efficiency

Collecting solar energy from both sides: New process boosts performance of bifacial CIGS thin film solar cell
The suggestion is as uncomplicated as it is basic: If I can collect both direct sunlight along with its reflection through the rear end of my solar cell, this need to enhance the yield of energy the cell creates.
Dec 15, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, Ayodhya N. Tiwari
Alkoxy replacement on asymmetric conjugated molecule enables high-efficiency ternary organic solar cells
A study team led by Prof. Ge Ziyi at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has actually established an alkoxy-substituted asymmetric conjugated molecule as well as doped it right into the PM6: BTP-eC9-based binary organic solar cells (OSCs) as a 3rd component, leading to high-efficiency ternary OSCs with a power conversion performance (PCE) of over 18.1%.
Dec 9, 2022 // Technology, efficiency, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, organic solar cells, Ge Ziyi, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, NIMTE
Economical eco-friendly manufacture of high efficiency chalcopyrite solar cells
Clean, lasting energy options are essential to fulfill the ever-increasing energy demands of the human population. High efficiency solar cells are promising candidates to reduce carbon emissions as well as achieve carbon neutrality.
Dec 9, 2022 // Technology, Asia, Korea, solar cell, efficiency, Incheon National University, JunHo Kim, Global Energy Research Center for Carbon Neutrality
Scientist analyze exactly how molybdenum ditelluride might enhance service provider generation in perovskite solar cells
Scientists from South Korea's Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) have discovered that molybdenum ditelluride could enhance carrier generation in perovskite solar cells.
Dec 7, 2022 // Technology, South Korea, Asia, efficiency, perovskite solar cells, Sungkyunkwan University, SKKU
Popular NREL cell efficiency chart shines in new interactive version
There is a new means to explore the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) famous chart highlighting the efficiency of solar cells.
Nov 22, 2022 // Technology, NREL, solar cell, efficiency
Researchers develop perovskite-CIGS with 21.1% efficiency
Researchers from the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Study Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) have actually accomplished 21.1 percent efficiency with tandem perovskite - CIGS solar cells. These thin-film-based modules are very efficient, light and flexible as well as can open doors to lots of new usage cases for which standard rigid modules are not suitable.
Nov 21, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, ZSW, efficiency, Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, Jan-Philipp Becker, perovskite-CIGS
LONGi hits 26.81% effectiveness for HJT solar cells
Chinese solar panel producer LONGi introduced it has actually gotten to a performance of 26.81% for its HJT silicon solar cells on full-size silicon wafers with mass production. The record was validated by the Institute for Solar Power Research in Hamelin (ISFH).
Nov 21, 2022 // Manufacturing News, LONGi, efficiency, HJT solar cells
A high-speed sequential deposition approach to fabricate photoactive layers for organic cells
Organic photovoltaics, solar power devices based on organic semiconductors, have so far accomplished very promising cause experimental settings, both in regards to efficiency as well as stability. Nevertheless, engineers have not yet designed trusted approaches to fabricate these devices on a large-scale at a sensible cost.
Nov 9, 2022 // Technology, China, Asia, solar cell, efficiency, Jie Min, Wuhan University, organic cells
N-type solar cell with aluminum-titanium passivating contact achieves 21.9% performance
Scientists in Australia have shown a new way to apply a passivating call layer to silicon cells. They generated an n-type cell with aluminum-titanium passivating contact and also 21.9% effectiveness, and also declared the technique could open new possibilities for making use of transition metal oxides in cell passivation.
Nov 8, 2022 // Technology, Australia, solar cell, Oceania, efficiency, aluminum-titanium
SunDrive accomplishes 26.41% effectiveness with copper solar cell modern technology
Australian solar technology business SunDrive remains to excite with its copper-based solar cell modern technology, achieving 26.41% performance for a full-size silicon cell utilizing heterojunction modern technology compatible with automation.
Nov 8, 2022 // Technology, Australia, solar cell, Oceania, efficiency, SunDrive
UAH research aims to improve solar panel performance thru geothermal cooling
By utilizing geothermal cooling, a research group from the University of Alcala in Spain has actually established a prototype solar panel with approximately 14% greater performance.
Oct 28, 2022 // Technology, Spain, Europe, solar panel, efficiency, UAH, University of Alcala
Dye-sensitized solar cells attain a new power conversion performance record
Mesoscopic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) were designed in 1990s by Brian O'Regan and Michael Grätzel, taking on the latter's name-- the world-famous Grätzel cells. DSCs convert light into electrical power via photosensitizers-- dye compounds that absorb light and inject electrons into an array of oxide nanocrystals which ultimately are collected as electrical current.
Oct 27, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, efficiency
New research locates means to boost light absorption in perovskite/Si tandem solar cells
A research group, affiliated with UNIST has prospered in achieving a power conversion efficiency (PEC) of 23.50% in a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell built with a special textured anti-reflective coating (ARC) polymeric film. According to the research study group, the PCE of the tool with the ARC film was sustained for 120 hrs, keeping 91% of its initial value.
Oct 25, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, UNIST, Kyoung Jin Choi
A strategy to fabricate kesterite solar cells with a 13% performance
Kesterite (Cu2ZnSnS4, CZTS) is a sulfide mineral with an one-of-a-kind lattice structure that can be taken into consideration as derived from chalcopyrite CuInSe2 (CIS) by substituting two atoms of In3+ in the chalcopyrite by one atom of Zn2+ and also one atom of Sn4+.
Oct 25, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, efficiency, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Fudan University, Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Washington
2D ruddlesden-popper phase perovskite passivation layer for effective and also stable PSCS
A research team, led by Professor Hyesung Park in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST has done well in producing possibly high efficiency, stable, as well as scalable perovskite solar cells (PSCs) using vacuum deposition device, a technique of fabricating organic light-emitting display tools (OLEDs). Such technique is additionally helpful for the automation of batteries, which is anticipated to additional increase the commercialization of the PSCs, according to the research team.
Oct 21, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, UNIST, Hyesung Park, Department of Materials Science and Engineering