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Organic photovoltaic cell with 17 percent efficiency and superior processability for large-area coating
Feb 17, 2020 (SPX)
For the spin-coating process, wet films dry rapidly due to the high spinning speed. However, when large-area coating methods, such as blade-coating, slot-die co...
Cracks in perovskite films for solar cells easily healed, study finds
Feb 17, 2020 (SPX)
The study, published in the journal Acta Materialia, finds that though perovskite films tend to crack easily, those cracks are easily healed with some compressi...
Hunt achieves key milestone in perovskite technology development
Feb 17, 2020 (SPX)
In December 2019, HPT successfully demonstrated that its ink-based process was able to produce a perovskite solar cell that exceeded key benchmarks recognized b...
Simple, solar-powered water desalination
Feb 11, 2020 (SPX)
The system uses multiple layers of flat solar evaporators and condensers, lined up in a vertical array and topped with transparent aerogel insulation. It is des...
Russian scientists propose a technology reducing the cost of high-efficiency solar cells
Feb 11, 2020 (SPX)
Today, with the rapid exhaustion of hydrocarbon fuel reserves and a growing concern about environmental issues, scientists are paying more and more attention to...
NEDO and Panasonic hit 16.09% for largest-area perovskite solar cell module
Feb 11, 2020 (SPX)
This inkjet-based coating method that can cover a large area reduces manufacturing costs of modules. In addition, this large-area, lightweight, and high-convers...
Next generation of greenhouses may be fully solar powered
Feb 11, 2020 (SPX)
"Plants only use some wavelengths of light for photosynthesis, and the idea is to create greenhouses that make energy from that unused light while allowing most...
Oblique electrostatic inject-deposited TiO2 film leads efficient perovskite solar cells
Feb 11, 2020 (SPX)
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are continually being optimized to fulfill their commercial potential, and a team led by researchers from Kanazawa University has ...
Researchers develop a roadmap for growth of new solar cells
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
The "technoeconomic" analysis shows that by starting with higher-value niche markets and gradually expanding, solar panel manufacturers could avoid the very ste...
Regioselective functionalization of perylenes reduces voltage loss in organic solar cells
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
The charge generation efficiency in OSCs nowadays is nearly 100%, thus reducing the energy loss in output voltage is critically important for further enhancing ...
CIGSe thin-film solar cells: EU Sharc25 project increases efficiency
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
Efficiency up to 22,6 percent The European Sharc25 research project approached the challenge of optimizing the conversion efficiency of CIGSe thin film technolo...
Solar Resource Compass improves solar irradiance data selection and estimates impacts of soiling and snow
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
As the margins on solar projects are slim, developers, investors, and owners require the most accurate tools to select sites and model energy calculations to en...
Canadian Solar and Lightsource BP sign 1.2 GW Module Supply Agreement
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
The projects will be using Canadian Solar's polycrystalline bifacial high power BiHiKu (CS3W-PB-AG) and high power HiKu (CS3W-P) modules. Canadian Solar is a wo...
How iron carbenes store energy from sunlight - and why they aren't better at it
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
Now researchers have used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to watch what happens when light hits an iron carben...
Hungarian 150MW solar power plant project obtains $125m investment proposal
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
The 150MW (megawatt) project will be split into three groundmounted 50MW solar plants in targeted areas of the country using the best available solar PV technol...
Engineering a Better World Using Mirrors, Sun, and Steam
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
"I call this 'engineering for a better world,' which means that you have to use affordable, accessible, and adequate resources," Dutta said. Dutta's design gene...
Lasers etch a 'perfect' solar energy absorber
Feb 05, 2020 (SPX)
In a paper in Light: Science and Applications, the lab of Chunlei Guo, professor of optics also affiliated with Physics and the Material Sciences Program, descr...
NEXTracker releases NX Navigator Control System for utility-scale solar power plants
Feb 05, 2020 (SPX)
For monitoring, plant operators are provided timely information for key parameters at the site, subfield, and individual tracker levels, including precise array...
Yotta to install SolarLEAF at CSU Dominguez Hills
Feb 05, 2020 (SPX)
The project has been designed to test the grid-interactive power controls of Yotta's SolarLEAF and to ensure that critical tasks are successfully executed. This...
Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that works at night
Feb 03, 2020 (SPX)
Munday, who recently joined UC Davis from the University of Maryland, is developing prototypes of these nighttime solar cells that can generate small amounts of...
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