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Dracula Technologies transforms ambient light into energy with published solar cells
Internet of Things devices are proliferating, making day-to-day jobs more convenient for lots of people-- yet that comes with cost. The United Nations expects the amount of e-waste produced globally to reach 52.2 million statistics lots this year, as well as a sizable part of that are dead batteries.
Jun 10, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, solar cell, Dracula Technologies, Brice Cruchon
Self-Assembling Material Extends Life, Raises Output of Tandem Perovskite Cells
South Korean scientists create a self-assembling interlayer that pushes perovskite/organic tandem solar cells to 24.7 % efficiency while surviving high-heat stress, edging flexible photovoltaics toward market readiness.
May 20, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency
PolyU Tandem Breakthrough Pushes Perovskite-Silicon Solar Cells Beyond Limits Efficiency
PolyU researchers shatter efficiency records with a 33.89 % perovskite–silicon tandem solar cell, using a novel LiF–EDAI bilayer to curb recombination losses.
May 30, 2025 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, photovoltaics, PolyU
Researchers achieve record 19.31% effectiveness with organic solar cells
Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have achieved a breakthrough power-conversion performance (PCE) of 19.31% with organic solar cells (OSCs), additionally referred to as polymer solar cells. This exceptional binary OSC effectiveness will certainly help enhance applications of these sophisticated solar energy devices.
May 29, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PolyU
Transparent graphene electrodes may result in brand-new generation of solar cells
A brand-new method of making huge sheets of top quality, atomically thin graphene could lead to ultra-lightweight, adaptable solar cells, and to new courses of light-emitting devices as well as various other thin-film electronic devices.
Jun 10, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, MIT, Graphene, Giovanni Azzellino, Mahdi Tavakoli
Utilizing the version of a pancake stack to make better solar cells
Scientists from the University of Calgary (UCalgary), with aid from colleagues at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), are one action better to creating solar electronics that are flexible, effective, as well as far better for the environment.
Mar 9, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, Canadian Light Source, University of Calgary, UCalgary, Todd Sutherland, Kim Thériault
Scientists simplify the procedure of producing perovskite solar cells by coating several layers at the same time
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), City University of Hong Kong, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), University of Kentucky, University of Colorado, University of Toledo as well as Brown University have actually created a concept that simplifies the process of manufacturing perovskite solar cells, which can increase their path towards commercialization.
Mar 24, 2023 // Technology, Manufacturing News, NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, solar cell, perovskite, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, City University of Hong Kong, University of Kentucky, University of Colorado, University of Toledo and Brown University
A strategy to assist crystallization for effective as well as stable perovskite solar cells
Recent growths have enabled perovskite solar cells (PSCs) to achieve power conversion effectiveness going beyond 25.7%; thus, these tools are considered increasing stars in the photovoltaics area. Nonetheless, the uniform crystallization of perovskite may bring about disordered crystalline positionings as well as defects in the bulk phase and also grain limits, thereby restricting the performance and also stability of PSCs. Defect passivation and also crystallization law are considered reliable strategies to boost the performance of these gadgets.
Nov 29, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jian Zhang
USITC suggests extension of Section 201 tariffs on solar cells, modules
The US International Trade Commission has actually suggested that the Section 201 protect tariffs on solar cells and also modules be expanded.
Nov 25, 2021 // Tariffs, USA, SEIA, China, Asia, North America, Joe Biden, policy, section 201, trade tariffs, regulation
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
Scientists fabricate flexible perovskite solar cells by means of blade coating in ambient problems without making use of toxic solvents
Researchers at University of Rome "Tor Vergata"'s CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and also Organic Solar Energy) as well as CNR-ISM Institute of Structure of Matter have deposited flexible perovskite solar modules without making use of toxic solvents, by means of blade coating in ambient air. 14% PCE was reportedly acquired with the optimization of coating parameters and also using additives.
Mar 27, 2023 // Technology, flexible perovskite solar cell, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”'s CHOSE, CNR-ISM Institute of Structure of Matter
Scientists use multi-additive technique to enhance performance and stability in upside down perovskite solar cells
Scientists at University of Rome "Tor Vergata"'s CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and also Organic Solar Energy), Greatcell Italy, ISM-CNR and also ENEA have actually researched a standard three-way cation perovskite (∼ 1.58 eV) as well as broader bandgap perovskite (∼ 1.63 eV) with intent of discovering a common approach to construct a durable gadget stable gradually independently of the perovskite used.
Feb 13, 2023 // Technology, Enea, perovskite solar cells, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”s CHOSE, Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy, Greatcell Italy, ISM-CNR
Roof solar cells can be a boon for water conservation too
Electricity-generating roof solar cells not just minimize planet-warming carbon emissions, they likewise save a substantial amount of water, say a pair of Duke University researchers that have done the math.
Sep 22, 2022 // Technology, USA, North America, Duke University, Roof solar cells, Avner Vengosh, Erika Weinthal
Simple Energy, C4V will Collaborate to Manufacture Lithium-ion Cells in India
The partnership wants to generate one of the most advanced Lithium-ion battery technology which will power Simple Energy's upcoming two-wheeler and four-wheeler.
The lithium-ion cell facility will certainly turn up in the Dharmapuri plant of Simple Energy in Tamil Nadu.
Apr 7, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Storage, electric vehicles, EV, lithium-ion cells, C4V, charge CCCv, clean mobility, Dharmapuri plant of Simple Energy, electric four-wheelers, Electric Scooter, Electric Two-Wheelers, Kuldeep Gupta, Shreshth Mishra, Simple Energy
Ultrathin solar cells get a boost
Rice University engineers have accomplished a new standard in the style of atomically thin solar cells made from semiconducting perovskites, increasing their performance while keeping their capacity to withstand the atmosphere.
Nov 24, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cells, perovskite, North America, Rice University, efficiency, Aditya Mohite












