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‘Black Silicon’ Helps Reduce Solar Panel Cost

The black silicon technology can only reduce the costs of solar components till a certain limit. Taking a step towards cost considerations of solar modules, researchers at Aalto University have found a way to reduce production costs of solar cells by more than 10 percent by using ‘black silicon’. Moreover, creating Nano-textures on silicon with […]

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Utah’s Vivint Solar to Bring Low-Cost Solar Panels to Illinois

Marking the company’s first expansion into the Midwest region, Vivint Solar plans to create over 100 jobs in the state within the year. Utah based residential solar solutions provider, Vivint Solar plans to expand availability of its affordable residential solar energy systems into Illinois, with services beginning in the greater Chicago area. Marking the company’s […]

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Donald Trump’s Tariff on Imported Solar Panels Will Cost 23,000 Jobs: SEIA

The Donald Trump administration has decided to slap a whopping 30 percent tariff on solar cells and washing machines imported from China. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has stated that the 30 percent tariffs on imported solar panels and cells will cost the United States 23,000 jobs. Angered by the Trump’s decision, the trade […]

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Phoenix Nuclear Labs (PNL) to supply Rayton Solar with technology for low cost solar panel production

PNL will deliver the first system to Rayton solar at the end of 2017, followed by several additional units in 2018 and 2019.   Phoenix Nuclear Labs (PNL) has signed a long-term agreement to be the exclusive supplier of high current proton accelerators to California-based Rayton Solar to produce low cost, high efficiency solar panels. Under the terms […]

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Solar Panel Costs to tumble 10% Each Year – Findings

‘Sudden fall of Solar Power cost, it is likely to outrun the normal energy speculation,’ said a journal of Oxford University Researchers in its ‘Research Policy’ based on innovation, technology, R&D and science. From the early 1980’s, panels to generate power from sunlight has become 10% cheaper each year. According to the research, it is […]

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Qcells Launches Solar Recycling Unit In US As EOL Waste Rises

US-based solar energy company Qcells has launched a new business unit, EcoRecycle by Qcells, to manage end-of-life (EOL) solar panel waste and reduce the industry’s environmental footprint. The company said on Monday that EcoRecycle will begin operations this year at a facility in Cartersville, Georgia, with plans to expand across the United States. At full […]

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China Starts 400 MW Offshore Solar, 133 MW Demonstration Base In Same Week

In a busy week for China’s turbocharged green energy sector, two critical projects have started supplies to the grid, both a clear indicator of China’s lead in the sector. 400 MW Offshore Solar Plant The first is China’s first pile-mounted offshore photovoltaic power project, developed by China General Nuclear Power Group (CGNN). The 400-megawatt solar […]

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Solar’s Next Big Challenge- Sustainable Growth

It has been an abiding mystery how many business journalists, for all the knowledge they collect on their preferred sectors, usually ignore the financials of the firms they track. Relationships with firms, especially if they are not publicly traded, tend to be at an arm’s length, with information supplied on a need-to-know basis. The solar […]

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Working Towards Making Solar Affordable For Masses: Karan Singh (Evolve)

How has the journey of Evolve Energy been in India? What are the key factors driving its growth? Evolve Energy’s expansion across India and overseas has been driven by its integrated business model, which spans the manufacturing of solar components to the construction and operation of power plants. This end-to-end structure has provided customers with […]

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