Solar Technology & PV R&D News

Photovoltaic panel are contagious - yet in an excellent way: Study
The variety of photovoltaic panels within fastest distance from a home is one of the most crucial factor in identifying the possibility of that house having a photovoltaic panel, when compared with a host of socio-economic as well as group variables. This is received a brand-new research study by researchers utilizing satellite and also census data of the city of Fresno in the US, as well as using machine learning.
Apr 26, 2021 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, Germany, Solar Panels, Europe, Leonie Wenz, Anders Levermann, Kelsey Barton-Henry, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, PIK
Towards brand-new solar cells with energetic learning
Exactly how can I prepare myself for something I do not yet know? Researchers from the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin and also from the Technical University of Munich have addressed this almost philosophical inquiry in the context of artificial intelligence. Learning is no more than making use of prior experience. In order to handle a new circumstance, one requires to have actually taken care of roughly comparable situations prior to.
Apr 26, 2021 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, Karsten Reuter
10 ways to ensure bees gain from the solar energy boom
Researchers examining the effect of solar power advancement throughout Europe have come up with ten methods which the development of solar can be formed to make sure pollinators benefit
Apr 26, 2021 // Technology, UK, Europe, Hollie Blaydes, Simon Potts, University of Reading, Alona Armstrong
Showing Up Quickly: Solar Panels that Generate Power at Night
Can solar panels create energy even when the sunlight isn't around? In a significant development, researchers at the University of The golden state have created a distinct evening photovoltaic panel (NSP) that can create 50 W under optimal problems in the evening, one-fourth of what traditional photovoltaic panel create during the day.
Apr 26, 2021 // Technology, University of California, PV panel, Jeremy N. Munday, night solar panels, Tristan Deppe
Perovskites under pressure: Hot electrons cool down quicker
In solar cells, regarding 2 third of the power of sunshine is lost. Fifty percent of this loss results from a process called 'hot provider cooling' where high power photons shed their excess power in the form of warm before being converted to electrical energy. Researchers at AMOLF have actually located a way to control the speed of this process in perovskites by using stress to the product.
Apr 23, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, perovskite, AMOLF
Ecoppia's Robotic Technology to Powers Automated Photovoltaic Panel Cleaning at AES California Site
Ecoppia, the world-leader in robot cleansing technology for photovoltaic or pv solar sites, introduced today that it has finished the setup of its robots at a solar site in California, U.S.A., operated by The AES Corporation, a Fortune 500 worldwide energy business that offers greener, smarter energy remedies in 15 nations worldwide. AES is the largest personal proprietor of running solar properties in the USA.
Apr 23, 2021 // Technology, Ecoppia, Jean Scemama, Leo Moreno, AES Clean Energy, Photovoltaic Solar, Robotic Technology
Perovskite solar cells surpass 25% power-conversion effectiveness
Perovskites are hybrid compounds that can be made from metal halides as well as natural components. Their appealing structural and electronic homes have placed them at the center of materials' research, with massive possibility for transforming a wide range of applications, consisting of in solar cells, LED lights, lasers, as well as photodetectors.
Apr 21, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, efficiency, Michael Grätzel
New conductive polymer ink opens up for next-generation printed electronic devices
Scientists at Linköping University, Sweden, have created a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advance paves the way for ingenious printed electronics with high energy performance. The results have been published in Nature Communications.
Apr 21, 2021 // Technology, USA, Sweden, South Korea, Europe, Asia, North America, Linköping University, Simone Fabiano, Chi-Yuan Yang
SolAero Technologies' Ingenuity on Mars
SolAero Technologies, a leading company of high performance solar cells composite structural products for satellite and also aerospace applications, congratulates the group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) on the successful first flight of the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity. SolAero is proud to have supplied the photovoltaic panel that has actually enabled the first powered, controlled trip on one more world.
Apr 21, 2021 // Technology, NASA, solar cells, SolAero Technologies, Mars Helicopter, Brad Clevenger
Membrane layout stops crossover in polysulfide redox flow batteries
Two scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have established a new membrane style that prevents crossover in polysulfide redox flow batteries.
Apr 20, 2021 // Technology, Storage, China, Asia, redox flow battery, Yi-Chun Lu, University of Hong Kong, Zhejun Li
Fraunhofer ISE accomplishes 26% effectiveness for both-sides-contacted solar cell
A research team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has actually set a brand-new conversion efficiency globe record of 26% for both-sides-contacted silicon solar cells.
Apr 16, 2021 // Technology, solar cell, Fraunhofer ISE, efficiency
Hunt Perovskite Technologies Awarded Funding from Department of Energy
Hunt Perovskite Technologies (HPT) today revealed that it has actually been chosen for an award of $2.5 million in financing from the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office Fiscal Year 2020 Perovskite Funding Program.
Apr 15, 2021 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, USA, Solar Energy, North America, Renewable Energy, Jinsong Huang, Michael D. Irwin, Energy Efficiency, Hunt Perovskite Technologies, Louis D. Rubin Jr
Carbon dots from human hair increase solar cells
QUT researchers have actually used carbon dots, created from human hair waste sourced from a Brisbane hair salon, to develop a kind of "armor" to enhance the performance of cutting-edge solar modern technology.
Apr 9, 2021 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Queensland University of Technology, Hongxia Wang, Prashant Sonar, Ngoc Duy Pham, Dmitri Golberg
IIT-Guwahati Team Establishes brand-new Technique to Boost Li-ion Batteries Performance
A new strategy has been developed at IIT-Guwahati which can aid increase the performance of Li-ion batteries that are extensively used in EVs
Apr 9, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, India, Asia, electric vehicles, EVs, IIT-Guwahati, Sisir Kumar Nayak
NASA's Lucy stretches its fly successful solar panel deployment examination
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of both photovoltaic panels, the final action in taking a look at these vital spacecraft components to prepare for launch this fall. Once the Lucy spacecraft's photovoltaic panels are attached and also completely extended, they could cover a five-story building.
Apr 8, 2021 // Technology, NASA, Solar Panels, Matt Cox