Daily News Wrap-Up: Vestas Sets Up Venture to Invest in Sustainability Startups
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Trina Solar and its eight subsidiaries have signed the procurement contract for photovoltaic glass with Changzhou Almaden ...
Researchers Develop Method to Control Voltage Fluctuations in Solar+Storage Systems
Researchers at the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra have claimed to have developed a new method to regulate direct current (DC) voltage for grid-connected solar photovoltaic plus battery energy storage ...
Solar Installations in India Picked Up Speed With 438 MW Added in Q3 2020
India added 438 MW of solar in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3 2020), a 114% rise over last quarter's 205 MW, according to Mercom India Research's newly released Q3 2020 ...
This Process Uses Sunlight to Turn Hazardous Medical Waste into Clean Hydrogen Fuel
A joint team of researchers from India and Wales, led by Swansea University researchers, said they were developing a new process to convert hazardous medical waste into clean hydrogen fuel ...
A Liquid Window That Can Bring Down Energy Consumption of Buildings By Up to 45%
Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University claim that they have developed a liquid window panel that can reduce buildings' energy consumption by up to 45%. The researchers said that the ...
These Transparent Solar Cells Can Generate Power Under Low-Light Conditions
Researchers at the Incheon National University claimed that they have designed a transparent solar cell that can generate power even under low-light conditions. The researchers explained that traditional solar cells, ...
This Method of Deploying Bifacial Solar Modules Could Reduce LCOE of Large Solar Projects
Researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) claimed that they had developed an illumination model for deploying bifacial solar modules for large-scale solar projects, decreasing the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for ...
Researchers Develop a Process to Control Instability in Perovskite Solar Cells
A team of researchers from the Australian Research Council Center of Excellence in Exciton Science claimed that they have developed a process that can help enhance the commercial use of ...
Researchers Develop a Process to Enhance Efficiency of Hot-Carrier Solar Cells
A team of researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee claimed that they had developed a process to slow phonos - the waves that ...
Researchers Develop a Sustainable Redox Flow Battery with Vanillin
Researchers at TU Graz University claimed that they had developed a redox flow battery that utilizes conventional vanillin instead of liquid electrolyte, which could make the battery more environment friendly ...
This New Dispensing Technology Promises Higher Electricity Yield from Silicon Solar Cells
HighLine Technology GmbH, a spin-off of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy System ISE, claimed that it has developed a new dispensing technology, which enhances the electricity yield of silicon solar ...
Researchers Develop a Polymer to Enhance Efficiency of Redox Flow Batteries
Researchers at the Friedrich Schiller University claimed that they have developed a new polymer electrolyte for redox flow batteries that enhances its efficiency and heat-resistance capacity. Redox flow batteries are ...
Floating Solar in Hydropower Projects Could Generate 7.6 TW of Energy Annually
A hybrid system combining floating solar and hydropower projects may have the potential to generate a significant amount of clean energy annually. According to a research report by the National ...
These Solar Cells Could be Utilized for Solar-Powered Electric Vehicles
A team of researchers from Toyota Motor Corporation, Sharp Corporation, and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization suggested a special kind of solar cell that could be utilized ...
South Korean Researchers Claim a High-Efficiency Large-Area Organic Solar Module
A research team from South Korea claimed that they had developed a large-area organic solar photovoltaic (PV) module with higher efficiency. The researchers applied a spin-coating method to develop the ...
Researchers Identify the Source of Impurity in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (Fraunhofer IISB) have claimed that they have identified how impurities are formed in silicon crystals during their manufacturing process ...
Government Invites Proposal for Research on Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage
The government of India’s (GOI) Department of Science and Technology (DST) is encouraging translational research on carbon capture, utilization & storage (CCUS). DST has invited proposals from Indian researchers in ...
Fraunhofer Institute Reports New Record Efficiency of 25.9% for Tandem Solar Cells
Researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE announced a new record efficiency of 25.9% for the III-V/Si tandem solar cell grown directly on silicon. The research and development ...
A Cost-Effective Catalyst That Can Split Water to Produce Hydrogen
Researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Science (CeNS) claimed that they had created an efficient and cost-effective palladium-based catalyst that can be used for electrochemical splitting of water ...
Researchers Develop a Hybrid Inverter That Integrates Distributed Energy Resources
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) claimed that they had developed a power electronic inverter platform that can easily connect distributed solar panels, electric vehicles (EV), and electric storage ...
India Installs Just 205 MW of Solar Capacity in Q2 2020
India added only 205 MW of solar capacity in the second quarter of 2020 (Q2 2020), an 81% decline from the previous quarter's 1,090 MW of additions. The findings were ...
Power Finance Corporation Gives ₹23.89 Million to IIT-Kanpur for Smart Grid Research
The Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC Limited) has signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) with the Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur (IIT-K) for training, research, and entrepreneurship development in ...
Africa-Based REDAVIA Gets $1.73 Million Loan to Expand its Solar Power Leasing Model
African solar developer REDAVIA announced that it received €1.5 million ($1.73 million) as its first catalyst loan from Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa). REVADIA develops solar projects ...
Stanford Researchers Develop New Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries Used in EVs
Researchers at Stanford University have claimed they developed a new electrolyte design that boosts the performance of lithium metal batteries that could increase the driving range of electric vehicles (EVs) ...
Tracking Bifacial Solar Modules Can Produce 35% More Energy: Report
Researchers at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) have claimed that bifacial solar modules that track the sun produced 35% more energy than regular modules and could help ...
