Skip to content

Technology and R&D

Solar records tumble across Central Europe in September

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Germany and Central Europe saw their highest September irradiances in at least 17 years, due to an ‘Omega block’ weather pattern, which kept high pressure stuck over Central Europe, leading to consistently clear skies there, but pushed cloud and storms southward.

1

Ryobi introduces foldable 60 W solar panel for mobile tool charging

The lightweight panel can charge small devices or batteries in the company’s portable power station.

Gautam Solar debuts n-type TOPCon solar modules

Indian panel manufacturer Gautam Solar has developed new n-type TOPCon solar modules with power ratings of 565 W to 580 W and a maximum efficiency of 22.45%.

Novel thin-film anti-soiling coating increases solar module yield by over 3%

A group of scientists in the United States saw ‘encouraging’ results after testing the commercialization of novel coating materials in field tests, with the coating only increasing a panel’s total cost by 1.4%.

2

Jakson unveils 22.8%-efficient bifacial TOPCon solar panels

Indian manufacturer Jakson introduced its 590 W TOPCon bifacial solar panels, with a power conversion efficiency of 22.86%, at Renewable Energy India Expo 2023 this week.

Perovskite quantum dot solar cells on the path to achieve 30% efficiency

Researchers in Iran have identified new ways to design perovskite quantum dot solar cells via a series of simulations. They investigated, in particular, how the perovskite absorbers can be gauged in order to enhance their electro-optical properties.

Big solar projects have no negative impact on property values, says US study

A new study commissioned by Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation, Advanced Power Alliance and the Solar Energy Industries Association looks at market trends near six utility-scale solar projects.

Optimization model to integrate heat pumps in non-continuous industrial processes

The new optimization method is intended at designing smaller and cheaper heat pumps. Its creators said the new approach also enables higher Opex savings and an improved coefficient of performance.

Nextracker reaches 10 GW of annual manufacturing capacity in India

US-based solar tracker specialist Nextracker has reached 10 GW of annual manufacturing capacity in India.

Aleo Solar presents 400 W in-roof PV modules

Aleo Solar has introduced 400 W in-roof PV modules, which can also function as solar tiles. The German manufacturer offers this new product in four power classes, ranging from 385 W to 400 W.

This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy.

The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.

Close