Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath A team of Australian National University scientists has brought economically competitive, grid-scale solar thermal energy generation closer to reality, after achieving a new record in efficiency for the technology that could compete with the cost of electricity from fossil fuels. The ANU team, … [continued]
I sometimes forget that not everyone has the time to read all 9,190 solar energy articles we’ve published here on CleanTechnica — or even 10% of them, or 1% of them. Okay, who am I kidding — most people haven’t read a single solar energy article published on CleanTechnica. Our goal … [continued]
There’s a problem in human logic that creeps in on a regular basis, and that I would say always has and always will. If someone is very successful in one area of business or life, we have a tendency to give their opinion too much weight in other areas. This … [continued]
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the largest electricity grid in California, broke its own solar generation record on Tuesday of this week. The 8,030 megawatts put out at 1:06pm were approximately double the 2014 high, and ~2,000 megawatts (MW) higher than last year’s record. Naturally, as a lot more solar … [continued]
Originally published on Cleantechies. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has given official confirmation about the winners of the 800 MW phase III of the Dubai solar power park. A Masdar Group–led consortium was confirmed as the winner of the 800 MW solar power tender that was floated by the Dubai Electricity … [continued]
Without a single drop of fuel, Solar Impulse 2—the experimental, sponsor-funded airplane wide as a Boeing 747 but only as heavy as an SUV—made history Thursday morning by completing its crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on solar energy alone. Pilot/adventurer/physician Bertrand Piccard flew in the spiritual tracks of Charles A. Lindbergh, the … [continued]
A consortium composed of Neoen SAS and First Solar has won the project bid for a new 47.5 megawatt utility-scale solar energy project to be built in Zambia. The contract for the new solar energy project was awarded to the Neoen SAS and First Solar consortium by Zambia’s Industrial Development … [continued]
The prominent solar photovoltaic firm Trina Solar has achieved a new world record for high-efficiency silicon solar cells with an Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) structure on a large-area 156×156 mm2 n-type mono-crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafer, according to recent reports. The new conversion efficiency record of 23.5% — achieved by researchers … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australia’s leading solar research scientists have achieved another significant milestone, reporting a huge leap in solar cell efficiency that could in time lead to a quantum reduction in solar power costs. A University of NSW team led by the renowned Professor Martin Green and Dr Mark … [continued]
Low cost solar technology like the new perovskite PV module from Solliance will help chase coal out of the power generation market…eventually.
