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Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for Satellites
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Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for Satellites
9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 2, 2025
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has been chosen as a representative organization under JAXA's Space Strategy Fund for the initiative "Development of Domestic Solar Cells, Cover Glass, and Solar Arrays," part of the agency's first-phase program to strengthen Japan's satellite component supply chain. A formal contract has been signed with JAXA.
Rising demand for satellite solar
Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cells9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
An international team of researchers has achieved a major advance in perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technology by demonstrating effective passivation on textured silicon bottom cells, the industry standard. Their work shows that passivation of the perovskite top cell extends through the entire absorber layer, unlike silicon where it only impacts the surface, unlocking new efficiency potent
Enhancing quasi-2D perovskite solar cells with dicyandiamide interface engineering9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
A research group led by Professors Pengwei Li, Yanlin Song, and Yiqiang Zhang has introduced a dicyandiamide (DCD)-based molecular bridge strategy that significantly advances quasi-2D alternating-cation-interlayer (ACI) perovskite solar cells. Published in Nano-Micro Letters, the study outlines a dual-function interface engineering method that enhances both efficiency and stability by passivatin
Transparent solar concentrator turns windows into clean energy sources9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
A team from Nanjing University has developed a transparent, colorless solar concentrator that can be applied directly to ordinary glass windows, enabling buildings to generate electricity without altering their appearance. The innovation, reported in PhotoniX, relies on cholesteric liquid crystal multilayers to redirect sunlight toward window edges fitted with photovoltaic cells.
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SolarDaily Exclusive: One Small Contractor Forces CPUC to Blink on 150% Storage Rule9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
On August 13 at exactly 4:38 p.m., Southern California Edison (SCE) pressed send on an email that landed like a hammer blow across California's solar industry. The subject was clinical: "Suspension of the Paired Storage 150% Rule is Expiring August 15, 2025." The reality was far harsher: in 48 hours, contractors would once again be shackled by an outdated CPUC regulation that limited storage cap
Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
Liverpool (AFP) Aug 31, 2025
Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems.
Spinning metal devices known as flywheels have for centuries been used to provide inertia - resistance to sudden changes in motion - to various machines, from a potter's wheel to the steam eng
Cornell research tests solar panel crop growth in New York9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
Ithica NY (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
A series of studies by Cornell researchers is testing how crops might grow when planted between rows of solar panels on a solar farm in New York state.
By acquiring real data, researchers may be able to provide farmers and policymakers with important information, as growing crops between rows of solar panels to maximize dual land use will be increasingly critical, especially since New York
Morocco tests floating solar panels to save water, generate power9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
Tangier, Morocco (AFP) Aug 30, 2025
Sun-baked Morocco, grappling with its worst drought in decades, has launched a pilot project aimed at slowing water evaporation while simultaneously generating green energy using floating solar panels.
At a major reservoir near the northern city of Tangier, thousands of so-called "floatovoltaic" panels protect the water's surface from the blazing sun and absorb its light to generate electric
Transforming boating, with solar power9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
Cambridge MA (SPX) Aug 26, 2025
The MIT Sailing Pavilion hosted an altogether different marine vessel recently: a prototype of a solar electric boat developed by James Worden '89, the founder of the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team (SEVT). Worden visited the pavilion on a sizzling, sunny day in late July to offer students from the SEVT, the MIT Edgerton Center, MIT Sea Grant, and the broader community an inside look at the Anit
Bolivia candidate vows to scrap China, Russia lithium deals9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
La Paz (AFP) Aug 25, 2025
Bolivian right-wing presidential hopeful Jorge Quiroga on Monday vowed to scrap billion-dollar lithium extraction deals struck by the outgoing government with Russia and China if elected leader.
"We don't recognize (outgoing President Luis) Arce's contracts... Let's stop them, they won't be approved," the US-educated Quiroga, who has vowed a major shake-up in Bolivia's alliances if elect
Space solar power study outlines potential role in Europes clean energy future9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
London, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
Space-based solar power could significantly reshape Europe's energy system by 2050, according to new research in the journal Joule. The study estimates the technology could reduce Europe's reliance on Earth-based wind and solar generation by up to 80% while lowering overall grid costs by 7% to 15%.
Researchers modeled the European energy system in 2050 using two NASA-developed designs for
Molecule mimics plant energy storage for solar fuel development9 Sep 2025 at 6:21am
Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 25, 2025
A research team at the University of Basel has created a novel molecule that replicates a key step in natural photosynthesis by storing two positive and two negative charges under light exposure. The discovery could become a foundation for producing carbon-neutral solar fuels such as hydrogen, methanol, and synthetic petrol.
Photosynthesis in plants converts sunlight and carbon dioxide int
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