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Solar Prize Marks Milestone with Round 3 Winner, Round 4 Semifinalist Announcements

US Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Daniel R. Simmons announced Maxout Renewables and Wattch Inc. as the winners.

Printed Electronics Now staff 01.12.21

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SETO Awards NREL to Pursue National Solutions in Solar Integration

With funds awarded from the Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Office, NREL will pursue projects designed to advance integration of solar energy.

Printed Electronics Now Staff 01.06.21

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Future Is Bright for NREL's High-Flux Solar Furnace

The furnace can deliver the heat of 2,500 suns to melt a hole through solid steel in less than a minute.

Caitlin Dorsey, NREL 12.30.20

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Oxford PV Hits New World Record for Solar Cell

Oxford PV produced cell independently proven to convert 29.52% of solar energy into electricity.

Printed Electronics Now staff 12.22.20

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ARMOR Solar Power Films Wins German Sustainability Award

The German Sustainability Award honors the best contributors in the fields of climate, resources, biodiversity and society.

Printed Electronics Now staff 12.08.20

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Midsummer, Imperalum Providinging Solar Integrated Roofs to Spanish, Portuguese Customers

Imperalum will also install the Midsummer SLIM solar panel on its facility in Montijo, Portugal.

Printed Electronics Now staff 12.08.20

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Method for Replacing Degraded Perovskite in Solar Cells Making Them Recyclable

A team of researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem developed a technique for producing recyclable perovskite used in solar cells.

Bob Yirka, Phys.org 12.01.20

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Frost & Sullivan: Perovskite Solar Cells Set to Revolutionize Solar Sector

Perovskite-based solar cell technologies have gained attention due to their low manufacturing costs and higher operational output and efficiency.

Frost & Sullivan 11.27.20

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SolarWindow First: Electricity-Generating Flexible Glass Using High-Speed Manufacturing Process

Flexible sheets of SolarWindow electricity-generating glass generate power from sunlight and indoor artificial light.

Printed Electronics Now staff 11.23.20

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First Solar, Inc. Announces 3Q 2020 Financial Results

Net sales for the third quarter were $928 million, an increase of $285 million from the prior quarter.

Printed Electronics Now Staff 11.02.20

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Vistra Corp. Selects First Solar PV Modules for Texas Projects

First Solar will supply 869 megawatts (MW)DC of Series 6 modules to power five utility-scale solar projects.

Printed Electronics Now staff 10.22.20

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First Solar Series 6 is World’s 1st EPEAT-Rated PV Module

To be included in the launch of the EPEAT Photovoltaic and Inverters product category.

Printed Electronics Now staff 10.14.20

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ARMOR Solar Power Films Among 9 Finalists for German Sustainability Award

The 13th German Sustainability Award will be presented in Düsseldorf on Dec. 4, 2020.

Printed Electronics Now staff 10.13.20

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ORNL: Blocking Vibrations that Remove Heat Could Boost Efficiency of Next-Gen Solar Cells

The discovery could improve novel hot-carrier solar cells.

Printed Electronics Now staff 10.06.20

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SolarWindow Expands U.S. Operations to Asia, Strengthens Management Team

Harmel S. Rayat relinquished his position as director and chairman of the Board. He is succeeded by Jay S. Bhogal, CEO and president of SolarWindow.

Printed Electronics Now staff 10.06.20

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JP Energie Environnement Selects Lowest Carbon First Solar Modules for Labarde Project

59MWDC facility is built on disused landfill and is the largest urban photovoltaic power plant in Europe.

Printed Electronics Now staff 09.28.20

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Global Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Market to Grow at 12.4% CAGR Between 2020-27: Grand View Research

Was valued at $90.5 million in 2019.

Grand View Research 09.25.20

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U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Invests in NREL Solar Cell Project

Technique designed to bring spacefaring solar technology down to Earth.

Printed Electronics Now staff 09.10.20

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New Understanding of Electrolyte Additives Will Improve Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Laptops and mobile phones, among other devices, could be charged or powered indoors, away from direct sunlight using dye-sensitized solar cells.

ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science 09.03.20

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Watch Video of Largest Ever SolarWindow Generating Electricity

Nine-square-foot SolarWindow was created using the company’s patented LiquidElectricity coatings.

Printed Electronics Now staff 08.27.20

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Largest Ever SolarWindow Generating Electricity

Created using the company’s patented LiquidElectricity coatings.

Videos SolarWindow

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First Solar Power Plant in Chile is World’s First to Deliver Grid Services

The facility, located in Copiapó, Chile, is now being used by the ISO to manage the frequency of the country’s electricity system.

Printed Electronics Now staff 08.20.20

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Solliance Conducts Nanoscale Research on Kilometer Scale Solar Panels

Scientists at TNO Energy Transition and Solliance Solar Research have developed a technique to find out why solar panels yield less over time.

