Air-Assisted Water Spray for PV Module Cooling
Researchers at Ataturk University in Turkey have evaluated the impact of water spray cooling on solar panel performance. They have proposed a number of...
Indian State Tenders 500 MW of Solar Capacity Under Farming Support Scheme
The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency has invited bids to develop 500 MW of ground-mounted solar projects in the Indian state, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja...
Saudi Utility Launches Work on South Africa’s Largest-Ever Renewable Project
ACWA Power, the utility developer backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), announced it had started construction on South Africa’s largest-ever renewable energy...
Australia Installs Record-Breaking Number of Rooftop Solar Panels
Data from the Clean Energy Regulator analyzed by CSIRO shows that in 2020, around Australia, over 362,000 rooftop solar PV installations were issued with...
A Long-Lasting, Stable Solid-State Lithium Battery
Long-lasting, quick-charging batteries are essential to the expansion of the electric vehicle market, but today's lithium-ion batteries fall short of what's needed—they're too heavy,...
Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Paving the Path for Sustainable and Green Future
The first modern photovoltaic solar cell was made at Bell Laboratories in 1954. In the next decade, solar arrays found their first significant application...
Quantum Mechanics Paves the Way for More Stable Organic Solar Cells
Quantum mechanics can be used to create more stable and more easily produced organic solar cells. These are the findings of new research from...
Advanced Solar Tech Runs Cooler and Lasts Longer
Australian photovoltaics researchers have made a 'cool' discovery: Singlet fission and tandem solar cells—two innovative ways to generate solar power more efficiently—also help to...
