EU probes Chinese-owned solar panel firms over subsidies by AFP Staff Writers Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 3, 2024 The European Union on Wednesday announced investigations targeting two Chinese-owned solar panel manufacturers suspected of receiving subsidies as trade tensions heat up between Brussels and Beijing. Brussels has in the past year taken stronger action […]
Solar-powered breakthrough at UNIST paves the way for green hydrogen future by Simon Mansfield Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 04, 2024 A team from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), led by Professors Jae Sung Lee, Ji-Wook Jang, and Sang Il Seok, in collaboration […]
Has the cost of solar energy gone down? Between 2010 and 2020 the cost of solar panels decreased by approximately 85%. “When you have a product that gets cheaper, the question is, OK, is it cheaper now, is it as durable as it used to be?” says Marios Theristis, a researcher at Sandia National Laboratories. […]
ABC Solar Overcomes LA County Permit Hurdles, Paving Way for Solar Progress by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2024 In an inspiring turn of events, ABC Solar today heralded a landmark achievement in overcoming the bureaucratic challenges often referred to as the LA County Solar Blockade. This story is not […]
Is it possible to have 100% solar efficiency? A “standard sun” has 1,000 watts per square meter. Therefore, a 100% efficient solar panel (which is impossible…) would produce 1,000 watts per square meter. One square foot is equivalent to 0.092 square meters, that is, 92 watts per square foot. Why are solar cells not 100% […]
Innovative approach to perovskite solar cells achieves 24.5% efficiency by Simon Mansfield Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 28, 2024 In groundbreaking research published in Nano Energy, a team led by Prof. CHEN Chong at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has significantly improved the performance of perovskite […]