Printed Electronics Now staff 08.20.20

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First Solar Announces 2Q 2020 Financial Results

Reports net sales of $642 million, an increase of $110 million from the prior quarter, primarily due to the sale of the American Kings project.

Printed Electronics Now Staff 08.12.20

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First Solar Selling North American O&M Biz to NovaSource

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Printed Electronics Now staff 08.07.20

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First Solar Commits to Powering 100% of Global Operations with Renewable Energy by 2028

Solar company joins RE100, pledges to power U.S. operations with renewable energy by 2026.

Printed Electronics Now staff 08.06.20

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JinkoSolar Large-Area N-Type Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cell Hits Record High 24.79% Efficiency

This result was independently confirmed by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH), Germany.

Printed Electronics Now staff 08.06.20

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Meyer Burger Secures New Locations for Solar Cell, Solar Module Production

Creditors' meeting of Solarworld Industries GmbH approved sale of the buildings at Solarworld's former production site in Freiberg (Saxony) for €12 million.

Printed Electronics Now staff 08.04.20

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First Solar Chief Operating Officer Tymen deJong Retiring

Company also announced senior leadership changes.

Printed Electronics Now staff 08.03.20

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Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC Acquires 123MW Project from First Solar

American Kings Solar project backed by 15-year PPA with a California utility.

Printed Electronics Now staff 07.27.20

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Experience First-hand View Through SolarWindow

Developing first-of-their-kind electricity-generating see-through windows, products for America’s 85 million detached homes and commercial buildings.

Videos SolarWindow Technologies, Inc.

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Smurfit Kappa Launches Solar Energy Initiative in Colombia

The 168 panels that comprise the system will generate an estimated 78,000 kWh/year reducing CO2 emissions by 29.7 tons annually.

Printed Electronics Now staff 07.20.20

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Solar Integrated Roof Tiles Tested at SolarBEAT

Step towards commercial application of aesthetic integration of thin-film solar technology.

Printed Electronics Now staff 07.17.20

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NREL Research Points to Strategies for Recycling of Solar Panels

If successful, these findings could contribute one piece of a PV circular economy.

Printed Electronics Now staff 07.14.20

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U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Invests in NREL Solar Cell Project

Technique designed to bring spacefaring solar technology down to Earth.

Printed Electronics Now staff 07.13.20

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Meyer Burger Wants to Establish Solar Cell, Solar Module Production in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony

Production to start in the first half of 2021 with 400 MW solar cells and 400 MW solar modules, expansion to 5 GW planned.

Printed Electronics Now staff 07.13.20

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John Rhee, Former Executive Director of SoftBank, Joins SolarWindow Board

Jay Bhogal is the newly-appointed CEO and president; John Conklin is new CTO.

Printed Electronics Now Staff 07.01.20

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Solliance: Floating Thin-film Solar Module Testing Started

The rationale behind this innovation is a floating construction that follows the waves instead of trying to defy them.

Printed Electronics Now staff 06.25.20

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Midsummer Presents 1st 500W Solar Panel Midsummer Magnum

The Midsummer Magnum will be a cost-effective alternative for large roofs, with higher power and fewer solar panels on the roof surface.

Printed Electronics Now staff 06.24.20

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Solar Cells on Guardrail: World's 1st Practice Trail Completed

Flexible thin-film solar cells were used during the test.

Printed Electronics Now staff 06.22.20

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Dow Signs 15-year PPA with First Solar

Under the agreement, First Solar will supply Dow with renewable energy from 75% of its 200-megawatt (MW)AC Horizon Solar project in Frio County, Texas.

Printed Electronics Now staff 06.19.20

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SolarWindow Innovation Bolsters Electricity-Generating Plastic

Makes improvements to its laser patterning systems for electricity-generating coatings on flexible plastics.

Printed Electronics Now Staff 06.03.20

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Solar Europe Now: For a Photovoltaic Europe

Coalition includes research centers, industry representatives from all over Europe, including ARMOR’s branch armor solar power films and its organic PV films.

Printed Electronics Now staff 05.14.20

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Solar Europe Now: Call to Action for Solar-inclusive Green Deal

European solar value chain raises concerns over the lack of positive signals for the industry in the Green Deal.

Printed Electronics Now staff 05.07.20

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Geronimo Energy, First Solar Sign 415MW Series 6 Framework Supply Agreement

Deal grows Geronimo-First Solar relationship to over 1.4GWDC of systems and technology sales.

Printed Electronics Now staff 05.07.20

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SolarWindow to Unveil Largest Ever Array of Transparent Electricity-Generating Window Glass Panels

SolarWindow team converted spare home spaces into remote ad hoc engineering and product development shops.

Printed Electronics Now staff 05.06.20

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NREL Helps Found Consortium to Boost Solar Perovskite Commercialization

Founding organizers NREL, Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Toledo will form the executive board overseeing project delivery.

04.30.20

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