In a solar panel, the energy-producing cells are basically sandwiched between glass and a “backsheet” made of polymers. Heliene has a potential …
Solar power is having a ‘teaching moment’
Schools are emerging as the ideal candidates for solar energy. All that acreage of flat rooftops for solar panels, suppliers eager to provide deals and …
UK solar heavyweights welcome ‘encouraging’ CfD return
The plans have been praised by Foresight Solar Fund, with its head of UK Solar, Ricardo Pineiro, telling Solar Power Portal that Foresight found the …
Braskem signs contract with Votalia for supply of solar energy
Thanks to Braskem’s contract, the SSM 1&2 solar plant will reach an installed capacity of 270 MW, making it Voltalia’s biggest solar project globally.
Graphene Flagship: Graphene, Perovskites, Silicon – Ideal Tandem for Efficient Solar Cells
Graphene Flagship researchers successfully combined graphene with tandem perovskite-silicon solar cells to achieve efficiencies of up to 26.3%.
Glidepath Ventures sells 887.5-MWdc Pennsylvania solar portfolio
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West Virginia house’s lively solar bill debate featured some twisted logic
West Virginia ranks 48th in the US in solar, with 8.372MW installed. In 2018, 90% of the state’s energy came from coal, and 8% is natural gas. Only 2% …
New Mexico governor signs solar energy, grid update bills
New Mexico will reinstate a tax credit for households and businesses that adopt solar energy systems and take new steps to modernize the electric …
Elrich pushes for compost program, electric buses, solar energy
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said he is working on a pilot program for food composting, electrifying more buses and adding solar roofs, …
Iowa City, MidAmerican Energy could team up to create solar panel farm as part of climate action …
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa City may soon be home to thousands of solar panels that would be owned and operated by MidAmerican Energy.