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New technique based upon bis-diazirine (BD) molecules enables stable and also efficient perovskite solar cells
Scientists from China's Fudan University, Central South University, East China Normal University, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Suzhou University of Science as well as Technology, together with Canada's University of Victoria and also Austria's University of Vienna, have actually recommended a novel strategy to achieve reliable and also stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs) through introducing bis-diazirine molecules to paralyze the organic cations by covalent bonds.
May 31, 2023 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Chinese Academy of Sciences, East China Normal University, China's Fudan University, Central South University, Suzhou University of Science and Technology
New Consortium US-MAC intends to Raise CdTe PV Performance to 30%.
A timely reaction to the worldwide need for clean energy has actually originated from universities as well as research centres like Colorado State University (CSU), the Wright Center for Photovoltaics at the University of Toledo, as well as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in addition to US-based industrial solar business working with Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar panel production, which have joined pressures to develop the UNITED STATE Production of Advanced Cadmium Telluride (US-MAC) photovoltaics consortium.
Apr 27, 2021 // Technology, USA, NREL, North America, efficiency, Martin Keller, CdTe PV, Colorado State University, CSU, Jim Sites
New 100GW US energy storage space objective 'completely practical and possible', states ESA
The United States Energy Storage Association (ESA) has actually taken on a target of 100GW of energy storage capability in the country by 2030, an ability it said would assist facilitate better penetration of renewables.
Aug 26, 2020 // Storage, USA, ENERGY STORAGE, Battery Storage, North America, Kelly Speakes-Backman, policy, decarbonisation, renewables, ESA, regulation
New South Wales Govt's First Auction Underway for 12 GW RE Zones
This exercise is the very first in a collection of bi-annual tenders over one decade to replace retiring coal fired power stations with modern-day electricity infrastructure. NSW is targeting the construction of 12 gigawatts of renewable resource by 2030.
Oct 12, 2022 // Storage, Policy, Australia, tender, Oceania, new south wales, Matt Kean, rez, Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone, Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, Minister for Energy
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
Swiss scientists reveal brand-new perovskite procedure
A team of researchers at Switzerland's Federal Laboratories for Materials Science as well as Technology (EMPA) has actually shown a brand-new production procedure, based upon port pass away finishing, for the manufacturing of perovskite thin-film solar cells. The research laboratory has actually produced tiny perovskite components utilizing this procedure as well as has strategies to relocate right into the field-testing stage later on this year.
Apr 7, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Europe, perovskite, Switzerland, WORLD, EMPA
New Greek JV targets 750MW solar drive
Macquarie's Cero Generation and Greek renewables equip Wattcrop form partnership
Jul 12, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Greece, Europe, macquarie, Green Investment Group, Nikolaj Harbo, Ypatios Moysiadis
Growatt launches brand-new off-grid inverter
Chinese inverter producer Growatt has actually launched its second-generation off-grid inverter, featuring a solar input voltage of as much as 250V.
Aug 30, 2021 // Inverters, inverter, Growatt, off-grid
New antenna for a better photon harvest
An Italian research team has developed a device that it says can easily be integrated into a PV cell, and can boost its efficiency by converting more light particles into a high energy state before they are absorbed by the cell. The scientists claim that their innovation could offer a green‐to‐blue photon upconversion yield as high as 15%.
Oct 7, 2019 // Technology, Italy, Europe, PV cell, Angiolina Comotti
New batteries to allow EVs drive longer
Korean scientists are studying a lithium-air battery to improve the discharge capacity and durability of the device, which would allow e-vehicles to cover long distances without recharging.
Jan 13, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Asia, Korea, e-vehicles, lithium-air battery
STEAG to build new Italian solar park
17MW plant is being constructed on a previous quarry website for KGAL
Jan 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Italy, Europe, SENS, STEAG Solar Energy Solutions, KGAL, Michael Ebner
Hydrogen-powered bicycles offer new electromobility concept
With the 200 hydrogen bikes offered to journalists and world leaders at the G7 summit in Biarritz proving popular, manufacturer Pragma Industries has received an order for 1,000 of them from Chilean president Sebastian Pinera. The company’s founder, Pierre Forté, wants the bike to have a societal impact in developing countries.
Sep 4, 2019 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Storage, Transport, Solar to Fuel, Lithium-ion batteries, Toyota, France, Europe, hydrogen, Daimler, hydrogen-fueled cars, Pierre Forté, Pragma Industries, Sebastian Pinera, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Organic Solar Cells Set New World Record
Research team at Fraunhofer ISE has developed a layer to boost the efficiency of organic solar cells. This could be a major step towards making renewable energy more accessible and cost effective.
Jul 19, 2023 // Technology, Germany, Europe, Fraunhofer ISE, organic solar cell, efficiency
Exactly how the brand-new generation of 500 W panels will certainly form the solar market
With 3 designs of 500 W photovoltaic panels formally introduced, below's a consider what it suggests for the future of project growth as well as the solar market at large.
Mar 6, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, Solar Panels, Risen Energy, Trina Solar, North America, Barry Cinnamon, Matt Kesler
Yearly EU solar PV deployment reaches brand-new high of 25.9 GW.
The European Union's (EU) solar PV market has actually navigated a year besieged by supply chain disruptions and module prices hikes to post record levels of yearly deployment, according to research from SolarPower Europe (SPE).
Dec 16, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Spain, Sweden, France, Germany, Hungary, Europe, Netherlands, Denmark, European Union, deployment statistics, spe