The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced $1.5 million in awards to build new solar on low-income Marylanders’ primary residence. Funding for this project is made possible through MEA’s Low Income Solar Grant Program, which is funded by the Strategic Energy Investment Fund. “Through this program,...
Read MoreThe International Code Council collaborated with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to publish the 2021 International Solar Energy Provisions (ISEP). The document compiles all solar energy-related provisions from the 2021 International Codes (I-Codes) and the NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC), 2020, making it...
Read MorePharmaceutical supplier Cipla says it has started operating an additional 16 MW of capacity at its 30 MW captive solar plant in Maharashtra. It has also switched on a hybrid captive plant in Karnataka, featuring 9 MW of solar and 2.7 MW of wind. Pharmaceutical producer...
Read MoreIndia's rooftop solar installations increased by 34% year on year in the January-March period, despite a 17% increase in system costs. India’s cumulative rooftop solar capacity reached 7.6 GW by March 31, with 456 MW added in the first quarter, according to a new report by...
Read MoreChinese scientists have developed an ultralight solar cell with perovskite film based on a 3-µm-thick polymer. It purportedly has a power conversion efficiency in line with that of perovskite cells of conventional thickness. Researchers at Peking University in China have fabricated an ultrathin perovskite solar cell...
Read MoreAn international group of scientists experimented with a concept known as a “hot junction” carrier cell, which holds the potential for efficiency beyond the theoretical limits assumed today. The group modeled various cell designs, seeking those that would be least affected by imperfections in the...
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