Solar Technology & PV R&D News

Research exposes auger-assisted electron transfer device in between adjacent quantum wells in 2D layered perovskites
Two-dimensional (2D) perovskites are several quantum well (QW) structures formed by alternating inorganic as well as organic layers. They are assuring in applications of solar cells, LEDs, and also photodetectors.
Mar 24, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskites, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, Jin Shengye, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, DICP
Big innovation for 'massless' energy storage
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have actually created a structural battery that carries out ten times better than all previous variations. It includes carbon fiber that offers at the same time as an electrode, conductor, and also load-bearing product. Their most recent research study innovation leads the way for basically 'massless' energy storage in lorries and also various other technology.
Mar 24, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Sweden, Europe, Chalmers University of Technology, Leif Asp
Study reveals plunge in lithium-ion battery prices
The price of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries utilized for phones, laptops, and also cars has actually fallen drastically over the last 3 decades, and has been a significant vehicle driver of the fast growth of those innovations. Yet attempting to measure that price decrease has created uncertain and contradictory outcomes that have hindered attempts to project the innovation's future or develop beneficial plans and research study top priorities.
Mar 24, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Jessika Trancik, MIT, lithium-ion, Micah Ziegler
New perovskite manufacture technique for solar cells paves means to massive manufacturing
A brand-new, simpler option procedure for making stable perovskite solar cells overcomes the crucial traffic jam to massive manufacturing and also commercialization of this encouraging renewable-energy innovation, which has actually remained tantalizingly unreachable for greater than a years.
Mar 22, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, NTU, Wanyi Nie, Leeyih Wang
Research discovers plants would certainly expand well in solar cell greenhouses
A recent research reveals that lettuce can be grown in greenhouses that strain wavelengths of light used to generate solar power, demonstrating the usefulness of using transparent photovoltaic panels in greenhouses to produce electrical power.
Mar 22, 2021 // Technology, USA, solar cell, North America, Brendan O'Connor, North Carolina State University, Harald Ade, Heike Sederoff
SolarDesignTool Review
The web application SolarDesignTool for residential solar design and permitting was developed by the Verdiseno Inc. team. The founder and CEO of the project is Derek Mitchell. The company headquarters in Santa Cruz, California state. The main task of the SolarDesignTool software is to simplify the process of the solar power system designing and make installations more budget-friendly.
Mar 22, 2021 // Technology, Software, Solar Software Review, SolarDesignTool
Solar cells: Losses made visible on the nanoscale
Utilizing a conductive atomic force microscopic lense, they scanned the solar cell surfaces and also discovered small, nanometre-sized channels for the destructive dark currents, which are due to disorder in the a-Si: H layer.
Mar 17, 2021 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, efficiency, HZB, Klaus Lips
Seeing both sides of light collection
2 types of products are better than one when it comes to solar cells, as exposed by a worldwide team that has actually tested a new combination of products and architecture to enhance solar-cell efficiency.
Mar 17, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Michele De Bastiani
New perovskite LED gives off a spin-polarized radiance
The addition of an unique brand-new perovskite layer has actually allowed researchers to create a "spin-polarized LED" without requiring a magnetic field or extremely reduced temperatures, potentially clearing the path to a boating of novel innovations.
Mar 17, 2021 // Technology, USA, NREL, Washington, perovskite, North America, Joseph Luther, Matthew Beard
New analysis of 2D perovskites can form the future of solar cells and LEDs
An ingenious analysis of two-dimensional (2D) products from designers at the University of Surrey might increase the growth of next-generation solar cells and also LEDs.
Mar 17, 2021 // Technology, UK, Europe, solar cell, perovskite, Ravi Silva
PV*SOL Premium Review
The corporation named Valentine Software GmbH was founded in 1988. The founder of the company, Dr. Valentine, offered the first version of the design and simulation tools for designers and installers of renewable energy systems long ago. The pilot project of the PV*SOL was launched in 1998.
Mar 16, 2021 // Technology, Software, Solar Software Review, PV*SOL Premium
Twisting, flexible crystals essential to solar power manufacturing
Scientists at Duke University have actually revealed long-hidden molecular characteristics that supply preferable properties for solar energy and heat energy applications to an interesting class of products called halide perovskites.
Mar 16, 2021 // Technology, Solar Energy, perovskite, Duke University, Olivier Delaire, Volker Blum
Researchers make innovation in solar cell products
By utilizing laser spectroscopy in a photophysics experiment, Clemson College scientists have actually damaged brand-new ground that might result in faster as well as less expensive power to power electronics.
Mar 15, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, Clemson University, Jianbo Gao, Kanishka Kobbekaduwa
Clarifying perovskite films
Photovoltaics emphatically adds to lasting power supply. The performance of solar cells in straight converting light energy right into electric power depends upon the product made use of. Metal-halide perovskites are considered really encouraging materials for solar cells of the future generation. With these semiconductors called after their unique crystal structure, a significant boost in efficiency was attained in the past years.
Mar 15, 2021 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, MIT, efficiency, perovskites, Ulrich W. Paetzold, Paul Fassl
Use perovskite will be a vital feature of the future generation of digital appliances
Quantum dots are manufactured nanoparticles of semiconducting material consisting of just a few thousand atoms. Due to the handful of atoms, a quantum dot's homes exist in between those of single atoms or molecules and also mass material with a massive variety of atoms.
Mar 15, 2021 // Technology, South america, Brazil, perovskite, UNICAMP, Lazaro Padilha