Solar Startup Sundrive’s Copper for Silver Innovation Finds Takers In China Updated On Tue, May 13th, 2025 by Saurenergy Sydney, Australia based Solar Start up Sundrive Solar, which seeks to replace the use of silver with copper in solar panels has signed a key agreement with Chinese manufacturers to commercialise its innovation further. SunDrive has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with global solar equipment leaders Maxwell Technologies and Vistar Equipment Technology to co-develop […] Read more
Oxford PV Claims Research Breakthrough Could Reduce Need For Solar Farms Updated On Fri, Aug 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy An abiding aspect of solar research has been the obvious focus on improving energy conversion efficiency at lower costs, and finding more and more application areas for solar. Scientists at Oxford University Physics Department have developed a ‘revolutionary approach’ which they claim could generate increasing amounts of solar electricity without the need for silicon-based solar […] Read more
Oxford PV Achieves 25% Solar Cell Efficiency; Claims World Record Updated On Wed, Jan 31st, 2024 by Saurenergy Oxford PV, a British firm pioneering advanced photovoltaic cell technology, has claimed to have achieved a remarkable 25% conversion efficiency, surpassing the typical 24% efficiency of commercially available silicon-based solar cells. Oxford PV says that this is now a new world record in solar panel efficiency. Solar modules employing these higher efficiency cells yield greater […] Read more
A Solar Panel To Withstand 270° Bending Stress For Cars and More Updated On Thu, Dec 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Huston, US based BougeRV, a provider of outdoor appliances and outdoor needs , has announced its new flexible 10BB solar panel, called the BougeRV Arch. The firm claims that the groundbreaking solar panel is the world’s first to withstand 270° bending stress without any solar cell cracking. Features and benefits of BougeRV Arch include ETFE […] Read more
Cosmos Innovation Bags $19.7mn For Perovskite Silicon Tandem Fab Platform Updated On Fri, Oct 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Singapore based Cosmos Innovation, an AI-first company building next-generation perovskite silicon tandem (PST) solar cell technology, today announced raising $19.7 million in total funding. Founded by Vijay Chandrasekhar and Joel Li, the firm raised its Series A round with participation from Xora Innovation, an early-stage, deep-tech investment platform of Temasek, headquartered in Singapore. Other investors joining […] Read more
The Solar-Powered Smart Farm Unveiled Via India & Sweden Partnership Promises 80% Water Savings Updated On Tue, Jun 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Small-hold farmers are extremely vulnerable to erratic climatic conditions, and often do not have access to resources to address the challenges confronting them. With a goal to equip them better, India and Sweden have partnered up and launched a solar-powered smart farm that will enable them to save water and increase food production in a […] Read more
Research on Perovskite-CIGS Tandem Solar Cells Yields 24.9% Efficiency Updated On Mon, Mar 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Based on a commercial copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell, engineers from Midsummer, by teaming up with researchers at Prof. Yang Yang’s laboratory of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have demonstrated a four-terminal perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell reaching 24.9 percent efficiency. Midsummer is a leading Swedish developer and manufacturer of thin film CIGS […] Read more
Flexible Solar Moves One Step Closer to Mass Market With DaZheng Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy A 10 year old Chinese startup, DaZheng, has become the first firm worldwide to produce large, flexible perovskite solar panels at scale, with a promised efficiency of 21%. Traditional flexible thin-film solar cells are limited by expensive raw materials and complicated manufacturing processes, which lead to the high cost and limited applications. The new flexible […] Read more
Canadian BIPV Firm Mitrex Launches PV Plus Noise Barriers For Highways Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Mitrex, a Toronto-based manufacturer of integrated photovoltaics, has released its latest product—a photovoltaic noise barrier (PVNB). Offering a Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) rating of up to 0.7 through ASTM C423 testing, solar power production, and enhanced aesthetics for use on roads and highways. In collaboration with noise barrier industry players including Durisol and Silentium Group, Mitrex was […] Read more
