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Avantus, Toyota complete construction at 159MW Texas solar project

Avantus, Toyota complete construction at 159MW Texas solar project

Latest Features , Guest Blog , Long Reads Avantus has a total solar development pipeline of 24GW in the US. Image: Avantus. US solar developer Avantus and Toyota Tsusho America (TAI) have completed construction at the 159MW Norton Solar Project in Texas. The project, at which construction began in August 2024 and achieved “substantial completion”

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Solar wafer origin could be ‘significant risk’ for US industry, lawyers warn

Solar wafer origin could be ‘significant risk’ for US industry, lawyers warn

The issue focuses on the doping of solar wafers to create a P/N junction, which allows the silicon wafer to effectively conduct electricity. “Grey wafers”, which have not yet been doped, cannot convert light into electricity, but the addition of a P/N junction and an anti-reflective coating allow them to convert electricity and turns them

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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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India’s cumulative solar module capacity reaches 210GW, cell capacity hits 27GW: Mercom

India’s cumulative solar module capacity reaches 210GW, cell capacity hits 27GW: Mercom

Under the government’s Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-I, module capacity was 173.1GW, with cell capacity under ALMM List-II nearly 26.5GW. The top ten Indian manufacturers accounted for 44% of module and 99.5% of cell production capacity.  This surge was driven by the Government of India’s solar initiatives, including the PM Surya Ghar program and the ALMM List-II

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