New Record For Organic Solar Cells Today, Solar-Powered Car Tomorrow
A new solar cell record brings the concept of a solar powered car closer to reality, starting with solar sun roofs and moving to full body solar “paint.”
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Solar Power Prices Already Low — Are Breakthroughs Even Needed?
A few months ago, I wrote a piece for GE Look Ahead, a project of The Economist Group, about the future of solar energy — particularly, costs and how “breakthrough” technologies could play into the story (or not). For the piece, I interviewed some of the leaders in the solar energy research realm. An initial … [continued]
Trina Solar Breaks Solar Record With 21.25% Efficient Cells
Originally published on Solar Love. A new solar cell efficiency record has been set by China’s Trina Solar Limited, which announced that its new p-type multi-crystalline silicon solar cell has achieved a solar conversion efficiency of 21.25 percent according to the results of third-party testing. Greater efficiency does not necessarily … [continued]
Another Boost For Hot-Carrier Perovskite Solar Cells
Originally published on Solar Love. Perovskite solar cells have been getting a lot of attention for their potential to reach new heights of efficiency and new lows of cost. In the latest development, our friends over at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have revealed a critical “bottleneck” in perovskite solar … [continued]
Panasonic Quickly Beats SolarCity’s Solar Module Efficiency Record
Originally published on Solar Love. Recently, SolarCity announced it will begin manufacturing the “world’s most efficient solar panels” at its factory in Buffalo, New York, starting in 2016. It claims it has designed a panel that converts 22.1% of sunlight into electricity. Now, less than a week later, Panasonic says … [continued]
Oxford PV Raises $19 Million For Perovskite Solar Cell R&D
Originally published on Solar Love. The UK startup Oxford Photovoltaics has just announced a second round of funding for 2015 that brings its haul for the year to $19 million. That enables a big step forward in the company’s R&D plans for solar cells based on perovskite materials — those promising but … [continued]
Concentrated Solar PV Not A Unicorn, Sez Energy Dept.
A new $24 million ARPA-E concentrated solar initiative joins the blizzard of federal solar policymaking to back up the Clean Power Plan.
Perovskites Will Power New Low-Cost & Highly Efficient Solar Cells
Researchers pass along great news about developing low cost, efficient solar cells based on perovskites, so have a happy [fossil energy] Independence Day.
Silicon Solar Cells Hit A Wall, Perovskite Leaps It
Perovskite solar cells could upend the global solar market, by nudging silicon solar cells out of the efficiency doldrums.
Placing Concentrating Solar Cells On The Roof
High-efficiency concentrating solar cells may soon be moving to the rooftop For concentrating solar power (CSP) champions, placing concentrating solar cells on a rooftop must seem like a top-notch idea, one, in fact, that should have been explored long ago. Especially so, if the issue of size has been resolved, … [continued]
