A research team at the Australian National University (ANU) has claimed an efficiency of 30.3 per cent for a tandem solar cell made by mechanically stacking a perovskite cell and a silicon PV cell.     In 2021, Australia set a “Solar 30 30 30” target of 30% module efficiency a...

The company reports that the solar technology integrated into the body didn't shatter when it hit the test bench head-on. The speed of the collision is 50 kilometers per hour.   Sono Motors has carried out preliminary crash tests of its planned series electric car, the Sion: Certification body...

The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has launched the first tender for 5,850 MW of ground-mounted solar. The ceiling price has been raised to €0.0737 ($0.080)/kWh. The Bundesnetzagentur has opened the first round of tenders for large-scale solar systems in 2023, with a target c...

Longi Solar said it will invest $6.65 billion to more than double PV wafer and cell capacity. It plans to build new wafer and cell factories.     The company signed an investment agreement with the local government. Construction of the new facilities should take no longer than 18 months a...

Go-Ahead Singapore will from Monday (Jan 16) progressively roll out 50 additional buses fitted with ultra-thin solar panels to further reduce the carbon footprint of its vehicles.   By end of April this year, a total of 52 buses will be fitted with these roof-mounted solar panels, the company s...

Solar PV reaches new heights by 2021, with top-line estimates tying total global deployment to the inspiring milestone of 1TW of active installed capacity on Earth. In January 2022, the United States made its latest contribution, bringing 22 projects into commercial operation, adding 952MW of instal...

The private airport operator Vinci Airports has sold 90.1% of its stake in Stockholm Skavsta airport, the Swedish capital's second airport in terms of size. The buyer is the Swedish real estate group Arlandastad Group. At the same time, the two players signed an agreement for the developme...

The renewable power division of Goldman Sachs said it has begun commercial operations at its Slate solar and energy storage project in California.   (Picture form internet)   The 390MW solar and 140.25MW/561MWh battery storage facility is one of the largest in the state. Development of th...

Recently, the German federal grid agency Bundesnetzagentur said that Germany installed 420MW of new photovoltaic capacity in January. This compares to 536 MW of new PV capacity added in January 2021. The segment of PV systems below 300 kW, which is subject to the feed-in tariff system, remained...

Slovakian manufacturer Agora Solar plans to build a 150-megawatt plant in Vranow in the east of the country. The plant will produce glass panels and could have a capacity of 500 megawatts by 2024.   (Picture from internet)   Slovakia-based Agora Solar a.s. is planning to build a 150MW sol...