The Best Is Yet To Come: New Tandem Silicon-Perovskite Solar Cell Sets Record
The leading Chinese solar firm LONGi breaks another conversion record with its new silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell.
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Perovskite Solar Cells On Glass: Another Reason Why Fossil Fuels Are Toast
New low cost, high efficiency perovskite solar cells are hitting the market, just in time to take advantage of tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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.
“Game-Changing” Solar Invention Announced
I have seen my share of outstanding solar innovations, such as concentrated solar setups using tiny gallium arsenide cells that achieve an astounding 42% efficiency. However, I’ve been eagerly waiting for an outstanding innovation made from more abundant materials such as silicon. The main reason is that silicon is the … [continued]
Super-Efficient Solar Cells Possible Through Use Of Exotic Form Of Silicon, Generating More Than One…
By utilizing an exotic form of silicon, silicon BC8, it is very likely possible to significantly raise the efficiency of solar cells, according to new research headed by the University of California, Davis. Solar cells currently in use generate one electron-hole pair for every photon that hits them, and are … [continued]
PV Cell Manufacturing Breakthrough, New Device Recognizes Damaged Wafers Before Manufacturing, Will Save Billion Of…
During the production of photovoltaic (PV) cells, the rough process often creates microcracks in the uncompleted cells, which then leads to the cells breaking during the fabrication process. This leads to huge losses, as much as 5-10% of all of the PV wafers are destroyed during fabrication! But now, researchers … [continued]
Triple-Junction Solar Cell Being Developed By US Navy Is To Break Through The 50% Conversion…
Solar cells with a more than 50% conversion efficiency may be a reality in the near future, thanks to new research from the US Naval Research Laboratory’s Electronics Technology and Science Division. The solution to the old efficiency barrier is a newly-designed, triple-junction solar cell that has the potential to … [continued]
ARPA-E Award: Caltech’s Harry Atwater Aims For 50% Solar Efficiency
Harry Atwater’s group at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has been awarded $2.4 million by the U.S Department of Energy’s ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy) to develop 50% to 70% efficient solar cell technology. Impact of Solar Panel Efficiency on Functionality If this project is a … [continued]
Okayama Solar Absorbers Use “Green Ferrite” to Generate Super-Cheap Electricity from Heat
Okayama Graduate School of Science and Technology is one of many developing solar cells and batteries, but their research team, led by one Professor Naoshi Ikeda, has a unique approach. Instead of silicon, currently the standard component in solar cells, the Okayama team is using an iron oxide compound it calls “green ferrite,” or GF. Professor Ikeda has gone so far as to claim his product will produce 100x the amount of energy as a traditional silicon solar cell.
Better and Cheaper Solar Cells: Gaining Control of Light-Harvesting Pathways
New research at the University of Florida (UF) has just brought to light a new method in the capturing and guiding of energy that may lead to cheaper and more efficient solar cells.
