Author: solarenergy

Britain’s Octopus Energy has agreed to set up a joint venture in China focused on spot energy trading, in a bid to scale up renewable electricity volumes as market reforms and demand growth accelerate. January 30, 2026 Brian Public Octopus Energy Group said it is partnering with China’s PCG Power to establish a new company, Bitong Energy, which will trade renewable energy on the Chinese electricity market. The joint venture was announced during British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Beijing in the last week of January. Bitong Energy will combine PCG Power’s experience in commercial and industrial renewable energy…

A solar energy generation technology once considered limited in its potential is poised for significant growth in the United States. That’s the conclusion of a team of scientists who analyzed the prospects for cadmium telluride solar photovoltaics in research published in the peer-reviewed journal Joule. Physicists from the University of Toledo, including Dr. Michael Heben, a distinguished university professor and McMaster chair and director of the Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, collaborated with partners from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Colorado State University, Sivananthan Labs and First…

Researchers in South Korea improved the performance of tin monosulfide (SnS) solar cells with a potassium fluoride-assisted post-treatment and vapor transport deposition process. The treated solar cells had an energy conversion efficiency of 4.10% and reduced recombination sites, compared to 3.42% for untreated devices. January 30, 2026 Valerie Thompson Research led by Chonnam National University in South Korea has improved the performance of tin monosulfide (SnS) solar cells with a potassium fluoride-assisted (KF) post-treatment and a vapor transport deposition (VTD) process. The treated solar cells had an energy conversion efficiency of 4.10% and reduced recombination sites, compared to control devices.…

The British perovskite solar PV specialist has announced a new metrological research project with Swansea University and a new development agreement with Renolit, a German plastic films, sheets and polymer solutions company. January 30, 2026 Valerie Thompson Power Roll, a British perovskite solar PV specialist, has announced a new metrology research project with Swansea University and a joint development agreement with Renolit, a German plastic films, sheets and polymer solutions company, which will begin with an outdoor field trial in Germany. In Britain, samples of Power Roll’s patented flexible perovskite solar PV film with microgrooves will be provided to researchers…

After years of relative quiet, the Tesla factory in Buffalo, New York, has been repurposed for its original purpose: making solar panels. The 1.2 million ft2 facility got an almost Investment of 1 billion dollars from upstate New York, and local organizations have questioned Tesla’s employment figures since day 1. Originally built for Silevo in early 2010, the Buffalo factory ended up in SolarCity’s fold in 2014 after the solar installer acquired the panel manufacturer. Then Tesla bought SolarCity and took over the factory. Tesla first partnered with Panasonic to make solar cells at the factory, but Panasonic left in…

China’s polysilicon trading remained largely dormant, with production cuts accelerating and wafer prices falling week on week, while downstream cell prices continued to rise and module prices held steady, according to a trade group representing China’s non-ferrous metals sector. January 30, 2026 Vincent Shaw The China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Association (CNMA) said polysilicon trade remained largely stalled with only limited exploratory orders completed. One leading producer has halted operations, while two others have implemented production cuts. January production is expected to decline by around 15% month-on-month, largely in line with waffle production schedules, with February production forecast at 82,000 to…

Cubenergy has launched FlexCombo 2.0, a scalable battery energy storage system for utility, commercial and industrial applications, offering up to 16 MWh of capacity with LFP batteries. The modular design, advanced BMS and cloud-based operation enable easy installation, seamless expansion and efficient network integration. January 30, 2026 Lior Kahana Cubenergya Chinese manufacturer of battery energy storage systems (BESS), has introduced a new energy block designed for utility, commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. The product, called FlexCombo 2.0, uses the company’s 835 kWh FlexCombo D2 batteries. It is available in three configurations: 10, 12 or 12 batteries, with a total capacity…

Jarenlang hebben zonne-energieontwikkelaars in New Hampshire en hun klanten te maken gehad met de ene regelgevende wegversperring na de andere, waardoor het veel moeilijker is om zonne-energieprojecten op het elektriciteitsnet aan te sluiten dan in aangrenzende staten. New Hampshire is de laatste in het noordoosten wat betreft de inzet van zonne-energie, vooral vanwege de verouderde technologie interconnectieprocedures. Deze regels bepalen hoe projecten voor schone energie op het elektriciteitsnet worden aangesloten en beïnvloeden waar ze kunnen worden ingezet. ReVision Energy installeerde een zonnepaneel bovenop Sullivan Construction in Bedford, New Hampshire, het eerste LEED Platinum-kantoorgebouw van de staat. Ontwikkelaars hebben uit de…

Organic semiconductors are thin, flexible materials that already underlie many consumer displays, and researchers now report a strategy that allows these materials to both efficiently emit light and harvest energy in the same device. Their work focuses on multifunctional organic components that can act as both organic light-emitting diodes and organic photovoltaic elements without sacrificing performance in either role. In conventional designs, light emission and energy generation place conflicting demands on excitons, which are bonded pairs of electrons and positively charged holes. Efficient electroluminescence requires excitons to recombine robustly to produce photons, while efficient photovoltaics requires excitons to quickly dissociate…

Wuxi DK Electronic Materials is pursuing two patent infringement cases against domestic competitors, seeking injunctions, destruction of equipment and combined damages of CNY400 million ($57.5 million). January 30, 2026 Vincent Shaw Wuxi DK Electronic Materials has filed two patent infringement lawsuits in the Jiangsu High People’s Court against Jiangsu Riyu Photovoltaic New Materials and Suzhou Jinyin New Materials Technology, seeking CNY200 million in damages and related legal fees in both cases. The company said both files have been formally accepted and registered by the court, although no hearing dates have yet been scheduled. The lawsuits concern two Chinese invention patents,…