Solar Technology & PV R&D News

Green Alliance Invests in EneCoat Tech to Advance Perovskite Research
Japan-based tech firm Green Science Alliance Co Ltd. has actually invested in EneCoat Technologies Co., a Kyoto University start-up that concentrates on perovskite solar cell research Perovskite solar cells will likely soon replace silicon-based solar cells currently in use as the former are lighter, more economical, and also much more flexible.
Jul 1, 2021 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, perovskite, Kyoto University, Atsushi Wakamiya, EneCoat Technologies Co, Green Science Alliance Co Ltd, Naoya Kato
Scientist Create 68.9%- efficient PV Cell for Laser power Transmission
Along with the classic applications for solar cells on roofings and also open spaces, photovoltaic or pv tools can also be used with laser light for reliable power transmission. Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer ISE case to have achieved a 68.9% conversion effectiveness rate for a III-V solar cell that can be used in laser power transmissions systems.
Jul 1, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, Andreas Bett, efficiency, Henning Helmers, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, laser energy transmissions systems, photovoltaic cell
Ultrasonic Delamination Could Make Battery Recovery Quick & Green
Researchers at U.K.'s Faraday Institution claim that the use of ultrasonic sound waves can make battery recovery faster, green, and also much less energy-intensive. Their research study reveals that ultrasonic delamination is proven to be 100 times faster than conventional techniques.
Jul 1, 2021 // Technology, Storage, UK, Europe, Birmingham, Faraday Institution, Green Chemistry, Leicester, ultrasonic delamination
Mixing it up: A low-cost means to make efficient, steady perovskite solar cells at business scale
An essential part of next-generation solar panels can be developed without pricey, high-temperature construction methods, demonstrating a pathway to huge scale, inexpensive manufacturing for commercial applications.
Jun 30, 2021 // Technology, Australia, solar cells, perovskite, Oceania, efficiency, CSIRO, ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science
High-efficiency formamidinium-based perovskite solar cells with procedure lifetime over 2000 hours
Solar cells, which convert sunlight to power, have long belonged to the worldwide vision for renewable resource.
Jun 29, 2021 // Technology, Japan, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, efficiency, Yabing Qi, Guoqing Tong, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Artificial intelligence for solar power is supercomputer kryptonite
Supercomputers can find themselves out of a job thanks to a collection of new machine learning versions that generate rapid, precise outcomes making use of a normal laptop computer.
Jun 26, 2021 // Technology, Australia, solar cells, Oceania, RMIT University, ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, supercomputer kryptonite, Carl Belle
Outstanding organic solar cells' efficiency attained by using new technology
Organic solar components with the self-assembling molecular-thin layer (SAM) of hole-transporting product, the technology, which was made use of in producing a record-breaking tandem solar cell, accomplished 18.4 power conversion performance.
Jun 26, 2021 // Technology, efficiency, Vytautas Getautis, organic solar cells, Kaunas University of Technology, KTU, Artiom Magomedov
Reusing next-generation solar panels promotes green earth
Tossing damaged photovoltaic panels right into garbage dumps may soon come to be electronics waste background.
Jun 26, 2021 // Technology, Solar Panels, recycling, Fengqi You, Cornell University, Roxanne E., Michael J. Zak
Crown ethers improve perovskite solar cell security
EPFL researchers have actually utilized an unmatched method with multimodal host-guest complexation to considerably improve the security of perovskite solar cells while additionally decreasing the launch of lead into the setting
Jun 26, 2021 // Technology, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, EPFL, Jovana V. Milić, Hong Zhang
Scientists in China Establish a PV-driven AC Using Ice Thermal Storage Space
Researchers in China from the Yunnan Normal University and the Jiaxing University have developed a PV-powered ac system that utilizes ice thermal storage rather than batteries to store power.
Jun 25, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Thermal, China, Asia, ice thermal storage, Jiaxing University, PV-driven AC, Yunnan Normal University
Engineers develop solar energy collectors expanded from seeds
Rice College designers have actually produced microscopic seeds for growing extremely uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are both steady and extremely reliable at collecting electrical power from sunlight.
Jun 24, 2021 // Technology, perovskite, Rice University, efficiency, Aditya Mohite
Exactly how to make lithium-ion batteries invincible
In our future energized world, the need for battery storage is predicted to be enormous, reaching to upwards of 2 to 10 terawatt-hours (TWh) of yearly battery manufacturing by 2030, from less than 0.5 TWh today.
Jun 24, 2021 // Technology, Storage, USA, Lithium-ion batteries, North America, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, Gerbrand Ceder
Scientists expose defect homes in photovoltaic material
As a new member of photovoltaic family, antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) has the satisfactory bandgap of 1.7 eV, profiting the fabrication of the leading absorber layer of tandem solar cells. Because of an unique quasi-one-dimensional framework, it shows benefits of much less dangling bonds. Based upon these advantages, the openings defects upon the surface triggering the recombination of carriers could be minimized dramatically, which assists to resolve the photovoltaic problems in solar cells.
Jun 23, 2021 // Technology, China, Asia, solar cell, photovoltaic material, University of Science and Technology
German Researchers Fabricate Black Perovskite Cells with 15% Efficiency
In a recent paper entitled "Efficient Thermally Evaporated γ-CsPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells," published this month in the journal Advanced Energy Materials, scientists report on the fabrication of a 'black perovskite' PV gadget-- a solar cell based on all-organic cesium-lead iodide (CsPbI3)-- by thermal evaporation.
Jun 22, 2021 // Technology, Germany, Europe, perovskite, efficiency, Advanced Energy Materials, Dresden University of Technology
Japanese Scientists Use Visible Light to Disintegrate CO2 With Effectiveness
Researchers discover a method to efficiently utilize visible light from the sunlight to break down CO2, open doors to novel means of reducing worldwide warming
Jun 22, 2021 // Technology, Japan, Asia, efficiency, CO2 reduction, global warming, Nagoya Institute of Technology