solar cell

Development of big area, organic solar cell printing technology
Solar cell technology is a prominent clean energy resource. Particularly, organic solar cells, part of the third generation of solar cells, are getting attention as a core technology for metropolitan solar ray energy generation as they can be printed and related to exterior wall surfaces or glass windows of buildings.
Jun 22, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, KIST, Hae Jung Son
Tongwei signs US$ 7.6 bn silicon supply contract with wafer maker Qinghai Gaojing Solar
Tongwei has actually announced that its subsidiaries have authorized a RMB50.9 billion (US$ 7.58 billion) silicon material sales contract for 216,100 tons with Qinghai Gaojing Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd
Jun 22, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Tongwei, China, polysilicon, Asia, solar cell, wafers, qinghai gaojing
A new perovksite solar cell effectively generates greater than 23% efficiency
A perovskite solar cell (PSC) with an one-of-a-kind passivation method based upon the application of guanidinium (Gua) and also octylammonium (Oa) spacer cations has actually gotten in the solar scene; thanks to a team of scientists from Flinders University, the University of New South Wales, and Australian National University.
Jun 15, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, University of New South Wales, ustralian National University, Flinders University
Chemist pursues response to why appealing solar cell product rapidly degrades
A Florida State University researcher is untangling the complexities of a product that researchers worldwide are attempting to manipulate to construct better solar cells.
Jun 15, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, Florida State University, Lea Nienhaus
'No plans' to change India's BCD amid module scarcity, financial investment needing to increase to hit climate targets
The Indian solar field looks set for considerable degrees of disturbances over the next 2 years, with the government's drive to develop a residential production base taking the chance of release and financial investments needing to double if it is to satisfy its climate targets, according to industry analysts.
Jun 13, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, India, pv power plants, pv modules, Asia, solar cell, mnre
Novel solar cell architecture executes well under real-world restrictions
Solar power is a clean as well as renewable resource of energy. Solar cells typically include a semiconductor material that soaks up sunlight and generates electricity.
Jun 2, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, multijunction solar cell, University of Colorado Boulder
Fraunhofer ISE claims 47.6% solar cell efficiency record
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have laid claim to a new solar cell efficiency record of 47.6%.
May 31, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, cell efficiency record, solar cell efficiency, tandem cell
Researchers developed invisible, machine-washable solar cell modern technology for clothing
The distinct nature of the solar cells protects them-- and also makes the clothes much more attractive, the physics as well as design researchers say. Promising applications consist of work as well as outdoor clothing, and curtains which respond to modifications in the amount of light.
May 23, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, Aalto University, Elina Ilén, Janne Halme
Researchers produce highest efficiency 1-sun solar cell
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) produced a solar cell with a record 39.5% performance under 1-sun global illumination. This is the highest possible effectiveness solar cell of any type, measured using typical 1-sun conditions.
May 23, 2022 // Technology, USA, NREL, solar cell, North America, Myles Steiner
EPFL achieves 29.2% efficiency for tandem solar cell with fully textured silicon
Researchers in Switzerland made substantial progress with a method to perovskite-silicon tandem cell layout that they state might become integrated right into existing silicon PV production. They have announced the success of a 29.2% cell efficiency-- not far from the total record for tandem cells, and confirmed by Germany's Fraunhofer ISE.
May 2, 2022 // Technology, Europe, solar cell, Switzerland, efficiency, EPFL, Christophe Baliff
Jinko TOPCon solar cell reaches 25.7% effectiveness
JinkoSolar announced it has actually reached a solar conversion efficiency of 25.7% for its huge 182-mm n-type monocrystalline TOPCon solar cell. This result has been individually verified by the National Institute of Metrology, China.
Apr 27, 2022 // Manufacturing News, solar cell, efficiency, Jin Hao, Jinko TOPCon
Tongwei sets sizeable solar polysilicon, cell manufacturing capacity targets following Q1 profit leap
Solar polysilicon and cell producer Tongwei has specified strategies to dramatically boost its manufacturing capacity over the following four years after validating a six-fold increase in net profit in Q1 2022.
Apr 27, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Tongwei, polysilicon, solar cell
MIT, Standford scientists use machine learning for pervoskite solar cell development
Perovskites are a team of layered crystalline compounds defined by the configuration of the atoms in their crystal lattice. There are hundreds of such possible compounds as well as various methods of making them.
Apr 26, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, MIT, Sam Stranks, University of Cambridge, Standford, pervoskite
Uncovering the secret of ternary polymer solar cell success
Solar cells will certainly doubtless play a significant component in a lasting energy future.
Apr 22, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, polymer, University of Tsukuba, Itaru Osaka, Kazuhiro Marumoto
An option to perovskite solar cell scalability troubles
Perovskites are hybrid products made from steel halides as well as organic compounds.
Apr 22, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, efficiency