Oxford PV and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have combined two high-efficiency technologies in a single photovoltaic module. To achieve this, they used perovskite-silicon solar cells from Oxford PV and connected them using the Matrix Shingle technology developed by Fraunhofer ISE. Oxford PV is a pioneer in … [continued]
"For the manufacturing process of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells, Fraunhofer ISE focuses on the so-called “hybrid route,” a combination of vacuum and wet chemical processes."
The idea of putting solar panels on vehicles has been around for decades. I can’t say how many companies I’ve seen come and go that planned to produce and sell solar-powered cars. It’s just not the safest and most efficient place to deploy solar panels. However, I’ve never really seen … [continued]
New solar PV module efficiency record from III-V germanium PV module — 34.4% efficiency. © Fraunhofer ISE / Photo: Daniel von Kutzleben.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) is no stranger to solar power records, and it’s just set another one. Via its own III-V germanium solar PV module, the institute reached 34.4 percent solar module efficiency. The solar record march goes on. “The solar cells were developed by AZUR … [continued]
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Trump Administration invoked its so-called “energy emergency” to force the Stanton coal plant in Orlando to remain open beyond its planned retirement at the end of May 2026. The facility, which was scheduled to go into extended cold shut down—meaning it will stop generating electricity and … [continued]
Chatgpt generated: Magnesium refining consumes ~100 kWh for the metal before Powerpaste for a kg of hydrogen even exists.
Someone suggested Fraunhofer’s Powerpaste as a solution to the safety and cost challenges of hydrogen at sea after I wrote about the new DNV maritime hydrogen safety guidelines that make it even more uneconomic. It is an understandable instinct. If compressed hydrogen is dangerous and expensive, perhaps changing its form … [continued]
A study by Fraunhofer ISI finds many German built PHEV models use far more gasoline than their manufacturers claim.
Two new renewable energy technologies are in the news this week. One of them seems like it might actually work.
AI (artificial intelligence) is everywhere these days. It’s the most popular thing to hype up, and the most popular thing to add to your product description to hype it up. In some cases, it’s really a thing and making a difference. In other cases, well, it’s simply just fluff. When … [continued]
Fraunhofer ISE and Fraunhofer UMSICHT are out there innovating once more, as they tend to do. Could their latest advancement break through in a market that’s been hyped for at least a decade but never come to much? The sector I’m referring to is building-integrated solar PV (BIPV). In this … [continued]
Illustration of the new micro-CPV system under development for electricity generation in countries with high direct solar irradiance as well as for agrivoltaics. Image courtesy of Fraunhofer ISE
Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) could once again become an economically attractive and high-efficient PV technology for regions with high direct solar irradiance. To leverage its advantages, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and Soltec have partnered to develop a prototype of a two-axis tracker which is designed to smoothly integrate … [continued]
