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Midsummer Participates in Groundbreaking Australian Research Project to Reach 30 Percent Efficiency in Tandem Solar Cells

Swedish solar energy company Midsummer has been selected to be part of a research team aiming to reach 30 percent efficiency in Si/CIGS tandem solar cells.

From Midsummer AB 18 Apr 2023

Solar Thermal Cheaper than Battery Storage for Long-Duration, Reveals CSIRO’s Energy Storage Roadmap

The Australian Solar Thermal Energy Association (AUSTELA) has supported the findings of CSIRO’s Energy Storage Roadmap which outlines the significant role that concentrating solar thermal power (often referred to as CSP or CST) will play in supplying industrial heat and long-duration storage.

29 Mar 2023

Adelaide Solar Panel Manufacturer Exports to Vietnam

Australian solar panel manufacturer Tindo Solar is exporting to Vietnam as the Southeast Asian nation signals it will prioritise high-quality renewables hardware in its energy system.

28 Mar 2023

Renewable Energy Sector Faces a Quandary on Australia's Disposal of 80 Million Solar Panels

The renewable energy sector is facing a quandary: how Australia will dispose of 80 million solar panels in an environmentally friendly way when they reach the end of their life.

21 Mar 2023

Solar Industry Feeling the Heat Over Disposal of 80 Million Panels

The renewable energy sector is facing a quandary: how Australia will dispose of 80 million solar panels in an environmentally friendly way when they reach the end of their life.

21 Mar 2023

Pushing the Boundaries of Solar Energy With Energy-Generating Rail Tracks

Swiss-based startup, Sun-Ways, has developed an innovative strategy for solar energy infrastructure that uses the space between railway tracks to deploy standard photovoltaic (PV) panels without impeding the movement of trains.

20 Mar 2023

Collaboration with UCLA: Research on Perovskite-CIGS Tandem Solar Cells Yields 24.9 Percent Efficiency

Based on a commercial CIGS solar cell, Midsummer engineers, by working with researchers at Prof. Yang Yang’s laboratory of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have demonstrated a four-terminal perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell reaching 24.9 percent efficiency.

20 Mar 2023