On a humid day in February, a small group of workers huddled in front of a large solar panel factory inside Thailand’s biggest manufacturing hub in the eastern coastal province of Chonburi, home to some of the world’s top solar panel-producing companies. The men and women, mostly in their twenties, all hoped to land a
Solar squeeze: US tariffs threaten panel production and jobs in Thailand Read More »
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed a contactless method to measure the performance of back-contact solar cells, enabling in-line assessment of key parameters such as efficiency, fill factor, and current-voltage characteristics… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/05/fraunhofer-develops-contactless-method-for-measuring-back-contact-solar-cells/
Fraunhofer develops contactless method for measuring back-contact solar cells Read More »
Malaysia’s first rooftop aggregation initiative for solar systems is now live. The program allows homeowners to lease or rent their rooftop for solar generation, with the electricity produced sold to commercial and domestic customers within a 5 km radius. May 5, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Hasbul Sparta, Unsplash Malaysia ’s Ministry of Energy Transition and
Malaysia introduces rooftop solar aggregation scheme Read More »
The California State Assembly’s Utilities and Energy Committee has passed an amended bill to end net metering for homes with solar once they are sold. May 5, 2025 Ryan Kennedy From pv magazine USA The California State Assembly’s Utilities and Energy Committee has voted 10-4 to pass an amended version of Assembly Bill 942, which
California advances bill to end net metering, break solar contracts Read More »
Scientists have analyzed whether planting turf and clover beneath solar panels can increase soil organic carbon, after measuring the results from a commercial plant in Japan. They tested more than 20 areas in the power plant and found that soil organic carbon increased… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/02/planting-turf-clover-beneath-solar-plants-can-increase-soil-organic-carbon/
Planting turf, clover beneath solar plants can increase soil organic carbon Read More »
New research from the University of New South Wales have found that the Special Injected Metallization (JSIM) technique developed by Chinese manufacturer Jolywood can considerably increase TOPCon solar cell efficiency. The scientists described precisely how laser-assisted firing enhances cell performance, reportedly filling critical gaps in industrial TOPCon cell optimization… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/02/jolywoods-laser-assisted-firing-process-increases-topcon-solar-cell-efficiency-by-0-6-says-unsw-research/
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 18, May 2025. SignificanceThe sources of Earth’s volatile elements remain unclear. For many elements, the distinct isotope anomalies of inner and outer solar system materials constrain the provenance of the terrestrial inventory. Yet, for the major life-essential … https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2418198122?af=R
A team of Japan-based scientists have set a new power conversion efficiency record for all-organic solar cells, more than doubling the previous record. They say the cell was developed with rganic electrodes with high conductivity that required no acid doping or high-temperature heating, which avoids damage to the plastic substrates… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/02/scientists-fabricate-all-organic-solar-cell-with-record-8-7-efficiency/
Scientists fabricate all-organic solar cell with record 8.7% efficiency Read More »
We value your privacy Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.
For over six months, the transformer powering a community in Gbagada, a vantage point in Lagos State located between the local governments of Kosofe and Shomolu, has been faulty, leaving residents at the mercy of expensive, noisy, and polluting alternatives. Like many middle-class Nigerians, Adeola Balogun steps outside her home every evening to switch on
Nigeria’s solar revolution leaves middle-class behind Read More »
