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EPFL, CSEM achieve world record efficiency of 30.02% in perovskite-silicon triple-junction solar cell

EPFL, CSEM achieve world record efficiency of 30.02% in perovskite-silicon triple-junction solar cell

An international research team boosted triple-junction solar cell performance by enhancing perovskite crystal growth, increasing middle-cell light absorption, and adding reflective nanoparticles. March 19, 2026 Emiliano Bellini Researchers from the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) claim to have achieved a power conversion efficiency exceeding 30%

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Plans for new solar canopies to be built in car park of Bridgend hospital

Plans for new solar canopies to be built in car park of Bridgend hospital

Wales Online Icon News Latest Wales News NHS They could offset around 180,000 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per year Plans to install solar canopies at the Princess of Wales Hospital have been handed in to Bridgend council. They were given to the local authority in February and could eventually see a series of solar

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Astronauts complete prep for new ISS solar array on 1st NASA spacewalk in 10 months

Astronauts complete prep for new ISS solar array on 1st NASA spacewalk in 10 months

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (at left) and Chris Williams prepare the International Space Station for the addition a new solar array during a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Image credit: NASA) Two NASA astronauts prepared the International Space Station (ISS) for the addition of a new solar array on the first U.S. spacewalk in

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South African Eskom Considering Discount Power for Bitcoin Miners as Solar Creates Surplus

South African Eskom Considering Discount Power for Bitcoin Miners as Solar Creates Surplus

Bitcoin Magazine South African Eskom Considering Discount Power for Bitcoin Miners as Solar Creates Surplus South African Eskom is considering selling discounted daytime electricity to Bitcoin mining companies amid a rooftop solar surplus. This post South African Eskom Considering Discount Power for Bitcoin Miners as Solar Creates Surplus first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is

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Swift Solar’s Meyer Burger asset purchase is ‘pivotal moment’ for US solar manufacturing

Swift Solar’s Meyer Burger asset purchase is ‘pivotal moment’ for US solar manufacturing

“The US is entering a pivotal moment for domestic solar manufacturing,” said Swift Solar CEO Joel Jean, who spoke to PV Tech Premium this week. “Demand for electricity is rising sharply due to AI data centres, electrification, and industrial reshoring, and solar remains the fastest, most scalable way to bring new clean power online. “But the US still lacks

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Primergy closes US$760 million refinancing for Gemini solar-plus-storage project

Primergy closes US$760 million refinancing for Gemini solar-plus-storage project

Latest The 690MWac/966MWdc Gemini solar-plus-storage project has been operational since 2024. Image: Primergy. US solar developer Primergy, launched by investment fund Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, has secured a US$760 million refinancing for its Gemini Solar and Storage Project in Clark County, Nevada. Gemini is a 690MWac/966MWdc solar PV project paired with 380MW/1,400MWh of battery energy storage

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EU awards record 25.2GW of new solar PV capacity through government auctions in 2025

EU awards record 25.2GW of new solar PV capacity through government auctions in 2025

These are the latest figures to come from trade body SolarPower Europe’s latest report, ‘Auctions and Corporate PPAs: European Market Review 2025’. These figures reflect a record-breaking year for European renewables, in which solar and wind accounted for more of the continent’s electricity generation than fossil fuels for the first time in history, and highlight

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