According to the latest data of SolarPower Europe, Europe had installed 650K units of residential battery energy storage systems in 2021, and has now exceeded a million units in 2022. ...  more

Differentiating from traditional solar panels, thin and flexible thin-film solar panels are capable in additional application possibilities, and can be applied on various irregular and curved surfaces. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has now developed a solar cell that is even thinner than a hair, which can be used from ePaper to lightweight wearables. ...  more

There are hundreds of solar panel decontamination technology, and now South African scientists have released a pristine and efficient solution, which utilizes color sensors that notify when to clean solar panels, and would do so in a swift and precise manner. ...  more

JinkoSolar (Jinko) announced in early December that it has achieved another significant breakthrough in the development of large-sized N-type cells. With China’s National Institute of Metrology as the authoritative third-party certifier, Jinko has been proven to have attained a new high in the conversion efficiency rate for N-type TOPCon cells that are 182mm or larger in size. In laboratory testing, Jinko’s 182mm TOPCon cells have now reached the maximum rate of 26.4%. ...  more

Polysilicon Polysilicon quotations continued to drop this week, where mono-Si compound feedings and mono-Si dense materials were respectively concluded at RMB 280/kg and RMB 275/kg. ...  more

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) has become the target of low-carbon buildings in recent years amidst the development of the green energy industry and the rising awareness of decarbonization, and AUO will be announcing a series of integrated BIPV solutions at the Taipei Building Show accordingly. ...  more

There has been new progress in gravity storage for Australia. Startup Green Gravity, having partnered up with abandoned mines, now signed with engineering company GHD, and is likely to provide a prolonged period of energy storage for the power grid through moving heavy objects vertically that would capture and release gravitational kinetic energy. ...  more

The not-so-special solar panel is actually capable of producing hydrogen. A Belgium team has developed a hydrogen panel that produces 250L of hydrogen each day at an efficiency of 15%, which is expected to enter commercialization in 2026. ...  more