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March 4, 2024

India to issue a tender for a 500-MW concentrated solar-thermal power project

The 100 MW Tower CSP project, Jinta ZhongGuang by Cosin Solar News Source: Economic Times/Energy World The tender was announced by the Chairman and Managing Director R P Gupta of the Indian state-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). Probable locations for the project development will be Gujarat, Rajasthan, or Andhra Pradesh, New Delhi. “This will …

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March 4, 2024

Over 90% efficient energy storage improved by flowing heat round two pebble layers

The iterations of the design for the packed bed layered radial thermal energy storage: View full size An over 90% efficient thermal storage technology from KTH gets further refinements Energy storage will become essential to fully replace fossil fuels for industrial heat and the electric grid. Batteries are a cost-effective solution when electricity is needed as …

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Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cells September 26, 2025
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 An international team of researchers has achieved a major advance in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology by demonstrating effective passivation on textured silicon bottom cells, the industry standard. Their work shows that passivation of the perovskite top cell extends through the entire absorber layer, unlike silicon where it […]
Enhancing quasi-2D perovskite solar cells with dicyandiamide interface engineering September 26, 2025
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025 A research group led by Professors Pengwei Li, Yanlin Song, and Yiqiang Zhang has introduced a dicyandiamide (DCD)-based molecular bridge strategy that significantly advances quasi-2D alternating-cation-interlayer (ACI) perovskite solar cells. Published in Nano-Micro Letters, the study outlines a dual-function interface engineering method that enhances both efficiency and stability by […]
Malaysia's largest island state aims to be region's 'green battery' September 26, 2025
Kuching, Malaysia (AFP) Sept 15, 2025 Malaysia's verdant, river-crossed state of Sarawak is charging ahead with plans to become a regional "green battery," but its renewable energy dreams could come at serious environmental cost, experts warn. Wedged between peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines, Sarawak's leadership believes it could become a keystone in a […]

Farewell, Solar Industry February 26, 2025
After more than 15 years serving our audience of solar power stakeholders, Solar Industry is retiring the brand and sunsetting its operations. Solar Industry launched in 2006, at a time when the U.S. market for solar was a tiny fraction of what it is today. The American industry, in particular, was looking for a trustworthy […]
Developer Energizes Texas Solar Project January 3, 2025
Adapture Renewables Inc., a utility-scale solar and energy storage developer, owner and operator, has completed its 67 MW Signal Ranch project in Hunt County, Texas. The solar facility’s corporate offtaker is a Fortune 50 company, the company says. Located within the ERCOT market, the project spans 25 acres and includes more than 130,000 solar modules. […]
EliTe Solar Expanding Manufacturing Capacity December 26, 2024
EliTe Solar, a solar PV manufacturer headquartered in Singapore, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new project in the Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, marking a major milestone in the company’s global strategic expansion. The facility has a planned capacity goal of 5 GW, spanning an area of 78,000 square meters. […]

Solar Servicing acquires Mosaic assets, resumes PV lending September 25, 2025
Solar Servicing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forbright Bank, has completed the transaction to acquire the loan servicing operations of financing platform Mosaic after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June. Through the transaction, Mosaic’s loan servicing operations are transitioning to Solar Servicing. The company plans to continue Mosaic’s loan operations as usual. “Forbright’s deep… […]
University of Pittsburgh launches new Natural Gas, Renewables and Oil Engineering undergrad degree September 25, 2025
The University of Pittsburgh announced it is launching a new undergraduate degree in Natural Gas, Renewables and Oil Engineering (GRO), designed to prepare the next generation of engineers to deliver comprehensive energy solutions. By combining traditional oil and gas engineering with renewable systems across the Swanson School of Engineering’s diverse academic and research portfolios in… […]
North Carolina solar EPC Blue Ridge Power laying off 500+ people September 25, 2025
Blue Ridge Power, the North Carolina-based engineering, procurement and construction subsidiary of solar developer Pine Gate Renewables, will reportedly lay off more than 500 employees by November 18. Blue Ridge Power President David Sanders filed two Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification (WARN) Notices with North Carolina Dept. of Commerce on September 18, permanently laying off… […]

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