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Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology reserachers have developed ‘half-tandem’ solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 27.63%.

Corporate financing in the solar sector reached US$8.1 billion in the first quarter of 2023, according to energy analyst Mercom Capital.

Solar developer ib vogt has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with US tech company Apple, offering power from a 134MWp solar PV project in Spain.

Spanish renewables developer Ecoener has secured US$64 million in green bond financing for a 74MW solar PV plant in Guatemala.

The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has called on the US Congress to accelerate legislative reform for solar projects in the US.

Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has issued a request for proposals (RFPs) for a 1.5GW solar PV plant in Abu Dhabi.

Clean energy added about US$320 billion to the world economy last year, accounting for 10% of global GDP growth in 2023, according to a study from the IEA.

Burns & McDonnell will provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work at two Alliant Energy solar projects in the US.

The Biden administration is expected to lift a trade exemption of bifacial solar modules in the US, according to a report from media outlet Reuters.

The Bank of China has supplied ACWA Power with a US$80 million equity bridge loan for the latter’s Tashkent solar-plus-storage portfolio.