NEPRA, chaired by its chairman, held a hearing on K-Electric’s application for a seven-year multi-year tariff on Thursday, attended by senior officials from K-Electric.
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Month: June 2024
New light-harvesting system could revolutionize solar energy, researchers claim
Panchromatic, ultra-thin solar cells could soon become reality WHAT JUST HAPPENED? The solar energy revolution might be about to shift into an even higher gear. Researchers in Germany have developed a groundbreaking new light-harvesting system that could drive a huge leap in solar cell efficiency by absorbing light across the entire visible range. For years, solar tech has been hamstrung by some fundamental limitations. Traditional silicon-based solar cells can absorb light across the entire visible spectrum, which is great, but they do so “weakly.” They also need to be thick – we’re…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia signs Agreements for 5,500 MW Solar PV Projects
In the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al- Saud, Minister of Energy, the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for three new solar photovoltaic projects. The agreements was signed with a consortium of ACWA Power Company, and the Water & Electricity Holding Company (Badeel), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), and Aramco Power, a fully-owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco. These new projects with a capacity of 5,500 MW are part of the National Renewable Energy Program, which is…
Read More26th June 2024Federal Budget Should Incorporate IT Industry ProposalsAtif Ikram Sheikh
Atif Ikram Sheikh added that FPCCI emphasizes, despite repeated assurances from the incumbent government, the budgetary proposals from the IT industry have been completely ignored.
Read MoreSolar panel achieves world record with ‘miracle material
A new efficiency world record for converting sunlight into electricity has been set, in what researchers claim is a huge boost for renewable energy. Researchers at Longi, the world’s biggest solar panel manufacturer, achieved a 34.6 per cent power conversion efficiency using a tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell, beating the previous record by 0.7 per cent. The new record is also more than 7 per cent more efficient than the record for a standard silicon solar cell, which is found in most commercial solar panels. Perovskite has been hailed as a ‘miracle material’ for its…
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