Textile integrated organic solar PV canopy provides shade, area lighting
A novel technical textile integrating 150 organic photovoltaic solar PV devices was demonstrated in a pavilion installation at the Dutch Design Week 2025 in Eindhoven, Netherlands this month.
SoftBank fine-tunes PV-battery tech for high altitudes
Japan’s SoftBank Corp. has launched a four-year program backed by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to advance high-density batteries and high-efficiency solar cells for high-altitude platform station aircraft.
Ascent Solar testing CIGS modules for power beaming, marine applications
The US-based developer of copper indium gallium selenide thin-film PV products said its modules will be tested without modifications by companies developing marine PV and power beaming applications.
RatedPower enhances solar plant design platform with 3D simulation capabilities
RatedPower has introduced a 3D simulation feature to improve accuracy in utility-scale solar design, enabling more precise yield modeling that reflects terrain variations and shading, validated against real production data.
New tech to improve energy efficiency in Siemens polysilicon production process
Chinese researchers developed an electric heating model to support uniform material temperature in a novel four-ring, 80-rod industrial Siemens reactor.
Shadow-aware route planning for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics
Japanese researchers have proposed a method for future vehicle-integrated photovoltaic route planning. It integrates environmental shading effects based on satellite and geographic information system data.
Sofab Inks achieves 22.2% efficiency in mini inverted perovskite solar panel
The U.S. startup said the 30 x 30 cm perovskite solar cell device featured its tin oxide electron transport material produced in a sheet-to-sheet slot die coating process.
Market trust key for perovskite solar commercialization
In a new perspective paper, researchers from Dresden University of Technology and Denmark’s InfinityPV analyzed scientific research and more than 100 companies involved in organic PV and perovskite solar cell manufacturing. Their findings show that the commercialization of these technologies depends on the PV industry’s ability to increase financial transparency.
Swedish organic PV manufacturer secures financial boost
Indoor PV specialist Epishine has received direct funding of SEK 33.7 million ($3.46 million) from the Swedish Energy Agency towards expansion of its roll-to-roll production line.
Solestial to provide Endurosat with space solar modules
The U.S.-based manufacturer announced it will provide solar power modules to satellite manufacturer Endurosat starting this year.
