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Part 1 of a new CleanTechnica series on Solar Power.
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Scientists Discover Way To Improve Perovskite Efficiency & Stability
Scientists at NREL seem to have Discovered a Way To Improve Perovskite Efficiency & Stability, making for better solar cells.
India To Promote Solar Cell, Battery Manufacturing With Tax Incentives
The Indian government is planning to give another try at promoting the manufacturing of solar cells in the country. The Indian finance minister announced some important measures to attract investment into this and other energy-related sectors.
Smart, Wireless Power Is Moving Us Towards More Renewable Infrastructure
Last week Thursday we talked with Miriam Tuerk, the Co-Founder & CEO at Clear Blue Technologies in our free webinar about smart, off-grid technologies.
Perovskite Solar Panels Edge Closer To Production As Prices Fall
Two companies — one in the UK and one in the US — are working to bring perovskite solar technology to market. Perovskites use inexpensive and abundant raw materials, which could cut the price of solar panels in half.
Hanwha Q CELLS Returns To Profitability, Downgrades 2018 Guidance
South Korean solar manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS announced its latest quarterly earnings this week, revealing that the company returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2018 after a net loss in the previous quarter, but tempered the news by downgrading its 2018 shipping guidance.
India Terminates Solar Anti-Dumping Investigation, New Round Awaited
Indian government authorities have prematurely ended anti-dumping investigations against imported solar modules and may now start a new one where a larger volume of imports would be investigated.
Solar Cell Tariffs Won’t Create A Significant Number Of Jobs For Americans, Will Eliminate Tens…
Suniva and SolarWorld have filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission claiming cheap solar cells and solar panels from China made it impossible for them to compete and drove them into bankruptcy. The claim is not about subsidies given to those companies by the Chinese government, only that the imported products are cheap and hurt Suniva’s and SolarWorld’s business. (Note that Suniva itself is a subsidiary of a Chinese solar company that opposed the complaint.)
India Mulls Support For Polysilicon Ingot & Wafer Manufacturing
With a massive solar power installed capacity target of 100 GW by 2022, the Indian Government is looking to promote and expand local manufacturing capacity for polysilicon ingots and wafers. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has called for comments from stakeholders regarding its plan to provide support for … [continued]
Stanford Designs Underwater Solar Cells That Convert Greenhouse Gases Into Fuel
Imagine a process where underwater solar cells could one day play a key role in fighting climate change. Stanford engineers did just that. They have provided design principles to build energy efficient, corrosion-protected solar cells. The impacts of this research are far-reaching for the solar industry and the battle against … [continued]
