Solar Technology & PV R&D News

How perovskites can help develop high-efficiency, inexpensive solar cells
Scientists at Canada's McGill University have made a step forward in opening the secret of exactly how perovskites work as semiconductors even when there are problems in the product's crystal structure.
May 31, 2021 // Technology, Canada, solar cells, perovskite, North America, McGill University, Patanjali Kambhampati, efficiency
Untapped solar and wind possibility in Swiss hills
Researchers at EPFL and also the WSL Institute for Snow as well as Avalanche Research SLF have actually issued suggestions wherefore type of renewable resource should be generated in Switzerland's numerous regions, to help achieve the country's goals of carbon neutrality and also energy self-sufficiency.
May 31, 2021 // Technology, Plants, Markets & Finance News, Europe, Switzerland, EPFL, the WSL Institute for Snow Avalanche Research SLF, Jérôme Dujardin
Scientists create transparent electrode that boosts solar cell efficiency
Establishing brand-new ultrathin metal electrodes has actually enabled scientists to produce semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are extremely efficient and also can be paired with traditional silicon cells to considerably improve the efficiency of both devices, stated a global team of researchers. The study stands for an action towards developing completely transparent solar cells.
May 31, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, Shashank Priya, efficiency, Kai Wang, Dong Yang, Pennsylvania State University
Magnora boosts solar cell technology firm risk
Development business will certainly hold 40.7% of Evolar shares
May 31, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Sweden, Europe, finance, magnora, Torstein Sanness, Mats Ljunggren
Keeping perovskite at low temperature levels could prevent degredation, research study locates
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have found a new means to expand the life of perovskite materials by more than three months, leading the way for brand-new solar cell technologies to be made in a less wasteful style.
May 31, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, research and development, high performance, university of sheffield
Next-gen electric lorry batteries: These are the concerns we still need to respond to
The future generation of electrical car batteries, with higher range and improved security, could be arising in the form of lithium metal, solid-state modern technology.
May 28, 2021 // Technology, Storage, electric vehicles, University of Michigan, Jeff Sakamoto, Neil Dasgupta
One-dimensional Anderson insulators forecasted to hold the mass solar effect
Materials in which electrons are highly localized are promising for use in next-generation solar cells and also optoelectronic devices, estimations by a RIKEN theoretical physicist as well as a collaborator have actually indicated.
May 27, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, RIKEN, next-generation solar cells, Naoto Nagaosa
Ionophobic electrode enhances power storage efficiency
Utilizing renewable energy to replace fossil energy is currently thought about the best remedy for greenhouse gas discharge and air contamination issues. Therefore, the demand for brand-new as well as better power storage technology is solid.
May 27, 2021 // Technology, Storage, China, Asia, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ionic liquids, Zhang Suojiang
Holograms increase solar energy yield
The energy offered from sunlight is 10,000 times more than what is required to provide the globe's energy needs. Sunlight has two major homes that are useful in the design of renewable resource systems.
May 26, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cells, solar panel, North America, University of Arizona, QESST Engineering Research Center, Jianbo Zhao
Scientist recommend an appealing inexpensive natural product for batteries
A brand-new report by Skoltech researchers as well as their colleagues describes an organic material for the brand-new generation of energy storage devices, which framework adheres to a classy molecular style principle. It has actually lately been released in ACS Applied Energy Materials and also made the cover of the journal.
May 26, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Skoltech, Roman Kapaev
A more secure, greener way to make solar cells: Scientists discover replacement for poisonous solvent
Researchers at SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Swansea University, have located a means to change the harmful, unsustainable solvents currently required to make the next generation of solar innovation.
May 21, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Trystan Watson, Swansea University, PECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Carys Worsley
Scientists take a bite out of solar effectiveness difficulty with sandwich version
In a globe hungry for less costly, a lot more effective renewable resource, Australian scientists have actually provided a treat.
May 21, 2021 // Technology, Australia, solar cells, perovskite, Oceania, thin films, Ken Ghiggino, 2D perovskite solar cells
Chinese LONGi Issues White Paper on its Smart Soldering Technology
China-based leading solar PV manufacturer LONGi has launched a white paper on its proprietary "Smart Soldering" technology, used in its new-generation Hi-MO 5 series high-power 182mm modules.
May 21, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, Solar Energy, Asia, LONGi, solar module, White Paper, Smart Soldering technology, Solar Ribbon
Liquid-like activity in crystals could describe their encouraging actions in solar cells
The sun supplies much more energy to Earth in one hour than mankind consumes over a whole year. Researchers worldwide are looking for materials that can cost-effectively and also efficiently record this carbon-free energy and transform it into power.
May 20, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, doe, Argonne National Laboratory, Olivier Delaire
FIMER Establishes Centre of Excellence for R&D for the Utility industry in Italy
FIMER has announced strategies to establish its new R&D Center of Excellence for the utility industry in Italy, close to its production centers, located in Vimercate and also Terranuova Bracciolini.
May 19, 2021 // Technology, Italy, Europe, Fimer, Filippo Carzaniga, Innovations