian thin-film solar cell developer Crystasol GmbH and US silver nanowire technology provider Cambrios Technologies announced that... read more

ENTSO-E and SolarPower Europe publish report on solar eclipse's effect on electricity supply

16/07/2015 - 01:00

The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and the European solar industry association SolarPower... read more

Imec announces 11% efficiency for thin-film perovskite solar cell

15/07/2015 - 01:00

Belgian nanoelectronics research institute Imec announced that it has achieved a 11.3% aperture and 11.9% active area efficiency for its... read more

Yingli unveils new module for large-scale PV projects

15/07/2015 - 01:00

Chinese solar manufacturer Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. will present a new solar module for large-scale PV plants at the at... read more

US researchers develop new material design for low-cost PV modules

15/07/2015 - 01:00

A research team from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have developed a new material design that could... read more

Eternal Sun supplies equipment to solar energy research center in Poland

15/07/2015 - 01:00

Dutch solar simulator supplier Eternal Sun BV announced it has provided the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) with a fully equipped solar... read more

Natcore develops news solar cell structure through laser processing technology

13/07/2015 - 01:00

US thin-film technology company Natcore Technology Inc. announced it has further developed a silicon heterojunction (SHJ) cell structure... read more

Wuxi Suntech announces efficiencies of over 19.11% for its Hypro cells

10/07/2015 - 01:00

Chinese solar manufacturer Wuxi Suntech, a subsidiary of China-based wafer, cell and module manufacturer Jiangsu Shunfeng International... read more

S-Energy unveils crane for installation of solar modules

10/07/2015 - 01:00

South Korea-based solar module manufacturer S-Energy Co., Ltd. will present S-Crane, a crane for the installation of PV modules for... read more