Tandem Solar Cell Achieves World Record with 32.5% Conversion Efficiency
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) said they have achieved 32.5% conversion efficiency in tandem solar cells, which is the highest ever for this technology and also a world record ...
Melbourne University Researchers Build Device to Generate Hydrogen from Air
A group of researchers at the University of Melbourne have developed a way to generate hydrogen directly from the air, eliminating the dependency on freshwater resources and providing a new ...
Off-Grid Solar Product Sales in India Dip 48% YoY in H2 2020: GOGLA
The Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA) has published its latest off-grid solar market semi-annual sales and impact report. The data used has been collated from July to December 2020. The ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Procter & Gamble’s Hyderabad Unit Goes Solar
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Procter & Gamble has commissioned its first in-house solar power unit at the company's Hyderabad manufacturing facility ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Switch Mobility, Siemens Sign MoU to Push E-Mobility in India
Auto manufacturer Ashok Leyland's U.K. arm Switch Mobility has partnered with Siemens Limited to promote electric mobility in the Indian commercial vehicle market. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by ...
Facebook Ties Up with CleanMax to Source 100% Renewable Power
Facebook has partnered with renewable energy company CleanMax to further the global tech giant’s sustainability ambitions in India. As part of the deal, Facebook will procure renewable energy from wind ...
Japan’s Toshiba to Stop Taking Construction Orders for Coal-Fired Plants
Toshiba, a Japan-based conglomerate, announced that it would not take any new orders for the construction work of coal-fired thermal facilities. The company is planning to shift towards renewable energy ...
Siemens Energy to Stop Support for Development of New Coal-Fired Projects
Germany's Siemens Energy has announced that it will discontinue support for new coal-fired power projects. However, the company will continue to offer new technologies like gas-fired projects and components for ...
Investment Firm KKR to Acquire 317 MW of Solar Assets from Shapoorji Pallonji
Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital (SP Infra), a part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group and KKR, a global investment firm, have signed an agreement under which the SP Infra will sell ...
Yellow Door to Help APICORP Install Solar and Energy-Efficient Technologies in Saudi Arabia
The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development financial institution, has signed two agreements with Yellow Door Energy to install a rooftop solar system at APICORP’s headquarters in Dammam ...
India’s Gift to the United Nations: 193 Solar Panels for Every Member State
In its recent gesture of support for renewable energy, India has gifted 193 solar panels to the United Nations (UN). These solar panels are for each of UN’s 193 member ...
