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In 1954, Bell Labs scientists Daryl Chapin, Calvin Fuller and Gerald Pearson unveiled a solar battery that helped advance solar-powered technologyOn April 25, 1954, Bell Telephone Laboratories made a significant breakthrough by introducing a solar battery designed to power telephone s...- Enough of COP JamboreesFalling solar and battery costs have made renewable energy commercially competitive with coal in India. As COP31 begins in Turkiye, the foc...
- India's farms offer 116 GW solar manufacturing opportunity: ISMAIndia's agricultural sector could create a demand for 116 GW of solar modules through the solarisation of irrigation pumps. The Pradhan Man...
- Jakson Group plans to invest Rs 6.8k crore in Andhra Pradesh solar wafer & cell plantThe Noida-based group will set up the plant in Meedivemula village. According to sources, the State Investment Promotion Board, led by Andh...
- China proposes export controls on solar-manufacturing technologiesChina is proposing new export controls on twelve solar technologies citing national security concerns and greater oversight requirements. T...
- US determines anti dumping, countervailing duty on Indian solar cells, panelsThe US has finalized duties on solar cells and panels imported from India. Anti-dumping and countervailing duties were set for several Indi...
- US finalises levies on solar cell imports from India, Indonesia, LaosThe US Commerce Department has finalised anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar cells and panels from India, Indonesia and Laos, c...
- In 1991, EPFL scientists Brian O’Regan and Michael Grätzel developed solar cells inspired by plant photosynthesis. 34 years later, the technology had reached 12% efficiencyIn 1991, EPFL scientists Brian O’Regan and Michael Grätzel developed a solar cell inspired by plant photosynthesis. Their dye-sensitized so...
- In 2009, scientists began with a 3.8% perovskite solar cell. 17 years later, LONGi's silicon-perovskite tandem set a 35.5% world recordSolar cell efficiency has dramatically increased from 3.8% in 2009 to 35.5% today. This new crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem cell was ...
- Japan sees bright future for ultra-thin, flexible solar panelsJapan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals while c...
- IIT Bombay achieves major breakthrough in solar techIIT Bombay has developed a technology that significantly enhances the efficiency of solar cells to 30%, with potential to reach 45%. The Ma...
- Solar PV modules: Features, applications and how do they workThin-film solar modules are made up of layers whose thickness is only 2 microns; they are up to 40 times thinner than a human hair strand.
- PolyCrystalline Solar Panels: Cheap yet efficient long lasting solar panelsSeveral fragments of silicon are melted together to form the wafers of polycrystalline solar panels.
- Silicon solar panels: These can become a source of free electricitySilicon solar panels come in varying sizes to suit various applications. Silicon solar panels typically comprise 32, 36, 48, 60, 72 and 96 ...
- Amorphous solar panels: With tech advancements, these can someday be integrated onto clothing itemsAmorphous silicon panels are cheaper to construct as they use only a fraction of the silicon required for other types.
- Thin film solar panel: Most suitable for applications with large rooftops or wide open spacesThe installation process of these panels is much easier and less labour intensive than that of traditional silicon panels.
- Print solar cells at the cost of a newspaper!Toronto, Feb 18 (IANS) Researchers have found a novel way to print perovskite solar cells easily and at a cost similar to bringing out a ne...
- New way to manufacture solar cells foundThe research shows that an alternative material called perovskite is more efficient and adaptable than previously thought, scientists said.
- Now solar cells made of animal blood to tap energyPal further noted that these cells can work for a larger period - from dawn to dusk - unlike the silicon cells which can work only under su...
- Solar energy: Some technological advances that seem promisingThe next decade could also see the emergence of artificial photosynthesis, the holy grail of solar energy research. We describe a pick of s...
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