2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (368+ words) Data from the Swedish Energy Agency finds there are now approximately 314, 600 grid-connected solar plants in Sweden, the majority of which are systems smaller than 20 k W. The agency's latest analysis also notes the rate of installations is slowing. Sweden installed 21, 600 grid-connected…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (201+ words) Solar energy, driven by excellent resource conditions and rapidly improving economic attractiveness, is expected to emerge as a bulk energy supplier in future energy systems. The self-limiting effects of solar power can be circumvented through solar-hybrid solutions, such as PV-geothermal…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (655+ words) A review of 60 renewable energy studies finds that by 2050, solar PV and wind could supply 80100% of electricity, but overly conservative Capex assumptions and simplified PV modeling often underestimate deployment potential. While future PV costs depend on supply chains and geopolitical…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago  (199+ words) A Czech team developed an Io T system using MQTT to autonomously cool PV panels, boosting daily energy yield by 7. 38% with a positive net energy balance. A research team from the Czech Republic has developed a novel Internet of Things…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (556+ words) Swiss national grid company Swissgrid teamed up with a group of Swiss energy expects to publish a white paper covering how Switzerland can integrate up to 40 GW of solar by 2050 while maintaining safe and reliable operation of the grid. Switzerland's…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago  (300+ words) Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have reduced silver consumption in solar cell metallization to 1. 1 mg/Wp using an electrodeposition-based process, down from current levels of 1012 mg/Wp. Tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cells, which currently…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (376+ words) Measured cell performance and EL images of Cu contacted n-TOPCon, fired as a function of different peak temperatures A research team in the United States has fabricated TOPCon solar cells with screen-printed, fire-through copper (Cu) contact on the rear side…...

22+ hour, 23+ min ago  (294+ words) From pv magazine Espa'a Global investment in data center infrastructure reached $770 billion in 2025, surpassing upstream oil and gas spending and reaching levels comparable to the broader energy sector, according to Rystad Energy. The analysis highlights a structural shift in global…...

23+ hour, 19+ min ago  (899+ words) pv magazine International How to delaminate end-of-life solar modules with ultrasonic cavitation A German-Turkish research team has developed a solvent-free method using ultrasonic cavitation to delaminate end-of-life crystalline-silicon PV modules, fully separating the glass and front EVA layer while partially…...

1+ day, 22+ min ago  (325+ words) A solar cell fabricated at UNSW in Australia Image: University of New South Wales A new study by researchers from University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Chinese solar cell specialist Laplace suggests that laser-enhanced contact optimization (LECO) could unlock…...