Solar Technology & PV R&D News

A perovskite electrode to boost hydrogen manufacturing
The product was utilized by researchers in the U.S. in electrochemical cells which utilize electrical power to different heavy steam right into hydrogen and also oxygen. The scientists claim the oxide of perovskite made use of in the electrode enhances cell efficiency as well as minimizes running temperature levels.
May 5, 2020 // Technology, USA, hydrogen, perovskite, North America, Dong Ding
Risen Energy's screening laboratory ends up being TÜV Rheinland recognized TMP Laboratory
' Solar Module Super League' (SMSL) participant, Risen Energy claimed its screening and also calibration centers have actually come to be a TÜV Rheinland certified 'TMP' Lab.
May 5, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, pv modules, c-si manufacturing, Asia, Risen Energy, tuv rheinland, Zhou Chicheng
Designers make an encouraging product steady sufficient for usage in solar cells
Flexible and also soft products called halide perovskites can make solar cells a lot more reliable at considerably much less price, however they're also unpredictable to utilize.
May 4, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, solar cell, North America, perovskites, Purdue University, Letian Dou, Brett Savoie
Wearable 'honeycomb' lithium-ion battery
Researchers in South Korea have actually dealt with graphene and also carbon nanotubes to establish a functioning lithium-ion battery that can be extended by approximately 50% without damages to any one of the elements. According to the researchers, the battery stands for a substantial action in the advancement of body-implantable or wearable digital gadgets.
May 4, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Asia, Korea, lithium-ion battery, KIST, Jeong Gon Son
3 Startups With Solar, Storage Tech Selected for GameChanger Accelerator
The Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL has actually revealed 3 brand-new start-ups associated with solar as well as storage space innovations are to join the program
May 4, 2020 // Technology, NREL, shell, startup, International, Martin Keller, GameChanger Accelerator, Adam Duran, Haibin Xu
NREL as well as colleges create U.S. Production of Advanced Perovskites Consortium
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds at the University of Washington, the College of North Carolina at Chapel Hillside, and the College of Toledo have with each other created the U.S. Production of Advanced Perovskites Consortium (US-MAP), which will certainly function to increase commercialization of perovskite innovations.
Apr 30, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, USA, NREL, solar cells, perovskite, North America, Martin Keller, Joseph J. Berry
New product handling actions dramatically boost functional security of crossbreed perovskite solar cells
Silicon has actually long been the traditional product of selection for solar cells, which transform power from the sunlight right into power. Nonetheless, due to the fact that light absorption in silicon mishandles, solar cells made from silicon are thick, hefty, and also stiff. Furthermore, their production is pricey as well as complicated. To deal with these concerns, researchers have actually been searching for options to silicon.
Apr 30, 2020 // Technology, solar cells, Asia, Korea, perovskite, silicon, Heejoo Kim, Kwanghee Lee, GIST
KIST creates high-performance ceramic gas cell that operates butane gas
A Korean research study group has actually created a high-performance ceramic gas cell that can operate butane gas. Because butane can be liquified as well as therefore can be kept and also brought conveniently, the brand-new innovation is anticipated to broaden the application variety of ceramic gas cells to mobile as well as mobile applications such as electrical automobiles, drones as well as robotics. Formerly, ceramic gas cells had actually just been thought about for application to large-capacity power generation systems because of their high-temperature procedure.
Apr 30, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Asia, Korea, KIST, Son Ji-Won
Mini perovskite module with 18.13% efficiency
Researchers from Singapore have actually created semi-transparent perovskite solar cells that can be conveniently incorporated right into a variety of city contexts, consisting of structure exteriors, home windows as well as entrances. The 21cm2 mini panels are made from perovskite solar cells based upon methylammonium lead iodine (MAPbI3), with a performance of 20.28% for 0.16 cm2.
Apr 30, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, Singapore, efficiency, Annalisa Bruno
Cost-effectiveness of PV module air conditioning methods
Scientists in Malaysia have actually recommended a brand-new technique to identify the most effective method to develop PV air conditioning systems. They will certainly place cooling down modern technologies by making expenses and also anticipated panel outcome.
Apr 30, 2020 // Technology, Malaysia, Asia, PV cooling systems, Sakhr Sultan
Scientists take on a brand-new possibility to create high-energy batteries
In the last few years, lithium-ion batteries have actually progressed at providing power to Soldiers in the field, yet the present generation of batteries never ever reaches its greatest power possibility. Military scientists are exceptionally concentrated on fixing this obstacle as well as supplying the power Soldiers need.
Apr 29, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, Lithium-ion batteries, North America, Oleg Borodin, Chunsheng Wang
Solar can drive down levelized expense of desalinated water
A research study from Finland's Lappeenranta University of Technology states decarbonization of desalination might assist attain a levelized price of water of EUR0.32-1.66 per cubic meter. Solar as well as storage space are anticipated to play a crucial function.
Apr 29, 2020 // Technology, Europe, Christian Breyer, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland, WORLD, decarbonization
A jump in operation silicon for battery anodes
The exact same product you'll locate at the idea of a pencil - graphite - has actually long been a vital element in today's lithium-ion batteries. As our dependence on these batteries boosts, nevertheless, graphite-based electrodes schedule for an upgrade. For that, researchers are seeking to the component at the heart of the electronic transformation: silicon
Apr 29, 2020 // Technology, Storage, USA, silicon, North America, Ji-Guang (Jason) Zhang, Xiaolin Li
Australian scientists radiate light on prospective storage option
Scientists at the Queensland University of Technology have actually suggested a brand-new style for a ruby nanothread package that might lead the way for a brand-new type of mechanical storage space. Pound-for-pound, the technology could be 3 times extra effective than lithium-ion batteries.
Apr 29, 2020 // Technology, Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Australia, Oceania, Queensland University of Technology’s, Haifei Zhan
Heliogen Bags Award for its Concentrated Solar Technology
Heliogen has actually revealed its option by Fast Company as a recipient of a 2020 World Changing Ideas Award, identified for its focused solar innovation
Apr 29, 2020 // Technology, California, USA, North America, Heliogen, International, Concentrated Solar, Bill Gross