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Study finds POLO back junction solar cells could outperform PERC on costs in Europe
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (729+ words) pv magazine India Study finds POLO back junction solar cells could outperform PERC on costs in Europe A German research team conducted a techno-economic analysis of POLO back-junction (BJ) solar cells in Germany, finding that they can offer significant cost…...
China invalidates First Solar TOPCon patent in major win for Jinko Solar
2+ day, 32+ min ago (297+ words) Jinko Solar has won a key patent invalidation in China against First Solar's TOPCon-related patent, with the China National Intellectual Property Administration ruling it fully invalid. Chinese PV manufacturer'Jinko Solar'has secured a favorable patent invalidation ruling in China against a…...
India's energy transition is becoming an economic story
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (462+ words) India's clean energy transition is no longer only about climate ambition. It is increasingly becoming a story about economics, industrial strategy, energy security, and geopolitical positioning. For years, renewable energy in India was discussed primarily in environmental terms. Solar and…...
DAS Solar, UNSW build tunnel back-contact solar cell with 27% efficiency, lower silver content
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (397+ words) Researchers from UNSW and DAS Solar developed a zero-busbar metal grid optimization approach for tunnel oxide passivated back-contact (TBC) silicon solar cells, enabling more efficient current collection at the rear surface while reducing silver consumption by 34 mg/W. The first TBC…...
Solis Powers 3. 26 MW Commercial Solar Project in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, India
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (288+ words) pv magazine India Solis Powers 3. 26 MW Commercial Solar Project in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, India In Village Bhatian, located in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, a 3. 26 MW commercial solar project has recently been successfully commissioned by All Green India. Designed…...
India added 2. 7 GW of open-access solar capacity in Q1 2026, says Mercom " pv magazine India
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (230+ words) Open-access solar installations were up 170% year-over-year from 1 GW added in Q1 2025. In Q1 2026, Rajasthan led solar open access capacity additions, accounting for 39% of installations. The top five states accounted for 84% of the country's total installations, highlighting the continued concentration of activity in…...
Refex Signals Convergence Between Clean Energy and Semiconductor Ecosystems
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (245+ words) This is particularly visible in renewable energy. Wind and solar systems rely on semiconductor-enabled technologies for power conversion, control systems, grid synchronisation and performance optimisation. In wind turbine manufacturing, inverters, sensors and control electronics are central to efficiency and reliability,…...
Bluetti launches new storage systems for balcony PV
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (446+ words) Bluetti has launched the Balco 260 and Balco 500, two integrated balcony PV storage systems combining MPPT, inverter, battery storage and smart control in a plug-and-play architecture for urban households. Bluetti, a California-based provider of portable solar-plus-storage systems, has launched two new…...
The impact of rain on PV module antisoiling coating lifetime
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (365+ words) Researchers in India developed a predictive framework combining degradation experiments, weather data, and environmental stress models to assess how rain affects anti-soiling solar coatings. They found that coating lifetime strongly depends on local climate, installation tilt, and rainwater p H. Image:…...
The Hydrogen Stream: Ireland's LCOH on par with Morocco, Brazil
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (693+ words) pv magazine India The Hydrogen Stream: Ireland's LCOH on par with Morocco, Brazil Fraunhofer ISE, in collaboration with Irishi energy company ESB, developed a methodology showing that Ireland is a competitive location for renewable power-to-X and green hydrogen production with…...