Solar Technology & PV R&D News

The silicon-based tandem solar cell is considered one of the most promising strategy to damage the theoretical performance restriction of single-junction Si solar cells.

Developed by scientists in China, the cell attained an open-circuit voltage of 1.192 V, and also a fill element of 80.67%. Its perovskite topping layer was treated with a special ionic liquid that had a favorable impact on both the tool's performance as well as stability.

The feasibility of utility scale liquid air energy storage systems in China is being examined through a collaboration in between Japanese industrial titan Sumitomo's energy technology subsidiary Sumitomo SHI FW and the Shanghai Power Equipment Research Institute, a subsidiary of the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC).

Study by the Oregon State University College of Engineering has actually discovered a means to enhance the efficiency of a type of grid-scale storage critical for a worldwide transition toward renewable resource.

A team led by Prof. HU Linhua at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has actually recently created a type of self-healing perovskite solar cell by practical mix of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Related outcomes were released in Journal of Energy Chemistry.

Integrated solar roof company GAF Energy has actually launched the "globe's first nailable solar shingle", or rooftile, as part of its Timberline Solar roof covering system that integrates solar innovation right into rooftop frameworks.

Perovskite-based devices are considered heavily utilized semiconductor materials as they are affordable and simple to make

A team led by Prof. Hu Linhua at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has lately established a type of self-healing perovskite solar cell by functional combination of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Related outcomes were released in the Journal of Energy Chemistry.

MIT designers have actually created a rechargeable lithium-ion battery in the form of an ultra-long fiber that could be woven into fabrics. The battery can enable a wide variety of wearable digital devices, and could also be utilized to make 3D-printed batteries in basically any type of shape.

Scientists have actually created an approach to maintain an appealing material known as perovskite for inexpensive solar cells, without jeopardizing its near-perfect performance.

The United State Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), signed up with by companions at Sandia National Laboratories and the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute, has revealed the launch of the Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon): a worldwide initiative to drive down the cost of heliostats.

Toshiba Corporation today introduced that it has successfully raised the power conversion effectiveness (PCE) of its transparent Cu2O solar cell to 8.4 percent, the world's highest degree for a reported Cu2O solar cell.

Renewables investor Magnora has actually increased its ownership in Swedish solar cell modern technology business Evolar from 40.7% to 50%.

Perovskites are the excellent hope for additional increasing the performance of solar modules in the future. Until now, their short life span has actually been thought about the greatest obstacle to their useful use, but this might soon change. In the existing problem of the journal Nature Energy, scientists from the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg of the Forschungszentrum Jülich have offered a variant that stands out for its special stability In examinations at elevated temperature level and also lighting over 1450 hrs of operation, the perovskite-based cell retained 99 percent of its first effectiveness.

A global group of experts has collected data on metal halide perovskite solar cells from greater than 15,000 publications as well as developed a data source with visualization alternatives as well as analysis tools. The database is open source and provides an introduction of the rapidly growing understanding along with the open questions in this exciting class of products. The research study was launched by HZB scientist Dr. Eva Unger as well as carried out and also coordinated by her postdoc Jesper Jacobsson.