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Tag: PV modules

  • This new silicon discovery could make solar cells more efficient

    Over the past decade, the cost of a solar panel installation has been falling at a considerable rate. The renewable and solar energy industry of today looks much different. For comparison, installation back in 2009 would cost an average of $8.50 per watt, whereas today the price is closer to $3.05Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The 3 IN 1 integrated solar roof passes UL 1703 testing

    One of the more intriguing integrated solar roof systems, the 3 IN 1, just completed a test plan for UL 1703 approval and is waiting its certified paperwork. UL 1703 is a mandated group of tests every high-energy output solar product must pass in order to be rightfully certified andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Science: Solar-powered hydrogen fuels a step closer

    A cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable way of making hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight is step closer thanks to new research from the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies. With the pressure on global leaders to reduce carbon emissions significantly to solve a climate change emergency, thereRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Science: Caffeine improved the performance of perovskite solar cells

    Scientists at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have found that caffeine improves the stability of materials under heat – a property known as thermal stability — of perovskite solar cells, which could someday replace traditional silicon-based solar cells. The research, published in the journal Joule, was led by YangRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • This Swedish PV production equipment provider is expanding into direct sales of solar roofs

    Swedish solar energy technology leader Midsummer launched a new energy producing metal sheet roof “Midsummer solar roofs”. This signals a broader effort to expand from mainly selling production equipment for thin film solar panels into the end market for solar panels for various roofs, facades, vehicles etc through in-house productionRead More — Solar Builder magazine