Hevel Expands Solar Cell, Module Production Facility to 340 MW Updated On Tue, Mar 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Hevel Group, which is an exclusive producer of vertical integrated solar energy modules in Russia, has expanded its heterojunction solar cells and modules production plant to 340 MW of capacity from the earlier 260 MW. Russia’s largest photovoltaic (PV) cell and module manufacturer said in a statement that “it has completed the ramp up works […] Read more
Panasonic, Tesla Set to Scrap Partnership for Solar Cell Production Updated On Wed, Feb 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy Japanese electronics major Panasonic Corporation and US electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla are looking to scrap their partnership for producing solar cells at production facility in New York (NY), as per the media reports. As per the Nikkei report, the two companies were struggling to scale up their production at Tesla’s Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, […] Read more
Generating Solar Power at Night With Anti-Solar Cells, now Possible Updated On Tue, Feb 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy For Professor Jeremy Munday at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at UC Davis, generating power at night through solar cells is – no joke! For Professor Jeremy Munday at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis, generating power at night through solar cells is – no joke! In fact, a […] Read more
Researchers Improve Safety of Lead-Based Perovskite Solar Cells Updated On Mon, Feb 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy Researchers at NREL have developed a technique to sequester the lead used to make perovskite solar cells, a highly efficient emerging PV technology. Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) have developed a technique to sequester the lead used to make perovskite solar cells, a highly efficient emerging photovoltaic […] Read more
NEDO and Panasonic set Highest Efficiency for Largest-area Solar Cell Module Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Panasonic has achieved the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency of 16.09 percent for a perovskite solar module in collaboration with NEDO. The Panasonic Corporation has achieved the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency of 16.09 percent for a perovskite solar module (Aperture area 802 cm2: 30 cm long x 30 cm wide x 2 mm thick) […] Read more
Thinner Solar Cells Could Lead to lower Costs and Faster Expansion Updated On Tue, Jan 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Researchers at MIT and at the NREL have outlined a pathway to slashing costs of solar cells by slimming down the silicon cells themselves. Costs of solar panels have plummeted over the last several years, leading to rates of solar installations far greater than most analysts had expected. But with most of the potential areas […] Read more
Chlorophyll Molecule Could Be Key to Better Solar Cells: Study Updated On Tue, Jan 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy A team of Japanese researchers for the first time found the location and functions of a newly discovered chlorophyll molecule called ‘Chl f’ which can prove to be a key for better solar cell technology, says the new study. As per the new study, which was published in the Nature Communications, a team of researchers […] Read more
JinkoSolar, SISP Ink MoU to Develop Solar Cell Tech for Space Applications Updated On Wed, Jan 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy With an aim to co-develop high-efficiency solar cell technology for both space and terrestrial applications, one of the leading solar module manufacturers globally, JinkoSolar Holding has entered into an MOU with Shanghai Institute of Space Power-Sources (SISP), a military research institute in China. As per the MoU signed, innovators and engineers from the two organisations […] Read more
Trina Solar Sets Efficiency Record of 23.22% With i-TOPCon Solar Cell Updated On Wed, Nov 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Trina Solar has set a new world record of 23.22 percent for a high-efficiency large-area quasi-monocrystalline n-type (c-Si) i-TOPCon solar cell. Trina Solar has announced that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) of China has set a new world record of 23.22 percent for a high-efficiency large-area quasi-monocrystalline n-type (c-Si) i-TOPCon solar cell. […] Read more
