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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How Low (& How Green) Can Solar Cells Go? The Magic Word Is Kerfless
The silicon wafer NexWafe says buh-bye kerf, hello low-cost, lightweight, flexible solar cells.
Watch These Potentially Low-Cost Solar Cells Grow Before Your Eyes
Researchers use perovskite and “hot casting” (no, it’s not what you think) to develop new low cost solar cells that could rival silicon for efficiency.
Low-Cost Solar Cells Moving Closer Thanks To New Research On Electrodes
Low-cost solar cells appear to now be one step closer to becoming a commercial reality, based on the findings of new research from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST). The researchers at OIST have been working on the creation of solar cells based on organic materials that possess … [continued]
Low-Cost Solar Energy — New Process Utilizing Antifreeze & Inexpensive Materials Aims For Cheap Solar
Solar cells that are cheaper to produce and contain fewer toxic compounds may be a reality in the near future, thanks to new research from Oregon State University. By utilizing a commonly used antifreeze — ethylene glycol — and some other comparatively cheap materials to produce solar cells in a … [continued]
New Low Cost Solar Cell Assembles Itself
The price of solar panels has been sinking like a stone for the past few years, and that could be just the beginning of a low cost solar power future. When that happens, it will be partly due to the development of solar cells made of organic materials, which are … [continued]
Your Tax Dollars At Work: Invisible Solar Cells That Look Like Glass
If researchers could develop a low cost, invisible solar cell to sub in for ordinary window glass, the result would be a sustainability twofer of epic proportions. Windows are notorious as a weak spot for energy efficiency, even in newer buildings. That goes double for millions of older buildings in … [continued]
Solar Cells with High Efficiency & Significantly Reduced Production Cost within Grasp, Thanks to Newly…
New solar cell coating processes and thin layer systems for cell production are being developed by researchers from Fraunhofer that will lead to significant reductions in the price of solar cells. The researchers, from the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST in Braunschweig, will showcase some … [continued]
Titanium Dioxide, Unchained!
Titanium dioxide, better known as a key ingredient in white paint, is beginning to carve out an all-purpose spot for itself in the field of air pollution control. While not yet up to the ShamWow standard for range of applicability, this common substance could be on the verge of playing … [continued]
Army and Air Force Push Solar Power into Quantum Territory
The Department of Defense has been on a roll with new solar energy installations, but the real action is going on behind the scenes in laboratories where DoD is quietly supporting research into low cost, lightweight solar cells enhanced with quantum dots. In the latest project, researchers from the Army … [continued]
