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Perovskites – A Research to Reality

Most of the solar panels commercially deployed are made from the silicon cells. But research into other materials and strategies is underway in laboratories around the world. Some of the most promising recent research for silicon alternatives has involved materials called perovskites. The word “perovskite” is also used for synthetic compounds that have the same […]

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Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation Introduces Second-Generation 650V SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes

The new SiC SBDs incorporate Toshiba’s latest second-generation chip, and it delivers improvements in surge peak forward current (IFSM) and figure of merit (VF•Qc*1). Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (TDSC) has enhanced its diode portfolio with the addition of six Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) fabricated with silicon carbide (SiC) and housed in surface-mount packages. […]

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First Utility Scale Storage Project in India Takes Off

The 20MW solar power project is the first utility scale storage tender in India to announce results, and it includes provision of complete EPC and O&M services for twenty-five years. NLC India Limited, a government of India owned coal mining company, recently completed auction for a 20 MW solar project integrated with 28 MWh storage […]

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Deep-UV probing method detects electron transfer in photovoltaics

Sensitized solar cells consisting of a molecular or solid-state sensitizer that serves to collect light and inject an electron into a substrate that favors their migration are among the most studied photovoltaic systems at present. Despite its importance in determining the potential of a photovoltaic device, current methods for monitoring the interfacial electron transfer remain […]

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Sonnen Builts First Sonnen City with sonnenBatterie in United States

Sonnen equips 3000 new homes in the US state of Arizona with a sonnenBatterie, facilitating the house owners to produce, store and network their own electricity. In the US state of Arizona, a new city is being built in which every 3000 homes can produce, store and network their own electricity. According to his own […]

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Viz-A-Viz with Andreas Liebheit, President | Heraeus Photovoltaics

Q. Please detail us how your organization’s Vision to continuously improve the businesses of your customers around the world actually takes shape through your products. Heraeus is a German technology company with a wide portfolio, especially in renewable energies. We believe that in the next five years, the costs for electricity from renewable energies will […]

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Prototype Shows How Tiny Photodetectors Can Double Their Efficiency

Combining two distinct inorganic materials and producing quantum mechanical processes, the new Photodetectors could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected. Physicists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a photodetector – a device that senses light – by combining two distinct inorganic materials and producing quantum mechanical processes that could revolutionize the way […]

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Redback Technologies Secures 7 Million Dollars for Smart Hybrid System

The US$7 million investment supports Redback’s development and integration of innovative smart software and hardware technologies to optimize the generation, storage and management of solar energy for households and businesses. The Clean Energy Innovation Fund and Right Click Capital has announced an investment of US$7 million (approx. $8.99 million) into Australian renewable energy start-up Redback […]

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