Solar Technology & PV R&D News

Researchers in Germany are scaling up initiatives to bring perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell innovation into commercial scale manufacturing. The scientists state production cells of that kind is feasible on widely-available six-inch silicon wafers as well as modular systems are being created to do so at scale.

At Australia's University of Newcastle hydrogen production starts with water extracted from the atmosphere and electrolysis powered by totally free energy from the sun; sucking CO2 from the air is the next action to filling Angus Taylor's cherished gas facilities with green methane that can bring spuds to the boil and power the economy while assisting to flatten the nation's discharges curve.

Chinese researchers have discovered a brand-new hydrothermal method for the straight deposition of antimony sulfide-selenide films. They utilized ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid to regulate the response system, giving the film a flat, portable surface morphology. It has a performance of 10.5%, an open-circuit voltage of 664 mV, a short-circuit current of 23.8 mA centimeters − 2, and a fill element of 66.3%.

Researchers led by the Technical University of Munich have actually loaded a selection of perovskite and also natural solar cells onto a rocket, and also sent it right into orbit 240 kilometers over the planet's surface. Their outcomes demonstrate strong capacity for such technologies to power satellites and also even deep space goals.

Dye-sensitised solar cells utilized in low-light conditions might carry out more continually thanks to enhanced understanding of the function additives play in optimising electrolytes.

French researchers have actually established a machine-learning model to clean low-power PV projects and also standalone solar arrays in backwoods separated from the grid.

A Chinese research study group has developed a PERC cell on an industrial 180-μm-thick monocrystalline silicon wafer with a typical size of 156 × 156 mm2. The cell has an open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 0.677 V, a short short-circuit current (ISC) of 9.63 A, and also a fill factor of 80.30%.

The South Korean federal government has actually released a new roadmap to support R&D activities in the solar industry. The paper shows the country's solar manufacturing market might be motivated to go with high-efficiency and also pricey panels based upon tandem solar cells.

A global team of researchers has found a 'room cost' system that explains why particular steel oxides utilized as electrodes in lithium-ion batteries show greater storage abilities than ought to be in theory possible. The research, according to the group, will open new pathways to the development of more advanced power storage space systems.

According to the 2020 Global Gas Report by Snam, the International Gas Union and also BloombergNEF, public policies are required to sustain clean hydrogen reach commercial clusters and to facilitate large-scale use. The authors of the report recognized the benefits of using wind and solar to directly power electrolysis, but they do not dispose of the opportunity of using gas power with carbon capture storage space. The professionals of the three celebrations also identified barriers to get rid of for future development.

A brand-new white paper by Alencon details the distinctions in between PV-centric and also battery-centric coupling.

Tests on brand-new designs for next-gen solar cells can now be done in hrs instead of days thanks to a brand-new system built by scientists at Australia's Monash University, including 3D-printed essential parts.

Researchers at Linkoping University, Sweden, have created a molecule that takes in power from sunshine as well as shops it in chemical bonds. A feasible long-lasting use of the molecule is to catch solar power efficiently and save it for later on consumption. The current outcomes have actually been released in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, JACS.

An EU-funded study project worked with by German research study institute Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin has actually evaluated a number of configurations for solar-powered hydrogen generation. First results revealed which may be one of the most ideal PV modern technologies for electrolysis.

Scientists in China have actually developed an organic module with an area of 18 cm2 based on a non-fullerene acceptor called DTY6. The gadget has a qualified performance of 13.98%, yet when a non-halogen solvent was made use of, it even reached 16.1%.