Perovskite Solar Cell Mystery Solved, Now Comes The Hard Part
Scientists are mapping out the inner workings of the perovskite solar cell, leading to improvements in durability and stability.
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First Solar Buys Evolar
First Solar has been around for, well, what seems like forever. It was founded in 1999, well before the solar boom took off and solar power became big business. Back then, there were all kinds of claims about how little solar power could ever contribute to the electricity supply. It … [continued]
New Pathway Emerges To Improve Polycrystalline Thin-Film Solar Cell Performance
Curiosity and Keen Observation Provide Insights for Next Generation of Thin-Film Solar Cells
NREL Inventiveness Sets New Record for Patent Activity
By Wayne Hicks For Greg Glatzmaier, the road between innovation and implementation runs along a dusty stretch of highway about a dozen miles south of Boulder City, Nevada, where his patented idea could solve an industry problem. The destination for his idea is Nevada Solar One, an outpost in the … [continued]
Solar Is Cheapest Electricity In History, U.S. DOE Aims To Cut Costs 60% By 2030
Solar power costs have dropped to a record low — for the world, in all of history. However, we need them to go lower.
US Funding For Solar PV + Agriculture & Small Innovative Solar PV & CSP Projects
This fifth round of US DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office projects involve solar PV plus agriculture and small innovative solar PV and CSP projects.
US Government Puts $130 Million More Into Solar Tech
Continuing a decades-long trend, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has put a few million dollars into further research and development of solar power technologies — $130 million, to be precise.
Investment To Impact: The Next Decade Of Cleantech Innovation
As corporates across the globe become more serious about cleantech, they are also recognizing the barriers for getting impactful technology to market — and many are embracing the opportunity and challenge by partnering with outside experts in order to identify the most effective, long-term solutions.
Perovskite + CIGS Tandem Thin-Film Solar Module Achieves 17.8% Efficiency, New Record
A new perovskite + CIGS tandem thin-film solar module — presented by researchers from KIT, ZSW, and the Belgian research institute imec at the recent PSCO international conference in Genova — has achieved a record solar conversion efficiency (for the type) — 17.8%.
5 SunRISE TechBridge Challenge Winners Announced
Following the entries of 56 different teams and companies to the SunRISE TechBridge Challenge, the judges have chosen 5 early-stage companies as winners after a thorough, multi-stage review process. For those unfamiliar with the SunRISE TechBridge Challenge, it’s a competition that was created to identify innovations in solar materials and … [continued]
