Tag Archives: NREL

NREL lastest Cell Efficiencies right upto 44%

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Posted in Cells & Modules, PV, Solar | Tagged NREL, Solar Cell, Solar Cell Efficiencies, Solar Power | 1 Comment

Amonix CPV system breaks peak efficiency record

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Amonix CPV module has set a new peak efficiency world record. Image: Amonix. Concentrated PV (CPV) manufacturer Amonix claims to have converted a record 36% of sunlight into energy in a module trial at the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory … Continue reading →

Posted in CPV, PV, Solar | Tagged Amonix, Boeing, Chief technology officer, CPV, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL, Solar Cell, Spectrolab, united states, Vahan Garboushian | Leave a comment

Current Solar Module Efficiency Nowhere Near Its Potential, Especially Thin-Film Solar & CPV (Chart)

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Director Dan Arvizu recently gave a keynote speech during the 2013 International Renewable Energy Conference (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week), which I was lucky enough to attend*. His speech covered a large variety of cleantech topics, and most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cells & Modules, CPV, Crystalline, PV, Solar, Thin Film | Tagged a-Si, Cadmium Telluride, Concentrated photovoltaics, CPV, First Solar, Japan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, national renewable energy laboratory nrel, NREL, renewable energy laboratory, Solar Panel, Thin film, Thin film solar cell, thin film solar panels | 2 Comments

NREL verifies First Solar’s 16.1% total area module efficiency record leap

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Easily surpassing its previous record of 14.4% efficiency, First Solar a pushed the bar to 16.1%. Importantly, the CdTe thin-film leader also set a record for open circuit voltage (VOC), reaching an NREL verified 903.2 millivolts (mV). First Solar … Continue reading →

Posted in Cells & Modules, PV, Solar, Thin Film | Tagged Cadmium Telluride, CdTe, Chief technology officer, First Solar, national renewable energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL, Perrysburg Ohio, renewable energy laboratory, solar cell efficiency, United States Department of Energy, VOC | 1 Comment

Opportunities and Challenges for Solar Minigrid Development in Rural India – NREL

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The goal of this report is to inform investors about the potential of solar minigrid technologies to serve India’s rural market. India, a rapidly emerging economy with the world’s second largest population, is facing a surging energy demand. A large portion … Continue reading →

Posted in Renewables | Tagged India Solar Power, jawaharlal nehru, JNNSM, mnre, NREL, renewable energy projects, Solar India, Solar Minigrid, Solar Power, village electrification | Leave a comment

NREL study shows CSP with energy storage can help utilities, something India’s Solar JNNSM Policy sorely lacks

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) with thermal energy storage can add significant value to a company’s energy mix, a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has revealed The NREL report found that, compared to solar PV, CSP having a six-hour … Continue reading →

Posted in CSP, Solar | Tagged Concentrated Solar Power, CSP, Energy Storage, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, national renewable energy laboratory nrel, NREL, Renewable Energy, renewable energy laboratory, Solar Power, solar power plants, thermal energy storage | 1 Comment

Solar energy research institute launched

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Ritesh Pothan

IIT-B part of venture involving Indian, US scientists Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS), a collaboration between academia and industry of the two countries, was officially launched Saturday. The institute that includes IIT Bombay scientisis … Continue reading →