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Bigger form factor cells, massive price reductions as well as elimination of cobalt use
Tesla organized its Battery Day the other day in California prior to a socially-distanced target market all beinged in different electric vehicles from the company's array and also disclosed its enthusiastic prepare for greater than halving the price of battery production.
Sep 23, 2020 // Storage, TESLA, Elon Musk
A brand-new modifier boosts the effectiveness of perovskite solar cells
The research study group of NUST MISIS has actually provided an enhanced structure of perovskite solar cells.
Feb 10, 2021 // Technology, Italy, solar cells, Europe, perovskite, NUST MISIS, efficiency, University of Tor Vergata, Anastasia Yakusheva
Renewable gas from carbon dioxide with the aid of solar power
Scientists at Linköping University, Sweden, are trying to transform carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to sustain using power from sunlight. Current results have actually shown that it is possible to utilize their method to uniquely create methane, carbon monoxide gas or formic acid from carbon dioxide and water. The study has been released in ACS Nano.
Jun 10, 2020 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Sweden, Europe, Linköping University, Graphene, carbon dioxide, Jianwu Sun
Green power: Just how to enhance the effectiveness of solar cells
Dr. Torsten Schwarz, senior scientist in the team "Nanoanalytics and also Interfaces" at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, evaluated just how surface area therapies of chalcogenide semiconductors influence their problem concentrations and also thus their efficiency and which modifications during the manufacturing of solar cells are needed to achieve a much better efficiency.
Jan 15, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, efficiency, Torsten Schwarz, University of Luxembourg
The leading solar panel supplier is accused of contraband from China
The accusation has been brought against IBC Solar of importing the Chinese photovoltaic modules declared in the wrong way, which has resulted in nonpayment of about €23m duties. Both the headquarters and the top management’s homes have been subject to search.
Nov 25, 2019 // Solar, Germany, China, pv modules, Europe, Asia, IBC Solar, contraband
Brexit cannot avert the ‘fundamental issue’ of energy transition, event told
Energy companies are lacking any kind of certainty over Brexit and how it will affect the sector, but cannot allow it to have any impact on the “fundamental issue” of climate change and the energy transition, some of Europe’s leading utilities have said.
Sep 19, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, storage, UK, utilities, Europe, policy, Brexit, Emeka Chukwureh
Perfecting Quantum Dots to Make The Most Of Solar Panel Effectiveness
Scientists in Australia have developed a formula to determine the exact size and also density of quantum dots essential to produce record efficiency in photovoltaic panels.
Jan 22, 2021 // Technology, Australia, solar panel, Oceania, efficiency
Anticipating the I-V qualities of PV systems under partial shading
Scientists in Tunisia have actually recommended a technique of establishing the particular I-V account of a partly shaded PV module, and also to theorize it right into a string account.
Mar 23, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Commercial, PV module, Tunisia, Africa
Much more effective photocatalysts might open the capacity of solar power
A natural semiconductor photocatalyst that dramatically improves the generation of hydrogen gas can cause extra effective power storage space innovations.
Feb 18, 2020 // Technology, USA, UK, Europe, North America, KAUST, Jan Kosco
History of Solar Energy: The Evolution and History Behind Solar Energy
The development of modern-day devices that allow us to trap solar energy and convert it into usable electrical energy was not an easy task. Numerous efforts
Jan 28, 2022
Enhancing the performance of solar cells with 'graphene armor'
A group of scientists, connected with UNIST has actually thought of a novel electrode that might substantially boost the security of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), one of the most promising prospect for the next generation solar cells because of their low cost and high power conversion effectiveness. This is due to the fact that putting a protection layer in between the metal-based electrode as well as the perovskite movie can stop metal-induced deterioration and that graphene, thus a layer, can effectively subdue the diffusion of steels and also halide ions.
Jul 3, 2020 // Technology, South Korea, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, efficiency, UNIST, Graphene, Hyesung Park, Gyujeong Jeong
Research reveals factors limiting the voltage of polycrystalline CdSeTe solar cells
So far, solar cells based on polycrystalline cadmium selenide telluride (CdSeTe) have actually shown some crucial constraints, despite their low construction costs as well as useful qualities. Most notably, these solar cells display higher voltage losses than other mature photovoltaic or pv innovations (crystalline silicon, for example) as well as this considerably hinders their efficiency and also performance.
Mar 30, 2022 // Technology, NREL, Arizona State University, Colorado State University, CSU, CdSeTe solar cells, ASU, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Arthur Onno
Amazon Announces New Renewable Projects of 3.5 GW Across the Globe
The new wind, solar as well as storage projects will certainly discover North America, EMEA, Asia, and Australia. Today renewable resource portfolio of Amazon currently stands at 15.7 GW from 310 renewable energy projects.
Apr 22, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, clean energy, Amazon, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Wind Energy, Andy Jassy, RE portfolio
"Capacity deferral is the key source of storage value"
Large batteries obtain most their worth from replacing gas peaker plants as well as avoiding the installment of extreme amounts of transmission and also generation framework. Nevertheless, batteries can not change all gas plants, MIT scientists located. From an all natural economics point of view, there is a particular share of storage space that is thought about cost-effective. With battery expenses decreasing, that share is regularly boosting.
Aug 14, 2020 // Storage, USA, MIT, North America, Dharik Mallapragada
Leading 4 Manufacturers of Polysilicon in China; Tongwei Leads the Race
All leading 4 suppliers are now located in China; they generated greater than 100,000 MT each in 2022. all leading 4 producers are currently situated in China; they produced greater than 100,000 MT each in 2022. The six biggest Chinese manufacturers alone have additional capacities of about 1.5 million MT in the pipe for 2023 as well as 2024.
May 17, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Tongwei, xinte energy, Daqo New Energy, bernreuter research, gcl technology, polysilicone industry in China