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Solar PV capacity growing massively allover the world
There is hardly any region which is neglecting the potential of solar PV, unless it has rich oil resources or lacks enough sunshine. Solar PV is a blessing for those regions which have enough sunlight and have large chunks of dryland with no water sources. Market researcher IHS has forecasted t
3 min read99.1% power conversion efficient solar PV inverters
A demonstration of achieving 99.1% power conversion efficiency solar inverters using silicon Carbide MOSFETs shown by CREE at the event Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) held on March 16–18, 2015 in US. Power conversion efficiency is the most visible advantage of using SiC MOSFETs, the o
1 min readIs 2015 a big year for global Solar PV; Analysis by IHS on Chinese suppliers
Some of the latest developments gives a clear picture on how big the solar PV growth going to be in 2015. IHS has reported its latest analysis on the Chinese solar PV supplier analysis, where IHS finds: Most Chinese tier-1 solar PV module suppliers have sold out, until the second quarter of 2015.
4 min readSolar PV semiconductor fab in Gujarat, India by SunEdison and Adani
SunEdison and Adani have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture to build the largest vertically integrated solar PV factory in India with an investment of up to $4 billion USD, or Rs. 25,000 crore. The facility will cater to the increasing solar panel demand in India. The
1 min readSolar based power source for electronic systems monitoring crop production
Israel-based drip and micro irrigation agriculture systems provider Netafim is going to use Sol Chip made Solar based hybrid Power solutions in maintenance free electronics based crop monitoring system. Power supply solution called "Sol Chip Pak" from Sol Chip harvests solar light energy to power
1 min readCost of solar PV modules to reach 0.4/W and 0.5/W by 2016
TrendForce reported both increase in production of polysilicon and significantly lowering of the production cost of polysilicon for solar pv cell production. TrendForce said in October, the Japanese firm Tokuyama began producing polysilicon at its Malaysia plant, which has a capacity of 13,800 met
2 min readSemiconductor dust assembled to produce cheap solar PV and LED
To produce solar photovoltaic cell, highly pure silicon material is required and also a process similar to IC manufacturing is used to create arrays of photodiodes on a silicon wafer dice. Both the processes are expensive and also uses significant amount of silicon as base material. Now a compan
3 min readSolar PV technology roadmap for next five years is defined by efficiency
Market researcher NPD Solarbuzz reported Solar photovoltaic (PV) modules using solar-grade wafers, as offered by 16 of the top 20 solar module suppliers to the industry, will account for 89% of solar capacity forecasted to be installed this year. NPD Solarbuzz has shared below analysis and commen
4 min readQuite a big jump in solar installations in fourth-quarter 2014
IHS estimates the Global solar PV installations to rise to 45.4 GW in 2014, where a 32% of this total, or 14.4 GW, is expected in fourth quarter. This is up by 20% compared to 37.8 GW in 2013. The top four regions by demand as per IHS are China, United States, Japan and United Kingdom. IHS says
3 min readSolarnomics: By 2016, solar pv energy to offer best value for money
Imagine by investing around Rs. 50,000 to 60,000 on a solar PV panel, you can get a continuous power of 2KW (kilo watts) peak during the optimal sunlight condition during daytime. For a typical home in India without a airconditioner, 2KW of electric power generation for about 6-8 hours serves much
4 min readSolar powered sustainable home built by IIT shunya team
When you add a parameter called Green (basically energy efficiency by using renewable sources) in building a nice house, a whole lot of new designs and approaches are required to build a comfortable home operating at high energy efficiency and consuming energy from the greener resources mainly solar
4 min readTwo interesting research on solar PV cells
Ismail Kashkoush, Ph.D., Vice President Applications and Technology and Gim Chem, Ph.D. of Akrion Systems conducted experiments finding out the role of wafer surface quality in the etching characteristics of Silicon semiconductor wafers. The release frm Akrion says "The final cleaning process in
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