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US solar plant costs fall another 30 per cent in just one year

Posted in Business on 21st Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

A dramatic slide in prices even for an industry that has been greatly successful in reducing prices, and appears to come mostly from the collapse in PV module prices.

Light to purge defects from solar cells

Posted in Science on 17th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

Researchers discovered that shining a light on perovskites caused positively charged iodine atoms to disperse, and those atoms carried away defects in the process.

Solar installations are growing faster than people realise

Posted in Science on 16th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

Solar power is expected to grow exponentially as an important source to meet the world's energy needs, according to the CEO of panel maker RE

Solar Power Is Getting Cheaper, But How Do We Overcome Its Limits?

Posted in Hardware on 14th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

The price of silicon-based solar cells has been falling off a cliff for years now.

New Research Shows Solar Energy May Have Been Undervalued

Posted in Business on 13th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

Long-term energy planning simulations tended not to include solar energy.