MIT researchers demonstrates thinnest, lightest solar cells ever produced Updated On Sat, Feb 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have demonstrated thinnest, flexible, and lightweight solar cell ever produced. The team used parylene flexible polymer as substrate and overcoating, and an organic material called DBP as the primary light-absorbing layer. Parylene is used to protect implanted biomedical devices and printed circuit boards from environmental damage. Researches note […] Read more
Pilot Basis Solar Plant in Kayamkulam by NTPC Updated On Mon, Feb 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy A 10KW solar PV plant will be introduced on a pilot basis by the NTPC power plant at Kayamkulam. The plant is in advancement and it would be engaged very soon, Shankardas, GM of NTPC Kayamkulam has said. Speaking to a conference, he said, ‘The design and approval procedure of the solar power project had […] Read more
World First Solar Powered Jackets from ThermalTech Updated On Thu, Jan 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy ‘We are very excited to bring this technology to market,’ said Fatima Rocha, Co-founder of ThermalTech. ThermalTech is known to have unveiled patented World first solar powered fabric known as ‘Smart Fabric’. Material is stainless steel yarn; it is lightweight and garners energy from the Sun or artificial light to keep the body warm. In […] Read more
Sand Particles can be used for Solar Energy Updated On Thu, Jan 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy When sun is at its zenith, its known fact that with bare feet it’s hard to wobble around the beach, now researchers is known to have demonstrated solar energy using sand particle. The research project called ‘Sandstock’ has been seeking to develop a sustainable and low-cost gravity-fed solar receiver and storage system through sand particles, […] Read more
Solar Energy On-Demand Use can be a Marvel Possibility Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers at MIT have come up with a ground breaking new innovation – a unique process for absorbing and retaining solar energy for on-demand use. “It is a material that is capable of absorbing photons (light) and storing their energy,” said MIT professor Dr. David Zhitomirsky. “Then, this energy can be released as heat on-demand, […] Read more
Cabinet to install 15,000Mw Grid Connected Solar PV Power with NTPC Updated On Wed, Dec 16th, 2015 by Saurenergy The Cabinet in a row to revive the National Solar Plan accredited the scheme of installing 15,000Mw Grid connected Solar PV Power through NTPC across three tranches. The Three Tranches will be: 3000 MW under Tranche-l under component of Packaging with Unallocated Coal based Warm Power and settled levies 5,000 MW under Tranche-ll with some […] Read more
Polysilicon Market Bleeds Top 4 Chinese Manufacturers With Losses In H1 Updated On Wed, Sep 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy German polysilicon market specialist Bernreuter Research reports that the top 4 Chinese polysilicon manufacturers all slipped into losses in the first half of 2024. Consequently, at least three of the top 4 have cut down on capacity utilisation in the second half of the year, even as Tongwei continues to maintain output. In the first […] Read more
Backsheets Exhibited High Overall Defect Rate of 11% in India: Kaushik Choudhury, DuPont Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy Globally, nearly a four-fold cumulative increase in PVDF outer-layer cracking defect rate has been observed, from 5 per cent to 23 per cent between year 4 and year 9 after installation… In India, the defect results are similar to global and backsheets exhibited a high overall defect rate of 11 per cent. Most of the […] Read more
Laos, India, And US Made Modules Exhibit Highest Defect Rates-Kiwi Research Updated On Fri, Feb 21st, 2025 by Saurenergy The latest report by Kiwi Research, claims that Modules made in Laos, India, and the U.S. exhibit the highest module defect rates, exceeding 8% (percentages are per batch of PSI samples). The report drew this conclusion based on defect rates observed during PSI across various manufacturing countries. The study stated, “This trend can be attributed […] Read more
