Solar Cells News
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U.S. Announces First Projects Receiving Clean Energy Manufacturing Investments
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (April 19) released details for 35 projects across 20 states that voluntarily shared with DOE they received a total of $1.93 billion in allocations of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C). 48C is an allocated tax credit funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda through the Inflation Reduction Act, aimed at accelerating clean ...
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AmpIn Energy gets EUR25 million for 1 GW solar cell and module factory.
AmpIn Energy Transition has announced a EUR 25 million long-term investment from OeEB, the Development Bank of Austria. This investment will support AmpIn in expanding its renewable energy portfolio and establishing a domestic solar cell and module production facility in Odisha with a capacity of 1,000 MW. These investments are in line with the government's goal of expanding sustainable energy ...
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NSG Group will increase Ohio solar glass capacity to supply First Solar with American product
Glass and glazing system supplier Nippon Sheet Glass Co. (NSG Group) recently announced it would invest in additional transparent conductive oxide (TCO) glass production capacity at its plant in Rossford, Ohio, to support the solar market. The float line at Pilkington North America, a member of NSG Group, will begin shipping TCO glass for solar panels by Q1 2025. Pilkington will supply glass to ...
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Alfa Chemistry Materials Launches Alternative Energy Materials for Renewable Energy Technology Development
Efficient collection and storage of renewable forms of energy, such as solar radiation or wind, requires the development of advanced functional materials. To better meet the increasing demand for such functional materials, Alfa Chemistry Materials, a chemical vendor headquartered in New York, USA, announced to provide a broad varieties of alternative energy materials for research groups or ...
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New Alternative Energy Solutions and Pheromone Ingredients Available from Alfa Chemistry
Alfa Chemistry, a leading chemical supplier, has recently announced the expansion of its product line to new alternative energy solutions and pheromone ingredients. The newly added products include deuterated materials, liquid crystal (LC) materials, and pheromone ingredients. These products are designed to meet the growing demands of the scientific community in various industries, including ...
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Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. Brings Decades of Pollution Abatement Expertise to Solar Panel Manufacturing Industry
Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. (S&SE), a pioneer in clean air technologies, has entered the solar energy market with pollution abatement solutions for solar panel manufacturers. Undoubtedly, solar technology is one of the most promising solutions to empower the world with clean and zero-emission energy. By transitioning away from fossil fuels and towards sustainable energy sources such ...
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Matexcel Updated Its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service for Research Use
Matexcel, a biotechnology company in material science, recently updated its Photovoltaic Product Analysis Service to assist scientists and researchers better with their projects. Products that use solar cells to transform light energy into electrical energy are referred to as photovoltaic products. In a broad sense, photovoltaic products refer to items like solar street lights, traffic lights, ...
By Matexcel
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Alfa Chemistry Enriches Its Chemical Database by Adding Photoactive Polymers, Alternative Energy Materials, and Micro-Nano Electric Materials
Earlier this month, the New York-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry announced the addition of photoactive polymers, alternative energy materials, and micro-nano electric materials to its already well-established material portfolio. Over the past few years, the company has gained fame in providing a wide range of novel chemicals and materials, including: nanomaterials, MOFs, COFs, nanofibers, ...
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Teknisolar involved in developing European pilot line for innovative photovoltaic technology based on tandem solar cells
PEPPERONI, a four-year Research and Innovation project co-funded under Horizon Europe and jointly coordinated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and Qcells, will support Europe in reaching its renewable energy target of climate neutrality by 2050. The project will help advance perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaics (PV) technology’s journey towards the market introduction and mass manufacturing. ...
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FERC Proposes IBR Standards, Registration to Improve Grid Reliability
FERC took several actions on Nov 17 focused on inverter-based resources (IBRs), including proposing that new mandatory standards be developed to enhance the reliability of the bulk electric system. IBRs are solar photovoltaic, wind, fuel cell and battery storage resources that use power electronic devices to change direct current power, produced by generators, to alternating current power, to be ...
