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Scalable Solar Cells Reach 26.4% Efficiency
This breakthrough in SHJ solar cell technology could revolutionize solar power: Researchers have developed cells with record-breaking power-conversion efficiencies of up to 26.4%, using cost-effective fabrication techniques for large-scale deployment. Let's make solar power a reality!
Dec 15, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, Soochow University, Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd, New South Wales University, Dalian University of Technology, SHJ solar cell
Malleable Carbon Playdough for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers in China have developed a graphite putty for use in perovskite solar devices - malleable, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable with impressive efficiencies of up to 20.29%.
Dec 11, 2023 // Technology, China, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, Wuhan University of Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jinan Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology
EU Grants Midsummer for Solar Cell Factory in Sweden
Sweden's Midsummer is advancing its goal of becoming a leader in solar energy with an impressive grant that will infuse its high-tech manufacturing initiatives.
Dec 6, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Sweden, Europe, solar cell, midsummer
23% Efficiency: Open-Air Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
Chonnam National University researchers have developed a hot air deposition technique for processing tandem solar cells that is simpler, more efficient and requires no humidity-controlled environment. The team achieved a 23.07% efficiency rating, 65°C & 85°C thermal stability, and a 21.82% efficiency for a practical 1 cm2 cell size. Further development on track for a 29.1% practical efficiency.
Dec 4, 2023 // Technology, South Korea, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, Chonnam National University
AI Guides Perovskite Solar Cell Mfg
Discover how AI can help produce high-grade perovskite solar cells with greater efficiency. Learn how Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and two Helmholtz platforms used AI to predict the quality of perovskite layers and cells with their Advanced Materials breakthrough.
Nov 23, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cell, perovskite, KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
25% Efficiency Record Shattered: Perovskite Solar Cells
Breakthrough research at Northwestern Univ. yields record-breaking efficiency for perovskite solar cells. New dual-molecule solution solves electron losses from surface defects & interfaces, achieving 25.1% efficiency. Research builds on prior Nature paper.
Nov 20, 2023 // Technology, NREL, solar cell, perovskite, National Renewable Energy Lab, efficiency, Northwestern University
AI-Made Solar Cells: 16.9% Efficient in Weeks
This new AI-driven system can rapidly and reproducibly design solar cells from the mineral perovskite. Researchers from RMIT, Monash and CSIRO achieved 16.9% power-conversion efficiency with no human intervention. Prototype your own solar cell with this system and industry partners.
Nov 16, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, CSIRO, RMIT, Monash
$3M Boosts Perovskite Solar Mfg.
University of Michigan project backed by $3 million grant from NSF seeks to improve process of semiconductor materials manufacturing for perovskite solar cells. New cyber manufacturing technology may radically transform manufacturing, while protecting company info and worker interests.
Nov 15, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, solar cell, perovskite, University of Michigan
Parallel Planar Heterojunction: A Promising Strategy for Enhancing Solar Cell Efficiency
Discover a new breakthrough strategy to maximize the efficiency of solar cells! The PPHJ device, consisting of two types of conventional PHJ subcells and antimony trisulfide, simplifies the preparation process of solar cells and has achieved an impressive 8.32% efficiency- the highest among all Sb2S3 devices. Unlock the potential of low-cost and efficient solar cells!
Nov 13, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, HFIPS, Wang Mingtai, Institute of Solid State Physics
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
Record-Breaking Tandem Solar Cell Achieves 29.9% Efficiency
Experience the breakthrough of thin-film tandem solar cells: Researchers at Empa, NUS and HI ERN achieve record efficiency of 29.9%, lower electricity costs & 2000 Wh/m2 daily.
Nov 2, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, EMPA, NUS, National University of Singapore, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg
Perovskite Solar Cells with Ultrathin TMO Buffer Layers
Discover how researchers from the University of Rome, ENEA, and CNR-ISM developed a protective buffer layer to mitigate sputtering damage in perovskite solar cells for better performance and efficiency. Up to 16.44% efficiency, with no visible transmission loss.
Oct 31, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency
Better 2D Perovskite Crystals: A Quantum Leap
Discover how a breakthrough process using kinetic temperature and duration control produces ultra-pure 2D Perovskite crystals with ideal quantum well thickness. Unlock the potential of optoelectronic and photovoltaic technologies with higher n-values and cost-effective materials.
Oct 30, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Rice University
III-V Solar Boost: NREL's 27% Efficiency Breakthrough
Revolutionary record-breaking efficiency of 27% achieved in GaAs heterojunction solar cell by scientists at NREL. Combining computational and experimental methods to optimize doping and bandgap reduced the effects of defects. This breakthrough is applicable to multiple materials and levels of defect concentrations.
Oct 27, 2023 // Technology, NREL, solar cell, efficiency
Stable 25% Efficiency: New Perovskite Solar Design
Groundbreaking design for perovskite solar cells boosts performance and stability, with 25.3% power-conversion efficiency measured in the lab and 95% of peak performance after 1000 hours of testing. Unlock the potential of PSCs for commercial applications!
Oct 24, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency