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New Research Improves Day-Ahead Solar Forecasting Accuracy by 13%

Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated techniques that improved day-ahead solar power forecasting by up to 13% compared with the most...

August 5, 2026

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Melvin Mathew

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Technology
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AI Can Optimize Renewable Energy Systems Using Grid Data: Interview 

Artificial intelligence (AI) can help consumers design renewable energy systems, optimize energy assets, and improve operational efficiency using solutions tailored...

July 28, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy

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Technology
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Uttar Pradesh Approves Tariff for 5 MW Concentrated Solar Power Project

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved a power purchase agreement (PPA) entered into by a developer with Uttar Pradesh Power...

June 9, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Technology
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Molecular Interface Engineering Can Enhance Perovskite Solar Cell Stability

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) have developed a formamidinium (FA)-based perovskite semiconductor technology for solar cells...

June 9, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Technology
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India’s Solar EPC Market Shifting Toward Digital Simulation Tools: Interview

Solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors are increasingly turning to design and simulation platforms to cut proposal delays, improve design...

June 1, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Technology
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Top Robotic Solar Module Cleaning Equipment Suppliers in 2025

Langfang Sol-Bright New Energy Technology, Solabot Technologies, LEAPTING, Aegeus Technologies, and Vayu Solar were the top five robotic solar module cleaning equipment...

April 15, 2026

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Yogeshwaran M

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar

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Technology
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Spin-Flip Emitter Can Help achieve 130% Light Conversion in Solar Cells

A research team led by Japan’s Kyushu University, in collaboration with Germany’s Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Mainz, claims to have achieved a light conversion...

April 9, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Modify Organic Molecule for Solar Energy Storage

Scientists at the University of California in the U.S. have developed a molecular system that can capture, store, and release solar energy without relying on...

March 30, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Solar

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Technology
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Electrons Can Move Across Solar Materials at Record Speed: Research

Electrons can jump across solar materials in approximately 18 femtoseconds, less than 20 quadrillionths of a second, according to researchers from the University of...

March 10, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Solar

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Technology
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Fraunhofer Launches 3 kV String Inverters for Medium-Voltage Solar

Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Fraunhofer ISE) has launched the “PVgoesMV” project to demonstrate the world’s first medium-voltage solar...

January 30, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Inverters & BOS

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Solar

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US Slaps Countervailable Duties on Select Chinese Solar Cell Companies

The U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed countervailable duties on select crystalline silicon cells, whether or not assembled into modules, imported from China during...

January 28, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Technology
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US DOE Announces $30 Million for Energy Innovation Programs

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced $30 million in funding across three programs intended to help the...

January 28, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Renewable Energy

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Technology
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Antimony Chalcogenide Solar Cell Efficiency Hits a New High of 10.7%

Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney have set a world record efficiency for solar cells based on antimony chalcogenide, achieving a certified...

January 23, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Solar

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Technology
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US Patent Board Declines Applications Against First Solar’s TOPCon Patents

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) director has denied three separate inter partes review applications filed by JinkoSolar, Mundra Solar, and Canadian Solar in...

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US Patent Board Invalidates Maxeon’s TOPCon Patent Claims Against Canadian Solar

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board  of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has determined that the claims of patent infringement by Singapore-based solar solutions...

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