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May 15, 2015

New shortcut to solar cells
Houston TX (SPX) May 15, 2015
Rice University scientists have found a way to simplify the manufacture of solar cells by using the top electrode as the catalyst that turns plain silicon into valuable black silicon. The Rice lab of chemist Andrew Barron disclosed the research in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Black silicon is silicon with a highly textured surface of nanoscale spikes or pores that are smaller than the wavelength of light. The texture allows the efficient collection of ... read more

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Array Technologies Led Global Solar PV Tracker Rankings in 2014 The global PV tracker market increased by more than 60 percent, to reach 4 gigawatts (GW) in 2014, according to a new report from IHS (IHS), the leading global source of critical information and ins ... more		Trina to deploy an additional 2.2MW to Wymeswold Solar Farm Trina Solar has announced that it has been selected by solar energy specialist Foresight Group LLP (Foresight) to supply a 2.2MW extension to Wymeswold Solar Farm (Wymeswold), a large-scale PV insta ... more		Con Edison Buys 140 Megawatts of Solar Projects in California Con Edison Development, a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., has acquired six shovel-ready solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 140 megawatts (MWDC) from a PV project portfolio developed ... more
				Artificial photosynthesis: New, stable photocathode with great potential Many of us are familiar with electrolytic splitting of water from their school days: if you hold two electrodes into an aqueous electrolyte and apply a sufficient voltage, gas bubbles of hydrogen an ... more		Renewable energy vital for Internet lifestyles: Greenpeace A Greenpeace report released on Tuesday charged utilities with hampering efforts to use renewable energy to power data centers needed for services hosted in the cloud. ... more

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The thin film solar cell industry in transition Prices of solar cells and solar panels have fallen dramatically over the last few years. This (and state subsidies) has been good for the advancement of this amazing renewable energy source, and sol ... more		Chemistry student in sun harvest breakthrough The Sun is a huge source of energy. In just one hour planet Earth is hit by so much sunshine that humankind could cover its energy needs for an entire year if only we knew how to harvest and save it ... more		Artificial insemination raises hopes for world's rarest big cat EU proposes to trim anti-deforestation rules to ease rollout Tunisian city on general strike over factory pollution		Vikram Solar commissions 40 MW PV plant in Madhya Pradesh The project was awarded to IL and FS Energy Development Company Ltd by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase-II, Batch-I schem ... more
				IEA: Holistic effort needed in renewables More than just U.N. intervention is needed to advance the low-carbon economy needed to meet climate goals, the International Energy Agency said Monday. ... more		Inkjet printing process for kesterite solar cells The drop-on-demand inkjet printing is a promising approach allowing patterning of materials with negligible materials waste; hence, significant reduction of raw materials cost can be achieved. ... more

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Surging solar demand to trigger record high supply chain profits IHS has identified at least 89 countries with solar photovoltaic (PV) end-markets that will show growth in solar installations in 2015, which is forecast to drive a 30 percent increase in demand. IH ... more		Trina Solar building new factory in Thailand Trina Solar Limited has set up Trina Solar Science and Technology (Thailand) Ltd., a subsidiary company in Thailand to build a manufacturing facility with 500 MW of module and 700 MW of cell product ... more		GMV technology links global habitats in record-breaking space analog mission China deploys sixth batch of Spacesail communications satellites Most massive stars in the early universe were likely born as binaries		IHS PV Inverter Rankings: Asian Suppliers Take Another Big Leap According to IHS the top five photovoltaic (PV) inverter suppliers' rankings remained largely unchanged in 2014; however, the combined share of European suppliers SMA and ABB declined 4 percent, whi ... more
Breakthrough in solar cell material reported in MRS Communications A groundbreaking paper on hybrid perovskites, one of the hottest solar cell and LED materials, just published in MRS Communications, a flagship journal of the Materials Research Society. First ... more		Field-effect transistors on hybrid perovskites fabricated for first time Researchers from Wake Forest University and the University of Utah are the first to successfully fabricate halide organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite field-effect transistors and measure their elect ... more		Sunrun and Tesla Collaborate To Offer Consumers Home Energy Storage Sunrun has announced its collaboration with Tesla Motors to expand access to renewable energy storage systems for homeowners across the country. As part of the agreement, AEE Solar, the leading nati ... more		Solar plane pilot readies for record Pacific flight The pilot who will attempt a record flight over the Pacific in a solar-powered plane played down the risks on Monday, describing the mission as a journey of self-discovery. ... more

	Research pinpoints defects in popular perovskites One of the fastest-growing areas of solar energy research is with materials called perovskites. These promising light harvesters could revolutionize the solar and electronics industries because they ... more		Caterpillar expands renewables in conjunction with First Solar Basic human needs - including access to clean water, health care and education - rely on one critical element: energy. However, today, more than 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity and bil ... more

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Third Generation Solar Home System introduced to East Africa

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SEI spins-off Professional Services group to meet industry needs

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