Cheap Low Quality Silicon turned into the Highest Quality Silicon
At the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia, researchers have managed to greatly increase the efficiency of solar cells while simultaneously reducing its costs. These improvements were not...
View ArticleInterview with Project Manager of UK’s National Solar Centre – Jonny Williams
The BRE National Solar Centre (NSC) in the UK opened on April 25th this year as a centre for excellence and knowledge for solar energy in the UK. It aims to drive the UK solar market and solar...
View ArticlePhotovoltaic Innovations: Future Challenges
Despite the decrease in demand that the photovoltaic market is currently experiencing, universities and other institutions continue to invest in research and development in the field of solar PV. The...
View ArticleGerman researchers develop photovoltaic concrete
Germany has added a new technological contribution to the renewable energy sector with a new invention developed by researchers at the University of Kassel: Photovoltaic Concrete. Named “DysCrete”,...
View ArticleSpace-based PV plants: the next big step for photovoltaics
Building solar power plants in space will be possible in the not-so-far future according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Indeed, JAXA has announced that they have achieved a major...
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