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Indian scientists have fabricated perovskite mini-modules with reduced graphene oxide interface engineering, achieving 16.6% efficiency and more than 1,300 hours of stable operation. The graphene oxide layer improves film quality, reduces defects, improves charge transport and enables scalable manufacturing, offering a promising route to efficient and sustainable perovskite solar panels. April 14, 2026 Emiliano Bellini Researchers at Prabhat Kumar College in India have fabricated mini Perovksite solar modules with more than 1,300 hours of operational stability. “We demonstrated a scalable interface engineering approach using reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) to significantly improve the performance of perovskite solar mini-modules,” said the study’s…
Analysis of longitudinal survey data has examined the link between intended and actual adoption of solar panels in British households. This shows that although most households that planned to install solar in 2012-2013 have not yet done so in 2021-2022, a serious intention to install solar still makes the likelihood of adoption higher than other factors such as income and environmental perceptions. April 14, 2026 Patrick Jowett New research suggests that intentions to install domestic solar in Britain have not often translated into actual adoption. The research paper “Do intentions matter when adopting solar panels by households? New evidence”, available…
In this article, Solar Media Market Research senior analyst Josh Cornes tracks the UK’s solar deployment to 2026, addressing the factors impacting deployment this year, which marks an increase in construction activity even as planning remains a barrier to new projects.Following a successful 2025 for utility-scale ground-mounted solar in Britain, with 2.5 GWp completed and 90% growth from 2024, Solar Media Market Research predicts that ground-mounted solar will grow 60% year over year in 2026. Nearly 800 MWp will have been delivered by the end of Q1 2026. With the first quarters generally slow due to winter, this year’s 700…
Atmoce’s new MI microinverter series connects two PV modules per unit and still offers power optimization at the panel level. April 14, 2026 Marian Willuhn Amsterdam-based sustainable energy company Atmoce has a new series of microinverters that allow two photovoltaic modules to be connected to one device. The MI inverter has a maximum output power of up to 1,250 W, with a rated power ranging from 800 W to 1,200 W depending on the model. The system operates on a DC voltage of 60 V, which is intended to improve safety by reducing the risk of electric arc flash. Connecting…
Households and businesses will play a greater role in balancing the electricity system this summer.The National Energy System Operator’s (NESO) Summer Outlook 2026 released today shows there will be sufficient supply to meet demand and reserve needs throughout the summer.That’s despite the fact that, as Chief Operating Officer Kayte O’Neill acknowledged in her introduction, the prospects were being produced.in the most volatile market context since 2022”.In fact, NESO expects an increase in the daily operations required to enable efficient operations as the lower demand experienced in the summer months combines with the potential for large amounts of solar and wind…
Oman-based Naqaa Sustainable Energy LLC will design, finance, build and operate a 500 MW solar project in northwestern Botswana. A groundbreaking ceremony will take place later this week. April 14, 2026 Patrick Jowett Image: Duma Gideon Boko/Facebook BotswanaThe country’s President Duma Boko has announced that he has signed an agreement with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, to develop a 500 MW solar energy project with battery storage. According to reports from Reuters, Oman’s NAQAA Sustainable Energy LLC, a subsidiary of state-owned renewable energy company O-Green, has been selected to design, finance, build and operate the solar project. The…
Scientists in Spain have developed a cheap, easy-to-deploy hydrogen system powered by discarded solar panels. The residential solution reportedly achieves a levelized hydrogen price of approximately $5.8/kg. April 14, 2026 Pilar Sanchez Molina A Chilean research team has developed a residential-scale system to produce green hydrogen using discarded photovoltaic modules. The proposed solution combines end-of-life solar panels, which still retain 80% to 90% of their original capacity, with a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer. Unlike conventional systems, which rely on power electronics such as inverters or maximum power point trackers, this approach uses internal reconfiguration of the PV module to…
Reliance Industries Ltd has become the first company to secure the inclusion of heterojunction solar cells in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) published by India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. April 14, 2026 Uma Gupta Reliance Industries Ltd’s solar cell line in the Jamnagar complex Image: Reliance Industries By pv magazine India Reliance Industries Ltd has become the first company to secure the inclusion of heterojunction (HJT) solar cells in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) issued by India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), marking a milestone for the country’s solar manufacturing…
The Italian manufacturer has launched a compact range of propane air-to-water heat pumps for heating, cooling and domestic hot water in residential and light commercial applications, with heating power up to 15.5 kW, a seasonal coefficient of performance up to 5.18 and water temperatures up to 80 C. April 14, 2026 Emiliano Bellini Italian heat pump manufacturer Rhoss has expanded its residential heat pump portfolio with the launch of the Electa-PI series, a compact line of reversible air-to-water heat pumps that use propane (R290) as a refrigerant. The new range is designed for heating, cooling and hot water (DHW) production…
Researchers in China found that PV installations in arid regions create a measurable cool island effect that varies widely depending on season, location and plant design, affecting surrounding vegetation in complex and spatially uneven ways. They showed that cooling intensity and distance between locations differ greatly and are mainly determined by plant morphology. April 14, 2026 Lior Kahana Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have investigated the photovoltaic plant-induced cool island effect (CIE) in arid areas and found that it significantly affects surrounding vegetation, with the direction and magnitude of impact determined by geographical context and seasonal factors.…