MIT: Explaining The Plummeting Cost Of Solar Power
MIT researchers uncover the factors that have caused photovoltaic module costs to drop by 99%.The dramatic drop in the cost of solar photovoltaic modules,...
Fraunhofer ISE Claims New Solar PV Cell Efficiency Record
The Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) is claiming a new world record for solar photovoltaic module efficiency, 41.4%.According to ISE, the...
DOE-Funded Research To Test Viability Of Bifacial PV Modules
Through federal funding, DNV GL, a global quality assurance and risk management company, aims to accelerate the commercial deployment of bifacial PV modules.DNV GL...
Stanford Engineers Creating Rooftop Device To Generate Solar, Cool Buildings
Researchers at Stanford University are developing a rooftop device designed to generate solar energy and cool off buildings at the same time.According to Stanford,...
Caterpillar Offers SunPower Solar Panels
Caterpillar Inc. has announced that SunPower now provides high-efficiency SunPower Performance Series (P-Series) solar panels under the construction giant's Cat brand.Offered as part of...
Sunpreme Partners With Honeywell For C&I Solar Solutions
Honeywell, a Fortune 100 software-industrial company, has announced a strategic alliance with Sunpreme Inc.The partners will deliver "edge-to-cloud" solutions for the renewable energy market. The...
Panasonic Expands Solar Module Portfolio
Panasonic Eco Solutions of North America, a division of Panasonic Corp. of North America, has unveiled new high-efficiency HIT series solar modules.The expanded Panasonic...
New 200 W Laser Suited For Solar Panel Surface Preparation
Laserax, a Quebec-based laser system manufacturer, has introduced a 200 W laser that is ideal for material processing applications and cleaning applications, including for...
SunPower Announces Solar Tariff Exemption
SunPower has announced a tariff exemption for its interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells and modules.According to the company, the Office of the U.S. Trade...
Hanwha Q CELLS Appoints Kim New CEO, Chairman
South Korea-based solar module manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS Co. Ltd. has named Hee Cheul Kim its new CEO and chairman of the board of...
Tariffs Have Clearly ‘Dampened’ U.S. Solar Market, According To Q2 Results
Though the U.S. solar market has experienced a tumultuous few quarters since the government began considering tariffs on imported solar modules and cells last year,...
Panasonic, SolarEdge Introduce HIT S Series Module
Panasonic Eco Solutions of North America and SolarEdge Technologies Inc. have introduced the HIT S Series module for the U.S. residential solar market.Expanding Panasonic’s...
