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Trinasolar sets new i-TOPCon PV cell record with 26.58% conversion efficiency

Trinasolar sets new i-TOPCon PV cell record with 26.58% conversion efficiency

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews The new cell efficiency comes less than a month after the company achieved the previous record with 25.9% conversion efficiency. Image: Trina Solar. Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar has achieved a conversion efficiency of 26.58% for a bifacial industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell. The new cell […]

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Silfab Solar secures US$100 million financing for South Carolina solar cell plant

Silfab Solar secures US$100 million financing for South Carolina solar cell plant

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews Financing will be directed towards Silfab Solar’s South Carolina 1GW solar cell plant. Image: Silfab Solar. US PV manufacturer Silfab Solar has closed a US$100 million financing to scale its US solar cell manufacturing plant. The financing will go towards the company’s solar cell production and module assembly

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‘There are lots of mysteries in our backyard’: Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

‘There are lots of mysteries in our backyard’: Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

Pluto and other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt are surprisingly rich in rock rather than ice. It may be because the early solar system consisted of much higher carbon than previously thought, a new study suggests (Image credit: StockGood via Getty Images) Astronomers say they have figured out the true chemical makeup of our

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Victoria to build state-owned 119MW solar farm and 100MW battery, online in 2027

Victoria to build state-owned 119MW solar farm and 100MW battery, online in 2027

Victoria’s Minister Minister for Energy & Resources, Climate Action and State Electricity Commission, Lily D’Ambrosio has announced that the Victorian Government will enter the renewable energy market in 2027. The State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) is a newly re-instated government-owned electricity company in my home state, Victoria, Australia. In the 1990s, energy was privatised

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Zendure releases pre-sized home solar, energy storage kit

Zendure releases pre-sized home solar, energy storage kit

The kit includes four solar modules, a power controller, dual maximum power point trackers, two batteries with expandable storage, a microinverter and a smart meter current transformer. November 19, 2024 Ryan Kennedy Image: Zendure From pv magazine USA Zendure announced it has launched its SolarFlow Kit for customers in North America. SolarFlow Kit is a

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Canadian Solar announces nearly $712 million project for Kentucky battery plant

Canadian Solar announces nearly $712 million project for Kentucky battery plant

Courtesy: Canadian Solar ) By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy, a process seen as increasingly important to help secure a reliable electric grid for the country… https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-storage/canadian-solar-announces-nearly-712-million-project-for-kentucky-battery-plant/

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‘Our long-term vision is solar-plus-storage’, Freyr says, following Trina module manufacturing plant acquisition

‘Our long-term vision is solar-plus-storage’, Freyr says, following Trina module manufacturing plant acquisition

When asked about the deal this week, Daniel Barcelo, Freyr CEO, exclusively told PV Tech Premium that the deal will help the company shift towards a more vertically integrated solar-plus-storage offering in the US. Freyr is already building a battery manufacturing plant in the state of Georgia, and expects to select a site for a

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