Solar Technology & PV R&D News

A team of scientists from the Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory has established a new characterization device that allowed them to gain unique insight right into a feasible different material for solar cells.

A study group led by Prof. Wu Zhongshuai from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has actually created all-3D-printed Li metal batteries (LMBs) with robust cycle stability and ultrahigh areal energy density.

The group of Prof. Yana Vaynzof at the Integrated Center for Physics as well as Photonic Materials (IAPP) and also the Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) at Technische Universität Dresden has demonstrated a novel concept for solar cells that exploits the ability of materials to exist in various crystalline phases. The relevant study has actually now been released in the journal Nature Energy.

A collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering, Northwestern University and also the University of Toledo has led to an all-perovskite tandem solar cell with exceptionally high effectiveness as well as record-setting voltage.

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are used to power everything from wise watches to electrical vehicles, thanks to the large amounts of power they can save in small spaces. When overheated, nevertheless, they're prone to catching fire and even taking off. Yet recent study published in Nano Letters uses a possible solution with a new innovation that can swiftly put the brakes on a Li-ion battery, shutting it down when it obtains also warm.

Photovoltaic panel with various colors can be incorporated in the façades of buildings as well as end up being a visually interesting part of the architecture. The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is teaming up with façade specialist HSHansen to document the result of different-colored photovoltaic or pv elements.

Organic photovoltaics, solar power devices based on organic semiconductors, have so far accomplished very promising cause experimental settings, both in regards to efficiency as well as stability. Nevertheless, engineers have not yet designed trusted approaches to fabricate these devices on a large-scale at a sensible cost.

The majority of space satellites are powered by photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electrical energy. Direct exposure to particular types of radiation present in orbit can harm the devices, degrading their performance and restricting their lifetime.

For numerous years, Switzerland has actually been home to some pioneering clinical technologies in renewable resource. In what could be called a breakthrough in the solar globe, researchers from the country have actually created dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) that promise the benefits of record-setting effectiveness degrees along with the holy grail of affordable and also flexibility.

Scientists in Australia have shown a new way to apply a passivating call layer to silicon cells. They generated an n-type cell with aluminum-titanium passivating contact and also 21.9% effectiveness, and also declared the technique could open new possibilities for making use of transition metal oxides in cell passivation.

Australian solar technology business SunDrive remains to excite with its copper-based solar cell modern technology, achieving 26.41% performance for a full-size silicon cell utilizing heterojunction modern technology compatible with automation.

A Brisbane organization claims it is the only firm on the planet making its very own graphene from natural gas Graphene batteries are a lot more secure than lithium batteries, which are used in lots of family things There is an expanding demand for investment in technology such as batteries to assist with solar power storage space

Ruddlesden-Popper-type (RP) quasi-two-dimensional (2D) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have actually brought in comprehensive focus due to their unique photovoltaic or pv properties and also exceptional device security. Due to disordered crystallization, the film quality of RP perovskite remains unsatisfactory.

In semiconductor heterostructures, reconfiguring the band-edge states and also modulating their interplay with charge carriers in a continuous manner have actually been long-lasting challenges.

A rise in the performance of photovoltaic panels may be on the horizon, as research study from The Australian National University (ANU) reduces their existing limitations.