Making The Case For Tandem Cell Technology Arizona State University Research Team Explores High-Efficiency Tandem PV Modules As Substitute For Traditional Silicon Based Module Technology An ASU research team, comprising Assistant Professor Zachary Holman (in the picture), has assessed the efficiency of new solar tandem cell technologies vs the costs of ... »
PI Berlin Assesses Risks Facing Indian PV Projects Though Profitable, Indian PV Market Poses Challenge For Developers & Investors With Climate Concerns, Poor Installation & Lack Of Maintenance, According to PI Berlin Study As part of its assessment study of power plants in the Indian market, PI Berlin found improper handling, including walking over modules, which leads to cell fractures during ... »
UNSW Team Breaks 10% Efficiency Record For CZTS Australia’s UNSW Cell Efficiency Record for Copper-Based CZTS Cell. UNSW Claims, This Is A Non-Toxic, Low-Cost & Flexible Material Composition For Use In Thin-Film PV Technology, Offering Potential To Replace Expensive Indium UNSW's Dr Hao and her team say the need of the hour is to take the efficiency CZTS thin film solar cells to over 20%. But that is some way to go – the team now just exceeded ... »
27.1% Perovskite/Si Tandem Cell from IMEC 4-Terminal Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Photovoltaic Cell Of Belgian Research Institute Imec Achieves 27.1% Power Conversion Efficiency; Claims It Can Go Beyond 30% With Further Research Imec believes there is more scope for better power conversion efficiency using perovskite and silicon PV, hence it is willing to partner with companies in the PV supply chain ... »
Trina Reports 20.16% Multi c-Si PERC Cell Trina Solar Claims 20.16% Efficiency For Commercial Multi c-Si Cell With PERC Technology & 18.7% For Multi c-Si P-Type Double Print Cells Trina offers various multi-crystalline silicon based solar modules on its website. (photo credit: Trina Solar) »
Longer Electron Lifetime Through Graphene University Of Kansas Research Team Develop Process To Extend Life Of Active Electrons In Graphene. They Say This Offers Possibility To Improve Efficiency & Flexibility Of Solar Cells A graphene layer connected with two other atomic layers can extend the lifetime of excited electrons in graphene by several hundred times, researchers from the University of ... »
25.2% Record For Si-Perovskite Cell EPFL & CSEM Scientists Achieve 25.2% Record Efficiency For Tandem Solar Cell Based On Silicon & Perovskite EPFL and CSEM researchers claim that their method can be directly integrated into existing production lines to take efficiency over 30%, (Photo Credit: EPFL) »
InnoEnergy Launches Local Energy Platform InnoEnergy Brings Together 5 Swedish Energy Companies To Roll Out ‘Future-Proof Energy Management Platform’ Power2U To Harness Power Of Solar, EV Chargers & Batteries InnoEnergy says Power2U links control units on the internet of things for the benefit of end-users, primarily property owners and large energy users (Photo Credit: ... »
New Perovskite Research Achieves 20.9% Efficiency Research Teams Claims 20.9% Certified Power Conversion Efficiency Record For Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells A team comprising researchers from Peking University and the Universities of Surrey, Oxford and Cambridge have achieved a power conversion efficiency of 20.9% for inverted ... »
STA Best Practice Manual For Solar & Grids UK’s Solar Trade Association Publishes Best Industry Practice Manual For Management & Mitigation Of Network Outages For Distribution Network Operators UK solar lobby group STA says that its best practices manual will help DNOs and the industry to better understand how to better manage solar generators. (Photo Credit: Solar ... »
