Originally published on Solar Love. We’ve been spilling a lot of ink over perovskite solar cells recently, and here comes Brown University with yet another breakthrough. Along with researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Brown team has figured out a way to grow larger perovskite solar cells while … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Solar cell technology developed by Australia’s world leading University of NSW solar research team is likely to become the standard for global manufacturers within 5 years, ushering in new dramatic falls in the cost of solar technology. Professor Martin Green, the head of the UNSW solar … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath The University of New South Wales has launched what it describes as the world’s first online solar cell factory simulator – a web-based PV production line that allows engineers and students to conduct virtual experiments that would otherwise be too expensive to undertake. … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Breaking News from the Solar Impulse Team via Twitter: “Due to weather considerations, the first possible RTW departure date has been postponed until March 9 2015!” Bertrand Piccard said on his Twitter account: “I am looking forward for the weather conditions to allow us to take off.” And Andre Borschberg added: “We … [continued]
This CleanTechnica miniseries about photovoltaics, celebrating the UN’s 2015 Year of Light, is the fourth article of seven. We continue our dialogue with physicist John Perlin, author of Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy. Perlin’s expertise on the subject provides an excellent archive for any person wishing … [continued]
Thanks to Dr. Niraj Lal of the Australian National University, we now know that small nano-sized versions of Buddhist singing bowls resonate with light in a similar way as they do with sound. Dr Niraj Lal found, while working on his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge, that the shape … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) has announced that it has set a new copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cell efficiency record. The 20.8% record beats ZSW’s own previous record of 20.3% as well as the 20.4% multicrystalline PV cell record — … [continued]
