European scientists have teamed from imec, KIT and ZSW to fabricate a thin-film solar module (lab) stack made up of perovskite and Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) with a conversion efficiency of 17.8%, which surpasses the highest efficiencies of separate perovskite and CIGS modules.
Cogenra Solar, a subsidiary of US-based high-efficiency module manufacturer SunPower, has filed a lawsuit against SolarCity over claims of IP (Intellectual Property) theft and infringement over its direct solar cell to cell contact technology that is often described as an overlapping shingle-like pattern.
India’s fifth largest private sector bank Yes Bank plans to raise INR3.3 billion (US$49.6 million) through the issue of seven-year Green Infrastructure Bonds to the Dutch Development Bank FMO in order to fund solar and wind projects.
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has launched a first-of-its-kind national PV recycling program — designed to ensure the sustainability of the US solar market.
New solar array at Brooklyn Navy Yard is one of the largest in the city, and jump-starts New York's mission to hit new targets of 1,000MW of solar capacity by 2030.
The two renewable energy yieldco subsidiaries of Chapter 11 bankrupt firm, SunEdison are seeking over US$3 billion from their parent company over damages and sought settlement via discussions before heading to the courts.
New York City expands its target for solar power capacity, and sets new goal for energy storage, as mayor Bill de Blasio claims capacity from renewables has quadrupled on his watch.
Struggling flexible CIGS thin-film consumer product producer Ascent Solar Technologies expects to raise US$1.12 million in a US$1.35 million Series J 10% Convertible Preferred Stock placement with an unidentified investor.
A new government MoU signed with multinational developer Gigawatt Global in Liberia and a strategic partnership between Italian oil giant Eni and Algerian state-owned firm Sonatrach have resulted in plans for 10MW solar PV plants in the respective countries.
