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May 24, 2016

Australian engineers edge closer to the theoretical limits of sunlight-to-electricity conversion
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 19, 2016
A new solar cell configuration developed by engineers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to 34.5% - establishing a new world record for unfocussed sunlight and nudging closer to the theoretical limits for such a device. The record was set by Dr Mark Keevers and Professor Martin Green, Senior Research Fellow and Director, respectively, of UNSW's Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, using a 28 cm2 four-junction mini-module ... read more

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Solar power getting cheaper in the United States The cost of installing solar energy in the United States is down more than 50 percent since the start of a federal support program, the Energy Department said. ... more		Boss of China solar firm Hanergy steps down after losing billions The controversial boss of Chinese solar energy firm Hanergy Thin Film Power Group - once listed as China's richest man - has stepped down as chairman and executive director, the company said, almost a year after its shares imploded. ... more		Sunrock Investments reaches milestone: over 50 Euro million of solar assets Amsterdam based Sunrock Investments has realised the acquisition of a 3.0MW portfolio of operational solar rooftop projects in Flanders, Belgium. This acquisition follows shortly on the acquisition ... more
				Kumenan mega solar plant commissioned in Japan GE Energy Financial Services and Virginia Solar Group have commenced commercial operations on its jointly owned 32-megawatt Pacifico Energy Kumenan Mega Solar Project ("Kumenan Solar Project"), loca ... more		Private Academy in Puerto Rico Selects KYOCERA Solar for Long-Term Energy Savings Kyocera Solar Inc. and authorized installer Dynamic Solar Solutions has announced the installation of 207 kilowatts (kW) of Kyocera solar modules atop Academia Cristo de los Milagros (ACM) in Caguas ... more

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New technique could make large, flexible solar panels more feasible A new, high-pressure technique may allow the production of huge sheets of thin-film silicon semiconductors at low temperatures in simple reactors at a fraction of the size and cost of current techno ... more		Speeding up key oxygen-oxygen bond-formation step in water oxidation For years, scientists have been trying to emulate photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria harness light from the sun to chemically transform water and carbon dioxide in ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally		Cooling, time in the dark preserve perovskite solar power A new study has found both the cause and a solution for the pesky tendency of perovskite solar cells to degrade in sunlight, a research breakthrough potentially removing one roadblock to commerciali ... more
				Nanocavity may improve ultrathin solar panels The future of movies and manufacturing may be in 3-D, but electronics and photonics are going 2-D; specifically, two-dimensional semiconducting materials. One of the latest advancements in these fie ... more		Solar Impulse 2 leaves Arizona on record-breaking flight The Solar Impulse 2 experimental plane was on its way to the south-central US state of Oklahoma late Thursday, as it pressed ahead with its record-breaking quest to circle the globe without consuming a drop of fuel. ... more

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Solar Impulse 2 leaves Arizona on record-breaking flight The Solar Impulse 2 plane took off from Phoenix, Arizona en route to Oklahoma on Thursday, resuming its record-breaking quest to circle the globe without consuming a drop of fuel. ... more		Spanish energy giant Abengoa posts 340 mn euros Q1 loss Spain's troubled energy giant Abengoa posted losses of 340 million euros ($390 million) in the first quarter of 2016, it said in a statement Thursday. ... more		Asteroid tells secrets of Earth's 'far wetter' building blocks Boeing accelerates spacecraft production with 3D-printed solar panel structures 10 Reasons Why Students Should Not Have Homework		11bn Pound investment in UK solar driving increase in M and A activity Solar M and A activity is on the increase following PND 11 billion worth of investment in UK solar projects since 2013, according to statistics collected by Clean Energy Pipeline for a joint report ... more
Trina Solar Awarded a Silver Rating in EcoVadis CSR Survey Trina Solar Limited reports that the Company has been granted a Silver Recognition Level in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance survey conducted by EcoVadis. Recording a solid year ... more		Taiwanese government should provide more support for solar panel industry The Taiwanese government should provide subsidies for the solar panel industry to help it survive in that country, University of Exeter researchers have recommended. Solar photovoltaic production in ... more		Mimicking the ingenuity of nature Nature shows how to do it: Photosynthesis is a process used by plants to create energy-rich organic compounds, usually in the form of carbohydrates, and oxygen (O2) from carbon dioxide (CO2) and wat ... more		Trina sets new efficiency record for interdigitated back contact PV cells Trina Solar Limited reports that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has set a new world record of 23.5% for a high-efficiency silicon solar cell with an Interdigitated Ba ... more

	SolarReserve and Shenhua plan 1,000MW of Solar Projects in China SolarReserve, LLC, a leading global developer of utility-scale solar power projects with proprietary advanced solar thermal energy storage technology, and Shenhua Group Corporation, Ltd., a key stat ... more		Solar energy and storage systems to be introduced in Antigua and Barbuda The inauguration of the 3 MWp sun2live solar power plant at the V.C. Bird International Airport of Antigua represented the conclusion of the first major step of a successful shift from a diesel to a ... more

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Renusol and Rec Solar team up to help Haas automation save money		Joint Venture to Build 1000 Megawatts of Solar Across China		Solar Impulse 2 completes Phoenix-San Francisco leg		NREL finds nanotube semiconductors well-suited for PV systems		Spain's Abengoa to shed more jobs on top of 10,000 already gone
Pattern Development and Green Power complete 14 MW PV farm		U.S. throws more money at solar power		Solar Impulse 2 soars over US southwest on round-the-world flight		Alta eyes UAVs as 31 percent solar energy efficiency record set		At last: Non-toxic and cheap thin-film solar cells for 'zero-energy' buildings

Kyocera helps Hawaii college stabilize electricity costs long-term

Verengo and Swell Energy signs residential energy storage partnership

BioStar Announces 5 MW Solar Projects to Benefit Schools and Business

Feeding frenzy in Spain's renewable energy sector

Flipping a chemical switch helps perovskite solar cells beat the heat

How defects appear and disappear in CIGSe solar cells

Construction is bustling at Florida's first 'sustainable town'

New Concentrated Solar Power Startup Announces Hong Kong JV

Solar-powered plane lands in California after Pacific crossing

EDF moves deeper into U.S. solar market

France fires up push for renewable energies

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