German Researchers Using NiOX To Improve Cell Efficiency Germany’s KIT Researchers Work With Nickle Oxide Layer To Increase Power Conversion Efficiency For Perovskite Solar PV Cells KIT in Germany is working on different processes to improve the efficiency of perovskite solar cells using a layer of nickel oxide (NiOx). The researchers say the NiOX based ... »
21.09% Efficiency For Perovskite Solar Cells KAUST Researchers Declare 21.09% Maximum Power Conversion Efficiency For Perovskite Single-Crystal Solar Cells Using Single-Crystal Films Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) have announced achieving a power conversion efficiency of 21.09% for perovskite single-crystal ... »
Fraunhofer Confirms MiaSolé’s 17.44% Efficiency Record Hanergy’s MiaSolé Declares 17.44% Aperture Area Efficiency For Commercial Size PV Module With Independent Confirmation From Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE Using its specialized cell manufacturing processes for flexible CIGS thin-film modules, MiaSolé from the US managed to achieve 17.44% aperture area efficiency that has been ... »
MIT Proposes New Method For Silicon Solar Cell Design MIT Researchers Hopeful Of Up To 35% Power Conversion Efficiency For Solar Cells With New Method For Silicon Solar Cell Design Using Thin Layer Of Hafnium Oxynitride To Collect 2 Electrons From Each Photon Instead Of One Singlet fission is the first step toward producing 2 electrons from a single incoming photon of light which can help increase the conversion of sunlight into electricity, ... »
Empa Achieves 20.8% CIGS Flexible Solar Cell Efficiency Switzerland’s Empa Reports 20.8% Conversion Efficiency For CIGS Solar Cells On Flexible Polymer Substrate Improving On Its Previous Mark With 3 Major Changes Achieving a 20.8% record efficiency for a CIGS thin film cell on a flexible substrate show the potential of the technology. Empa said it will work towards transferring the ... »
Lab Testing For Perovskite In Real-World Conditions Scientists At EPFL Switzerland Create Real-World Operating Conditions To Test Perovskite Solar Cells & Find No ‘Dramatic’ Difference In Energy Yield Of Devices During Day Time Common testing of perovskite cells within a lab in controlled conditions does not reveal real results and at the same time, encapsulation needed in outdoor testing acts as a ... »
New Mobile PV Testing Lab Launched In India UL Launches Mobile PV Unit Testing Laboratory In India With Capacity To Evaluate 300 Modules At One Go To Enable Onsite Solar Module Evaluation UL claims it is the first independent third-party certified and accredited company to launch a mobile PV testing lab in the Asian country. Pictured is Amitabh Kant, the CEO of ... »
Trina Starts Producing Bifacial TOPCon Modules Trina Solar Announces Mass Production Of N-Type i-TOPCon Double Glass Bifacial Solar Modules With 425 W Front Side Power Output & 20.7% Efficiency Trina Solar's new high performanceTSM-NEG15MC.20(II) module incorporates i-TOPCon cell technology. It has now commenced mass production of the module. (Photo Credit: Trina ... »
LONGi & Panasonic Score Top In RETC Tests RETC Tests Solar PV Modules From Various Manufacturers For Reliability, Performance & Quality Indicators; Finds LONGi Green Energy & Panasonic Consistent Performers The PV test laboratory of Germany’s TUV SUD in North America, Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) found PV modules from LONGi and Panasonic as the only high performers for all ... »
24.38% Efficiency For JinkoSolar’s Cheetah Cells Chinese Academy Of Sciences Confirms 24.38% Cell Record For JinkoSolar’s Cheetah Cells And 24.58% For N-Type Cells; TUV Rheinland Measures 469.3 W Power Rating For 72 Mono Module Chinese PV manufacturer JinkoSolar achieved a 24.38% maximum conversion efficiency for its cheetah size cells, the company declared. (Photo Credit: TaiyangNews) »
