New Perovskite Solar Cells: How Low (And How Fast) Can Solar Go?
The long wait for low-cost, high-performance perovskite solar cells is coming to a close. Now the fun begins.
The long wait for low-cost, high-performance perovskite solar cells is coming to a close. Now the fun begins.
Some of the largest US solar panel manufacturers by capacity will probably see growth over the next decade as we (society in general) move toward using more sustainable, renewable energy. The US solar panel manufacturing has certainly matured a great deal in the past decade, with many companies not making it while others grow to lead the pack. Solar Power World has published a list of the largest solar panel manufacturers in the US by capacity.
Hanwha Q Cells has dedicated its new solar panel factory in Dalton, Georgia, claiming it is the largest such factory in the western hemisphere.
A group of some of the world’s largest corporations, including Amazon, Google, IKEA, and Microsoft, have backed an industry call for the European Union to eradicate the barriers to corporate renewable energy sourcing and Power Purchase Agreements, or PPAs.
1366 Technologies is near to completion of a new factory in Malaysia that will supply Direct Wafer solar cells to the Hanwha Q Cells factory next door. The new process makes high quality solar cells at greatly reduced cost compared to conventional cells.
South Korean solar PV manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS announced last week its third-quarter financial results for 2018, and it was almost universally bad news with net revenue growth slowing as the company posted operating and net losses and lowered full-year shipping guidance.
Korean solar PV company Hanwha Q CELLS announced earlier this month that it has agreed to go private, the latest in a long stream of solar manufacturers making the decision to de-list, in a move connected to its acquisition by a subsidiary of Hanwha Chemical Corporation.
The Hanwha Group, one of South Korea’s largest business conglomerates, looks to be continuing its push to simplify ownership of its Q-CELLS division, according to reports earlier this month that confirmed its solar PV manufacturing division will be merged with the company’s Advanced Materials business.
South Korean-German solar manufacturer Hanwha Q Cells published its second-quarter financial results this week, revealing decreased net revenues and a net loss.
Following in the footprints of several of its biggest competitors, Korean solar PV manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS announced last week that it will look to de-list from NASDAQ after receiving a “going private” proposal.