Lightyear 0 Solar-Powered Car Begins Series Production
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 04:01:04 +0000
The Lightyear 0 solar-powered sedan is now in production and will sell for $260,000. A lower priced car is coming in 2025.
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Field Testing Printed Solar Panels
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 01:51:31 +0000
What is the best way to field test printed solar panels? After 20 years in development in the lab at the University of Newcastle, it was decided to invite Stuart McBain to drive 18,000 km around the coast of Australia for 3 months and really put them to the test. Stuart was the obvious choice […]
Most Efficient Solar Cells Graph Gets Upgraded
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 05:01:26 +0000
The most-visited page on NREL’s website has a big new upgrade.
Enel Announces PV Cell & Solar Panel Factory In The US
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:15:27 +0000
Enel North America says it will build a solar panel and component factory in the United States with a capacity of 6 GW by 2025.
“Artificial Leaf” To Produce Green Hydrogen
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 18:00:03 +0000
An “artificial leaf” mimics the natural process of photosynthesis to produce green hydrogen from sunlight and water.
BYD Produces Over 2 Million Solar Modules In Brazil
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 01:50:06 +0000
BYD Energy has been operating for more than five years in Brazil at the Campinas facility and has just reached a significant milestone in the cumulative production of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The BYD Energy facility has produced two million photovoltaic modules in Brazil. This is according to a press release issued by the company on […]
Fraunhofer ISE Doubles Production Speed Of Silicon Wafers For Solar Panels
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:27:07 +0000
Silicon wafers are the key component of solar panels. Fraunhofer ISE is finding ways of making them faster and cheaper.
Scientists Grow Lead-Free Solar Material With Built-In Switch
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 03:30:44 +0000
Breakthrough offers industry sustainable alternative without compromising performance
NREL-Led Breakthrough Pushes Perovskite Solar Cell to Greater Stability & Efficiency
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:01:48 +0000
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) made a technological breakthrough and constructed a perovskite solar cell with the dual benefits of being both highly efficient and highly stable. The work was done in collaboration with scientists from the University of Toledo, the University of Colorado–Boulder, and the University […]