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Solar technology moves fast, as the industry pursues the joint goals of improving efficiency and lowering costs. From tiny tweaks in battery or solar cell materials, to optimizing large-scale system layouts, solar rewards effective innovations with a quick route to market.
As the industry grows, reliability testing becomes more complex and factors like recycling and critical mineral consumption come into the frame as well.
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Lower temperatures, higher heat pump efficiency
A large-scale study of UK heat pump installations has revealed a major gap between hypothetical performance and real-world data. Changes to commissioning could make all the difference. pv magazine caught up with Oxford University’s Jan Rosenow and Heat Pump Monitor’s Trystan Lea to hear how installers can achieve higher seasonal performance factor (SPF) ratings for their customers.
Jun 27, 2026
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Kyocera testing Sekisui Chemical’s perovksite solar tech at Japanese sites
Kyocera has begun testing perovskite solar modules developed by Sekisui Chemical across six of its facilities in Japan. The trials are being conducted in Fukuoka and Shiga prefectures to evaluate the emerging solar technology’s performance in real-world conditions.
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EcoFlow unveils OASIS 3.0: Pioneering energy intelligence for the European home
With its new OASIS 3.0 home energy management system (HEMS), unveiled at Intersolar 2026 in Munich last week, EcoFlow targets the rapidly expanding European residential energy market. This launch marks EcoFlow is leading the industry to another new chapter of intelligent energy management.
Panasonic launches CO₂ air-to-water heat pump with coefficient of performance of 6.1
Panasonic has launched a residential CO₂ (R744) air-to-water heat pump range designed for efficient hot water production, even in low ambient temperatures, using natural carbon dioxide refrigerant. The system offers 4.0 kW or 6.0 kW outdoor units with 250–400 L tank options, up to COP 6.1 performance, around 37 dB(A) operation, PV integration, and a 10-year warranty.
Atmoce integrates snow removal tech in microinverters
Atmoce has introduced Smart Snow Removal for its MI-series microinverters, using controlled low-power operation to gently heat PV modules and accelerate snow melt. The function is managed via a dedicated app with multiple operating modes and configurable limits, and has been tested with Longi to improve winter performance and system recovery.
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JA Solar and ECN join efforts to introduce high efficiency PV modules
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced at the Intersolar Europe trade fair that it has partnered with the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) to introduce the metal wrap through (MWT) solar cell and module technology into production.
Solar operated TV brought to rural SA
Thirty five solar-operated television viewing points have been installed in South Africa and Namibia for people living without access to electricity.The viewing points have been put in place in time for the World Cup, but it is said they will also be used for educational purposes in the future.
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Solar cells win Millennium Technology Prize Laureate
Professor Michael Grätzel, dubbed the father of third generation dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) and director of the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), is this year’s winner of the Millennium Prize Laureate.
Eus largest PV energy conversion and storage project enters field trial phase
?The development phase of creating an integrated energy conversion and storage kit capable of production on an industrial scale for decentralized on-grid, residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems has been successfully completed.
Jordan's Shams Maan project receives grant boost
A grant agreement between the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and Jordan-based Kawar Energy for USD$617,204 has been signed. The agreement will allow the feasibility of the Shams Maan project – expected to be one of the worlds largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants – to be examined.
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