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JA Solar to combat cell LID issues with Ga-doped p-type crystalline silicon wafers
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JA Solar has licensed a number of patents from Shin-Etsu Chemical on doping Ga in silicon crystals and using the Ga-doped p-type crystalline silicon wafers for making solar cells to mitigate the impact of Light Induced Degradation (LID).
Oct 15, 2019 // Manufacturing News, China, JA Solar, polysilicon, c-si manufacturing, Asia, solar cell, Jin Baofang, lid, unsw, shin-etsu chemical
What is Photocurrent?
The current induced by radiant light.     ← Back to Solar Energy Glossary
Sep 13, 2023
Semi-transparent perovskite solar cell for window applications
Buildings, especially those with glass facades, are getting closer to self-powering, according to Australian researchers that lately established a 15.5%- efficient, semi-transparent solar cell that enables more than 20% of visible light to travel through.
Jul 1, 2022 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Jacek Jasieniak, Monash University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Advancements in Perovskite Solar Cells: Boosting Efficiency and Stability
Breakthrough research enhances stability and efficiency of perovskite solar cells, achieving remarkable performance and record-high solar hydrogen production rate.
Jan 11, 2024 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Energy-tech Startup Zendure Presents First Plug-and-Play Energy Storage System
The energy storage system is composed of a PV hub and takes pride in upto four batteries. SolarFlow offers compatibility with the usual balcony solar panels as well as lets residents in apartment and also condos to store solar energy in the day. The energy can be used even throughout the night hours.
Mar 17, 2023 // Storage, microinverter, energy storage system, LFP batteries, SuperBase V, Zendure, BMS, clean energy startup, SolarFlow
A brand-new passive strategy for cooling down photovoltaic panels
Researchers in Egypt have actually checked out the performance of using water as well as a blend of light weight aluminum oxide and also calcium chloride hexahydrate to cool down PV components. Ideal efficiency was observed with a remedy of 75% water, according to the study searchings for.
May 6, 2020 // Technology, pv modules, Asia, Africa, Egypt, cooling technique
Solar EV start-up Aptera Motors to use Maxeon solar cells
California solar electrical vehicle (EV) start-up Aptera Motors Corp has chosen Singapore-based solar cell as well as panel maker Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: MAXN) to be the cell supplier for its solar production programme.
Oct 5, 2022 // Manufacturing News, USA, solar cells, North America, Maxeon, Aptera Motors
The sunlight that powers solar panels additionally damages them ... yet 'gallium doping' is providing a service
The procedure of making gallium-doped photovoltaic panels was under a patent till last year. It's just since this approach has started to pick up vapor.
Aug 2, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Australia, Solar Panels, solar cells, Oceania, PV panel, University of New South Wales’s School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering, gallium
Examining the influence of micro-cracks in solar glass
A Turkish study group has actually evaluated exactly how large adjustments in temperature level can influence absorbance, light passage as well as reflectivity in 2 sorts of solar glass. The researchers showed reduced performance in solar cells as well as the glass itself were attributable to a great deal of micro-cracks as well as contortions on the glass surface area.
Feb 17, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Asia, Turkey, solar glass, micro-cracks
ClearVue's luminescent solar concentrators create clear PV windows
The attraction of structure incorporated photovoltaics remains to draw in start-ups as well as business owners.
Apr 14, 2020 // BIPV, Technology, USA, North America, ClearVue, PV windows, BeyondPV, thin-film CIGS, Victor Rosenberg
Zinc-air battery with enhanced efficiency thanks to solar power
Zinc-air batteries, which generate electricity with a chemical reaction in between oxygen in the atmosphere as well as zinc, are considered to be next-generation prospects to meet the explosive demand for electric vehicles as opposed to lithium-ion batteries.
Apr 12, 2022 // Technology, Storage, KIST, Zinc-air battery, The Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Joong Kee Lee
Origis completes 100-MW Tennessee solar project for Google data centers
On April 25, representatives from Google, The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Origis Energy as well as Excelsior Energy Capital celebrated the conclusion of Skyhawk Solar, a 100-MWAC project situated in Obion County, Tennessee. Skyhawk Solar is a utility-scale solar project in Tennessee currently providing carbon-free energy (CFE) to Google's data centers in Montgomery County, Tennessee as well as Jackson County, Alabama.
Apr 26, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, origis, PV Power Plant
Perovskia Revolutionizes Indoor Solar with New Factory Launch
Perovskia revolutionizes solar technology with its million-perovskite solar device factory, offering high efficiency, durability, and compliance with industry standards.
Jan 30, 2024 // Manufacturing News, Europe, Switzerland, Perovskia
New method might just print perovskite LEDs
Microelectronics make use of numerous useful materials whose buildings make them appropriate for certain applications. For instance, transistors and also data storage devices are made from silicon, and also a lot of photovoltaic cells utilized for creating electricity from sunlight are additionally currently made of this semiconductor material.
Jun 17, 2020 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, perovskite LEDs, Emil List-Kratochvil
Sponge-like solar cells could be basis for far better pacemakers
Openings aid make sponges and also English muffins useful (and, when it comes to the last, tasty). Without openings, they would not be flexible enough to flex into tiny gaps, or to absorb the ideal amount of jam as well as butter.
Jun 8, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, University of Chicago, Bozhi Tian, Jiuyun Shi, Aleksander Prominski