Solar powered vehicles are met with suspicion. The obvious issue is that solar electricity does not generate enough power per square foot of surface area to extract a lot ofContinue Reading
Leading renewable energy firm ReNew Power has decided to set up its manufacturing unit at the Dholera Special Industrial Region (DSIR), about 100 km away from Ahmedabad (Gujarat) . TheyContinue Reading
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd concludes contracts with several suppliers for the supply of sustainably produced wafers, thus securing its new production of high-efficiency solar cells and modules. This will startContinue Reading
Tata Power Solar Systems Limited, has doubled its solar cell and module manufacturing capacity to 1100 MW, the company said today. The expansion is based on the significant increase inContinue Reading
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced the basic customs duty (BCD) on imported solar cells and modules starting April 1, 2022. The BCD on solar modulesContinue Reading
Scientists in China found that capsaicin, the natural compound responsible for a chili pepper’s spicy flavor, can also act as a ‘secret ingredient’ in perovskite solar cells, making them bothContinue Reading
Researchers from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have developed a selective solar cell based on an ultra-thin n-i-p absorber layer stack and a thin-film spectral selective filter. They claim itContinue Reading
Solar panels today rely on silicon to generate electricity from the sun. The technology has been around for nearly 50 years. Over the past half century, the cost of siliconContinue Reading