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Midsummer signs LOI’s with six customers for the delivery of more than 100 MW of solar panels
”It is clear proof of a super strong demand for our attractive and sustainable products that we in such a short time span can sign so many large offtake agreements for the future delivery of solar cells and it validates our aggressive growth plans”, said Midsummer’s CEO Sven Lindström. The recently signed LOI’s equate to 107 MW solar cells which can be compared with ...
By Midsummer
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Alfa Chemistry Offers Abundant Choices of Alternative Energy Materials for Energy Storage & Batteries
To harness greenhouse gas emissions and alter global warming, Alfa Chemistry recently announced diverse choices of alternative energy materials. Among them, solar cell materials, LiFePO4 battery materials, ternary lithium-ion battery materials, and energy storage materials are specially designed for use in developing energy storage systems and batteries. Due to the pollution-free and renewable ...
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Evaporation - Evolar’s choice for perovskite thin-film deposition
Within the solar industry, the race to commercialize perovskite solar cell technology is on. A key factor for success revolves around the choice for the deposition process of perovskite films, as this greatly influences device performance as well as meeting industrial goals, like scalability. Two main categories exist for perovskite thin-film deposition methods: solution-based processing and dry ...
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Midsummer reports record order intake in the third quarter and prepares capital acquisition for expanded production capacity
During the third quarter 2022, Midsummer reached a new record high order intake for the business area Solar roofs with SEK 37.8 million [approx. EUR 3.45m], an increase of 63 percent compared to the corresponding period last year and 110 percent compared to the previous quarter. Demand from the Swedish private market hit a new record during the quarter, while sales to commercial actors also ...
By Midsummer
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Enabling the shift: Reducing the Cost of Green Hydrogen
The energy sector is witnessing a fundamental shift away from fossil fuels and towards low-carbon alternatives. Countries around the world are aiming for zero emissions by 2050 and green hydrogen has been identified as a major enabler in securing a sustainable future. The ability to convert, store and transport energy derived from other sustainable sources, such as wind and solar power, while ...
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Evolar`s perovskite solar cell technology meets the market`s tough demands of 25 years stable lifespan
Solar energy will become one of the world's dominant sources of electricity production due to its low production cost and low climate footprint. Major investments in expansion will come not least within Europe, the EU's new policy in the area was recently announced. It includes, among other things, a proposal that all new public and commercial buildings must have solar cells on the roof. ...
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Midsummer presents its first sustainability report
Since the company was founded in 2004, Midsummer has had sustainability in its focus, and the new report is the first of an annual series that describes, among other things, how the company works to counteract climate change, how the company's solar cells can become even more sustainable, and how Midsummer's solar cells stand up compared to other technologies with regard to climate impact seen ...
By Midsummer
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How to Avoid Dead Batteries in AR/VR Headsets
Virtual and augmented reality are becoming more prevalent in recreational and professional applications. Augmented and virtual reality technologies are increasingly useful for manufacturing, maintenance, construction and surveying activities. Whether it’s to create a safe and effective way to provide training for a task or to utilize a more immersive way of sharing visual information, AR ...
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Alfa Chemistry Shows Proved Capability in Thermal Analysis for Alternative Energy Materials
Never forgetting its mission to bring cost-effective yet high-quality materials to customers worldwide, earlier this year the US-based chemical supplier Alfa Chemistry has successfully introduced a new product line of alternative and renewable energy materials. Considering the vital role these materials play, the company recently also demonstrates its proven capability in thermal analysis for the ...
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In a world first, photovoltaic solar panels were installed on protected sites
Integrating photovoltaic solar panels onto historic protected sites has often been a problem without a real solution. However, an important milestone has been reached in the village of Ecuvillens, located in the Swiss canton of Fribourg, where terracotta-red solar panels have been installed on the roof of a farmhouse. Developed by CSEM (Swiss center for microelectronics and microtechnologies) and ...
By ISSOL Ltd.
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