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First Solar Series 6 CuRe has Industry’s Lowest Warranted Degradation Rate

Series 6 CuRe, the next-generation photovoltaic (PV) technology developed by First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), has a warranted degradation rate of 0.2% per year, the lowest rate for any commercially available

Fraunhofer ISE to Set New World Record of 26 Percent Efficiency for Both-Sides-Contacted Solar Cell

A team of researchers led by Dr. Armin Richter of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE achieved a record conversion efficiency of 26.0 percent for both-sides contacted silicon

Inauguration of 170MW Sonnedix Atacama Solar PV plant – Atacama Desert, Chile

Carbon dots from human hair to boost solar cells

QUT researchers have used carbon dots, created from human hair waste sourced from a Brisbane barbershop, to create a kind of “armour” to improve the performance of cutting-edge solar technology.

Transparent nanolayers for more solar power

There is no cheaper way to generate electricity today than with the sun. Power plants are currently being built in sunny locations that will supply solar electricity for less than

Sungrow to Strengthen Position as Kazakhstan’s Number One Inverter Solution Provider with Another 100MW Added

Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced today that it will be supplying its inverters to Kazakhstan’s 100MW Balkhash solar power project, further strengthening its position as

Canadian Solar to Start Mass Production of 210 mm Large Cell Modules of up to 665 W

Canadian Solar Inc.  announced that it has started mass production of high-power, high-efficiency modules with power output of up to 665 W. The new generation of monofacial HiKu7 and bifacial BiHiKu7 modules are based

LONGi to complete first shipment of Hi-MO 5 modules to Chile

LONGi has announced the successful shipment of its high-efficiency Hi-MO 5 solar modules to a 3 MW project in the O’Higgins Region of northern Chile, the first using Hi-MO 5

[Q&A] 10 Questions about Trina Solar’s Vertex Distributed Modules

The distributed module market has developed rapidly from the beginning of this year. TrinaSolar’s 210mm Vertex distributed PV modules are experiencing strong supply and sales. More and more customers realize

JA Solar Awarded Silver Medal by EcoVadis for Ongoing CSR Efforts

JA Solar, a leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, has received a Silver Medal in the EcoVadis 2021 Sustainability Rating. The award recognizes JA Solar in the top 12% of