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A 34% efficient dye-sensitized device for indoor PV

A research team from Sweden’s Uppsala University and Germany’s Technical University of Munich has developed a new organic dye-sensitized solar cell with efficiencies reportedly...

German solar glass maker acquired by timber company and start-up innovator

Austrian wood processing company HS Timber Group and the Israeli business innovation firm Blue Minds have agreed to buy Liechtenstein-based solar glass manufacturer Interfloat Corporation. Through the transaction,...

Almost 22,000 households in Ukraine use solar panels – Energy Efficiency Agency

In Ukraine, almost 22,000 private households have installed solar panels, according to the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving. "Almost 22,000 households in Ukraine use 'clean' electricity,...

UK solar heavyweights welcome ‘encouraging’ CfD return

A collection of the UK’s solar stalwarts have welcomed the government’s consultation on allowing solar and onshore wind back into the Contracts for Difference (CfD)...

A commercial bifacial HJT solar cell with 24.1% efficiency

Solar cell manufacturer Ecosolifer AG has started commercial production of its bifacial heterojunction solar cells at its 100 MW factory in Csorna, Hungary. “We are planning...

German scientists develop solar facade with 50% higher yield

Germany’s Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics (CSP) and the University of Applied Sciences, Technology and Business (HTWK) Leipzig have developed a solar facade they claim out-performs...

Another 30 MW of floating solar ready in France

In June, the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) unit of French energy giant Engieinaugurated its first floating solar power plant, on Lac de la Madone, in the southern French Rhône...

Solarcentury plans first UK solar development since 2016

Solarcentury has announced its first UK solar farm development in four years, with 62MW planned for a Welsh site. The company has identified a plot...

Ukraine unveils plan for retroactive FIT cuts

The Ministry of Energy and Environmental Protection of Ukraine is considering slashing feed-in tariffs (FITs) for existing large scale PV plants 15-25%, trade body the Ukrainian...

Moldova introduces feed-in tariff for small scale solar

Moldovan energy regulator ANRE has approved 15-year feed-in tariffs (FITs) for renewable energy projects with a generation capacity of no more than 1 MW. The suggested FIT...

Italian firm finalizes acquisition of ABB inverter business

Italian inverter manufacturer Fimer has completed the acquisition of the inverter business of Swiss conglomerate ABB which it started in July. Fimer confirmed the transaction included all of...

German grid agency reports 375 MW of new solar in January but revises down cumulative figure 360 MW

German federal electricity network agency the Bundesnetzagentur has reported 374.7 MW of new PV installations were registered in the country in January. The figure compares to...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...