Solar Technology & PV R&D News

On this webpage, we present the news on solar power research and development. Here you can get acquainted with the latest photovoltaic technologies. The information presented is collected from various online resources and world’s major solar research centers and institutes. Everything related to PV R&D and technology is compiled in one category

CNNP Optoelectronics brings utility-scale perovskite modules out of the lab

CNNP Optoelectronics debuts a 1.6 m×1.2 m perovskite module with 16.5 % TÜV efficiency, glass-glass ruggedization, and lights-out manufacturing at 200 MW scale.

Jul 3, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, solar module, SNEC 2025, CNNP Optoelectronics, Poly-4PACz

Low-Temperature Sequential Deposition Lifts Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells Efficiency Record

Low-temp sequential deposition using EMI-DMP delivers 26 %-plus inverted perovskite efficiency and long-term stability, edging PSCs closer to market.

Jul 3, 2025 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, photovoltaics, sequential deposition, low temperature

Self-Assembling Molecule Breakthrough Brings Commercial Perovskite Solar Closer to Market

A Chinese research team has created a self-assembling hole-transport layer that lifts perovskite solar efficiency above 26 % and shrugs off heat and humidity, clearing a path to mass production.

Jul 1, 2025 // Technology, Solar, China, Asia, perovskite, Innovation, photovoltaics

Camphor Additives Boost Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency

Boost solar efficiency and sustainability with camphor-derived perovskite films, achieving 25.2% PCE and doubling lifespan, revolutionizing eco-friendly solar technology.

Jun 30, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, efficiency, UNIST, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Yang Chang-deok

NUS Sets Record With 26.4% Perovskite-Organic Solar Cell

NUS researchers achieve record 26.4% efficiency in flexible perovskite–organic tandem solar cell, paving the way for smart wearable applications.

Jun 27, 2025 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, organic photovoltaics, NUS, flexible solar films, Tandem Solar

Boric-acid interface pushes all-perovskite tandem cell efficiency to 28.5 %

Chinese researchers replace corrosive phosphoric anchors with boric-acid SAMs, delivering a record 28.5 % all-perovskite tandem solar cell that retains 90 % output after 500 h of light soaking.

Jun 26, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, tandem, NiOx, boric-acid, stability

World-Leading Efficiency: NUS Team Sets World Record with 26.4% Perovskite-Organic Tandem Cell

NUS researchers raise the bar for flexible solar tech, hitting a certified 26.4 % efficiency with a perovskite–organic tandem cell that could soon power drones, wearables and smart fabrics.

Jun 26, 2025 // Technology, perovskite, SERIS, tandem, NIR, wearable

Trina’s 841-W Tandem Panel Shakes Up SNEC 2025

Trina Solar debuts an 841 W, 27.1 % perovskite-silicon tandem module at SNEC 2025, promising hotter-climate gains and edging closer to 30 % commercial efficiency.

Jun 24, 2025 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, TrinaSolar, SNEC2025

LONGi Smashes Tandem Solar Record With 33 Percent Efficiency Leap

LONGi’s new silicon-perovskite tandem cell hits 33 % efficiency, raising the bar for large-area photovoltaics and spotlighting the firm’s broader “Innovation + Collaboration” strategy.

Jun 20, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, LONGi, efficiency, Tandem cells, photovoltaics

Biodegradable Solar Cells Revolutionize Farm Data Collection

Revolutionize farming with VTT's biodegradable solar cells: eco-friendly energy for precise crop monitoring, directly from plant stems or leaves.

Jun 19, 2025 // Technology, Europe, solar cell, Finland

Empa Debuts Move-MEGA Plant Converting Sunlight and Air to Gas

Empa’s Move-MEGA pilot turns solar hydrogen and captured CO₂ into grid-ready synthetic methane, showcasing flexible power-to-gas and negative-emissions potential.

Jun 18, 2025 // Technology, Plants, Europe, Switzerland, decarbonisation, Flexibility, power-to-gas, synthetic-methane, Swiss-research

Argon Plasma Polishing Dramatically Boosts Efficiency, Stability of Perovskite Cells

Nankai University’s argon-plasma polishing removes surface defects, lifting perovskite solar-cell efficiency to 23.5 % and boosting stability, paving the way for scalable production.

Jun 12, 2025 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, efficiency, Nankai University, Argon Plasma

Global SolaEon Shatters Perovskite Barrier With 20.7% Square-Metre Efficiency Record

SolaEon’s 0.72 m² perovskite panel posts a certified 20.7 % efficiency, breaking the 20 % barrier at commercial scale and signalling perovskite’s market arrival.

Jun 9, 2025 // Technology, perovskite, solar modules, efficiency, SolaEon

IIT Bombay Pushes 4T Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Efficiency Past 29 Percent

IIT Bombay hits 29.14 % efficiency in four-terminal perovskite-silicon tandem by adding a 3 nm Al₂O₃ passivation layer, edging lab tandems toward 30 %.

Jun 5, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, perovskite, IIT Bombay, Tandem Solar, ALD Passivation, India Research

GCL Sets 29.51 % Record for Large Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Module Efficiency

GCL’s 2,048 cm² perovskite-silicon tandem module hits 29.51 % NIM-certified efficiency, boosted by an AI-driven, high-throughput production line primed for GW-scale rollout.

Jun 4, 2025 // Technology, Manufacturing News, GCL, solar module, efficiency, perovskite tandem, AI manufacturing

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