Panasonic testing BIPV glass based on perovskites
Panasonic is now testing perovskite-based power-generating glass with Japanese property developer Mitsui Fudosan Residential at a new building in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
New perovskite material for lead-free solar cells
An Algerian research group has analyzed the electronic, elastic, optical, and thermoelectric characteristics of the KGeCl3 perovskite to verify if this lead-free material may be used for solar cells and other electronic devices. The scientists found that the novel material has a direct bandgap semiconductor with bandgap energies of 0.92 eV, 1.26 eV, and 1.88 eV for cubic, tetragonal, and orthorhombic phases, respectively.
Highway solar could power 270,000 California homes, say green groups
A report from Environment America and The Ray shows how the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Diego have 4,800 acres of suitable space to host nearly 1 GW of solar capacity.
Uniper to build Germany’s largest PV plant
Uniper plans to power a green hydrogen production facility in the German state of Lower Saxony with 317 MW of solar.
Italy’s solar installations hit 2.3 GW in H1
Italy deployed 2.3 GW of new solar capacity in the first half of the year, while its cumulative installed PV capacity reached 27.4 GW at the end of March, according to Italia Solare, the national solar energy association.
Mongolia completes 10 MW solar farm
Mongolia has connected a 10 MW solar farm to the grid, as part of a plan to deploy 40.5 MW of solar and wind capacity in the nation’s western regions.
ClearVue next-gen ‘solar window’ powers through mass production run
Australia’s ClearVue Technologies says it has confirmed the scalability and “commercial viability” of its second-generation integrated glazing units, following a mass production run using a standard manufacturing line at a factory in China.
Prysmian completes world’s longest subsea interconnector
Italy’s Prysmian has finalized the deployment of a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine transmission line spanning 1,400 km, connecting Denmark to the United Kingdom.
Selenium solar cell built with laser-annealing achieves record fill factor of 63.7%
Built by Danish researchers, the device also achieved a power conversion efficiency of 5.0%. They designed the cell with a soda-lime glass substrate, a tin oxide (FTO) layer, an electron transport layer made of titanium oxide (TiO2), a selenium absorber, a molybdenum oxide (MoOx) layer, and a gold (Au) metal contact.
Octopus Energy acquires Shell home energy business in UK, Germany
Octopus Energy has acquired Shell’s home energy business in the United Kingdom and Germany through a competitive process, involving 1.4 million household electricity customers (2.5 million metering points) and 500,000 broadband customers.
