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Revolutionary Inverted Perovskite Solar Cell Achieves 25.6% Efficiency
Revolutionary solar cell design achieves 25.6% efficiency with 2D/3D heterojunctions. Groundbreaking research from KAUST, UNIST, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Feb 26, 2024 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, UNIST, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Unlocking the Potential: C60 ETLs Revolutionize Perovskite Solar Cells
Discover the breakthrough in solar cell technology: a perovskite-silicon tandem cell with a thermally evaporated C60 electron transport layer. Achieving an impressive 30.90% efficiency, this innovation could revolutionize the industry.
Jan 26, 2024 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cells, perovskite, KAUST, Princeton University, Marmara University, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Nano-C
Revolutionizing Solar Energy: Saudi Arabia and Beyond
Scientists at KAUST have published a roadmap for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells, combining efficiency and stability for affordable clean energy. Paving the way for a $10 billion market.
Jan 12, 2024 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST
Unlocking Outdoor Stability in Solar Cells
Unlock a new source of energy with KAUST's discovery of a link between organic semiconductor and outdoor stability of organic solar cells. With applications from photovoltaic windows to net-zero greenhouses, this breakthrough could open up a world of possibilities.
Nov 7, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, KAUST, photovoltaic window
Boosting Solar Efficiency: Link Silicon & Perovskite
Researchers from Princeton University and KAUST have linked silicon and perovskite solar cells to boost efficiency and stability. Partial shading had no effect on the tandem solar module, making it an effective renewable energy resource.
Sep 7, 2023 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, Princeton University
KAUST, LONGi Advance Solar Energy
KAUST and LONGi sign MoU to foster innovation in solar energy, leveraging expertise and resources to advance technologies, develop materials, optimize performance, and promote talent development. Helping to address climate change and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.
Aug 18, 2023 // Technology, LONGi, KAUST
MBRAUN: Aiding KAUST in Setting New Perovskite Record
KAUST University in Saudi Arabia breaks new world record in efficiency of perovskite tandem solar cells with the help of MBRAUN systems, reaching 33.7% certified power conversion efficiency. This ultra-high performance photovoltaic technology is essential for fast green energy transition.
Jul 4, 2023 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST
Unveiling Tandem Solar Cells' Temperature Coefficient
KAUST researchers conduct tests to determine accuracy of temperature coefficient metric for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. Results show external quantum efficiency, bandgap, local solar spectrum, and operating temperature range all influence assessment. Research team unable to predict changes in tandem cells under outdoor conditions. Findings could help community better understand outdoor data and improve tandem cell efficiency.
Jun 22, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST
KAUST group introduces 33.7% effectiveness for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell
Less than 2 months after achieving a new world record for tandem solar cell effectiveness of 33.2%, KAUST scientists have actually introduced an enhancement to this number by getting to a power conversion effectiveness of 33.7% for a perovskite-silicon solar cell.
Jun 2, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST
A 'Tandem' Solar Cell Simply Establish a New Performance Record
Making solar cells more efficient is an obvious win for green power. It indicates more electrical power from the very same number of panels as well as the exact same amount of sunlight-- and also scientists are working hard to tackle the challenge.
Apr 24, 2023 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, Asia, solar cell, efficiency, KAUST
Saudi university achieves 33.2% performance for perovskite/si tandem
Scientists at Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and also Technology (KAUST) have actually established a perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell with the world's highest possible power conversion effectiveness (PCE) of 33.2%, according to an announcement on Monday.
Apr 17, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Asia, solar cell, efficiency, KAUST
KAUST team reports results of 1 year outdoor testing of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
Scientists from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and also Technology (KAUST) have actually reported the results of an one-year outdoor test for a tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell they developed in 2020. They have located that the device retained greater than 80% of its initial performance throughout the testing period between April 2021 as well as April 2022.
Feb 14, 2023 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, KAUST
Metal-free batteries raise hope for even more sustainable and also economical grids
Rechargeable batteries that utilize ammonium cations as charge carriers could provide ecofriendly and sustainable substitutes to metal-ion-based batteries, researchers at KAUST show.
Jan 13, 2023 // Technology, Storage, KAUST, Husam Alshareef, Zhiming Zhao
Reordering the layers in solar-cell modules can aid improve efficiency
A solar-cell module that mitigates cell-to-module losses has actually been established by KAUST researchers complying with a rethink of the module's optical design as well as how it must be stacked.
Aug 23, 2022 // Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, solar cell, efficiency, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Lujia Xu
Inverted perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with 29.3% effectiveness
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have built an inverted perovskite-silicon tandem device with a 1 nm thick interlayer based on magnesium fluoride (MgFx). They declare it can quit voltage losses and boost power conversion performance, while preserving 95.4% of its initial performance after 1,000 hrs.
Jun 29, 2022 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, Asia, efficiency, KAUST, perovskite-silicon, solar sell