Solar Technology & PV R&D News
Scientist Make Instance for Gallium-doped p-type Heterojunction Solar Cells
Australian-Russian Research team has actually created Gallium-doped p-type SHJ solar cell wafers.
They are 22.6% efficient with better stability and also cheaper costs.
Jul 26, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Australia, solar cells, heterojunction, Oceania, Hevel Solar, n-type solar wafers, p-type gallium-doped wafers, Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells, University of New South Wales
NASA Solar Array Technology Now Powering Communications Satellites
Compact Telescoping Array (CTA), a technology developed at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is used to give solar energy to satellites precede.
A solar array is a collection of numerous photovoltaic panels that create power as a system.
Jul 23, 2021 // Technology, NASA, Northrop Grumman, solar array, Charles Taylor, Compact Telescoping Array, CTA, Richard Pappa
Microstructure morphology fine-tuning of active layer film improves organic solar cell efficiency
The power conversion effectiveness (PCE) of organic solar cells (OSCs) are shown to be improved through the microstructure morphology fine-tuning of active layer films. Thanks to the enticing benefits like lightweight, mechanical flexibility and also roll-to-roll processability, OSCs have actually drawn boosting attention. As a promising power source for flexible digital systems, they feature fairly high PCE, which still requires to be enhanced.
Jul 23, 2021 // Technology, organic solar cell, efficiency, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Group Lights Promising Method to Future of Photovoltaic Panel Production
University of Texas at Dallas scientists have actually shown that a method called photonic treating can be utilized to manufacture thin films utilized in flexible electronics 1 million times faster than standard methods. The experiments could help pave the way for the large-scale manufacturing of devices varying from wearable sensors to solar panels.
Jul 22, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, solar panel, North America, University of Texas, Julia Hsu
Sparkwing photovoltaic panels from Airbus to power lunar mission of Masten
Airbus introduced that its Sparkwing solar panels were chosen by USA-based Masten Space Systems for their XL-1 lunar lander. In 2023, the XL-1 spacecraft will certainly land at the lunar South Pole as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
Jul 22, 2021 // Technology, USA, North America, Marloes van Put, Sparkwing solar panel, Alison Dufresne, Airbus, Masten Space Systems
Printing perovskite solar cells
To reach the target of carbon neutral, a change from fossil power to renewable resource generation is crucial. Solar modern technology is thought about as one of one of the most popular resources of renewable resource.
Jul 21, 2021 // Technology, China, Asia, solar cell, perovskite
Mondragon eyes inceptive heterojunction market with automatic bussing machine
Equipment manufacturer Mondragon Assembly has actually released a new automated bussing maker that it really hopes can record much of the heterojunction modern technology (HJT) and building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) markets.
Jul 21, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, bipv, Building-integrated photovoltaics, HJT, Mondragon Assembly
In Sun-Drenched Greece, Carlsberg Pilots Solar Thermal Innovation
Benefiting from what is still plenty of untapped solar energy in Greece, Carlsberg Team is mounting what the business claims is one of the most effective solar thermal system presently on the marketplace. The system will produce warmth, reducing using fossil fuels at the same time, and maybe a huge action towards Carlsberg's goal of zero carbon emissions in its breweries by 2030.
Jul 20, 2021 // Technology, Thermal, Greece, Europe, Absolicon, Carlsberg Group
The substantial search for cation replacement in lithium-ion batteries
Powering whatever from smart devices to electrical autos, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have actually evolved considerably with advances in technology and transformed our globe.
Jul 20, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Japan, Lithium-ion batteries, Asia, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ryo Maezono
Chemists develop unique electrolyser for hydrogen manufacturing
In a current Nature Communications paper, a team of scientists led by Dr. Ning Yan of the Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences at the University of Amsterdam showcases a functional membrane-free approach to water electrolysis making use of earth-abundant catalysts.
Jul 20, 2021 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, hydrogen, Ning Yan, University of Amsterdam
Removing the lead risk from perovskite solar cells
Although they provide a very encouraging service for recording solar energy, perovskite solar cells consist of lead, which is toxic to the atmosphere as well as a major health hazard. EPFL scientists have actually currently discovered a really sophisticated and also efficient service to this, by including a clear phosphate salt that does not interfere with light-conversion efficiency while protecting against lead from permeating into the dirt in cases of photovoltaic panel failing.
Jul 16, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, László Forró, Endre Horváth, Márton Kollár
The surprise offender eliminating lithium-metal batteries from the inside
For years, scientists have tried to make reputable lithium-metal batteries These high-performance storage cells hold 50% more energy than their respected, lithium-ion relatives, however greater failure prices and security problems like fires and also explosions have paralyzed commercialization initiatives. Researchers have assumed why the gadgets fall short, yet direct evidence has been sparse.
Jul 15, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Sandia National Laboratories, lithium-metal batteries, Katie Harrison, Katie Jungjohann
Researchers show low-temperature and also reliable ex situ group V doping of polycrystalline solar cells
In recent times, designers have created a selection of solar modern technologies using various types of products. These include solar cells based on cadmium telluride (CdTe), a steady crystalline semiconducting substance consisted of cadmium and tellurium.
Jul 14, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, university of toledo, CdTe, Deng-Bing Li, University of Alabama
Giving a "tandem" increase to solar-powered water splitting
Averting from nonrenewable fuel sources is necessary if we are to avert an ecological situation as a result of international warming. Both industry as well as academia have actually been focusing greatly on hydrogen as a practical clean choice.
Jul 14, 2021 // Technology, Japan, Asia, hydrogen, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Masashi Kato
Scientists in Saudi Arabia Make 27% Effective n-i-p Perovskite Tandem Cell
The previous record for n-type perovskite tandem solar cells was 22% performance.
Monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells have high power conversion efficiency potential at budget-friendly expense.
Jul 13, 2021 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, n-type cell architecture, tandem devices
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