Americans don’t think about grid reliability. They flip the light switch, open the refrigerator, turn up the AC, and expect the power to be there. But as electricity demand surges from data centers, advanced manufacturing, and extreme summer heat, keeping the lights on requires a grid that can deliver power … [continued]
There’s been a push for the past several years to get more cleantech products produced in the United States. One of the key target products is solar panels, as well as the various components of solar panels. That has been encouraged through a variety of strong production incentives (brought into … [continued]
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the Trump administration is imposing new tariffs and establishing minimum import prices on polysilicon and polysilicon derivative products including ingots, wafer, solar cells, and modules. Following is a statement from Tim Pawlenty, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): “America has made terrific progress rebuilding … [continued]
At the 2026 Solar and Energy Storage Innovation Conference, LONGi officially announced that its independently developed crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell has achieved a conversion efficiency of 35.5%, certified by the European Solar Test Installation (ESTI), once again setting a new world record. Crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells represent the … [continued]
The Philippines has taken another major step in its clean energy transition with the inauguration of the first phase of the MTerra Solar project, a massive solar and battery storage development that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. described as proof that the country can deliver world-class energy infrastructure while reducing its … [continued]
I recently had the opportunity to attend InterSolar Europe in Munich, the headlining show of The smarter E Europe. The show was both overwhelming and encouraging. Battery storage is becoming essential to solar power. Balcony solar is extending the benefits of solar and storage to new customers, like people who … [continued]
The smarter E Europe 2026 happened this week in Munich, with the lead event of InterSolar Europe co-located with ess Europe, Power2Drive and EM-Power. Regardless of the intended organization of the conference and exhibitions, the lines between them have increasingly blurred, as solar is combined with storage, EV charging and … [continued]
New solar PV module efficiency record from III-V germanium PV module — 34.4% efficiency. © Fraunhofer ISE / Photo: Daniel von Kutzleben.
It’s time for another rundown of the most popular stories of the past week here on CleanTechnica. Take a look below at what grabbed people’s interest, and then also see the various CleanTechnica originals we published in the past week. Most Efficient Solar Module in the World — New Record … [continued]
In another example of how much US solar manufacturing has gone from small potatoes to a giant industry since Joe Biden took office in 2021, here’s a whopper of a stat: solar manufacturing capex in the USA has exploded from $150 million in 2020 to an estimated $2.5 billion in … [continued]
New solar PV module efficiency record from III-V germanium PV module — 34.4% efficiency. © Fraunhofer ISE / Photo: Daniel von Kutzleben.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) is no stranger to solar power records, and it’s just set another one. Via its own III-V germanium solar PV module, the institute reached 34.4 percent solar module efficiency. The solar record march goes on. “The solar cells were developed by AZUR … [continued]
