Supercomputer For New Materials For Solar Cells Researchers Of US DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory & England’s University Of Cambridge Identify 5 High-Performing, Low-Cost Dye Materials Using Theta Supercomputer, Data Science & Experimental Methods Using computers and data mining analysis, research teams of Argonne and Cambridge were able to curb their research and result time for new light-absorbing organic dye ... »
SunPower’s 400+ W Residential Solar Panels SunPower Launches Home Solar Panels With 400W & 415 W Capacity; Calls These A-Series Next Generation Technology Panels As ‘Most Powerful Residential Solar Panels In The World’ SunPower's A-Series solar panels for the residential segment come with 6-inch cells and a factory-integrated microinverter. The product is designed to deliver 60% more energy ... »
30.2% Efficiency For Bifacial Tandem Solar Cell Energy Research Centre Of Netherlands & Solliance Claim 30.2% ‘Equivalent’ Power Conversion Efficiency For Bifacial Tandem c-Si/Perovskite Cell; Now Aim For 35% Efficiency Within 3 To 5 Years ECN says to achieve the ‘equivalent’ efficiency level of 30.2%, the bifacial tandem device used a 4-terminal configuration, having separate circuits for the top and bottom ... »
Petrobras Invests In Printed Solar Films Brazil’s Petrobras & CSEM Brasil Partner For $6.5 Million Research Project To Prepare Printed Solar Films Coated With Perovskite-Based Ink Formulations With CSEM Brasil partnership to develop printed solar films, Petrobras says it sees high impact solutions for the energy world with the help of 100% printed processes coupled ... »
29% Efficiency For CPV Panels Pre-Production Solar Modules Of Insolight Report 29% Power Conversion Efficiency For Commercial Solar Panels; IES-UPM Validates Claim Having achieved 29% power conversion efficiency for its 'pre-production' level commercial solar panels Insolight expects the first product to hit the market by 2022. (Photo ... »
SERIS Collaboration For Metallisation Pastes Singapore’s SERIS To Use Guangzhou Ruxing Technology’s Metallisation Pastes To Target 24% Average Efficiency Of MonoPoly Solar Cells To Enable Low-Cost Mass Production SERIS has added Chinese metallization paste maker Ruxing Technology as an industry partner to develop its monoPoly technology platform, for which it sees 3 GW of production ... »
Simulation Framework For Bifacial Energy Yield Imec & EnergyVille Propose New Simulation Framework To Accurately Assess Energy Yield Of Bifacial PV Systems; Claim Framework May Be Validated On Large-Scale Installations In Real-Life Conditions Imec and EnergyVille claim their simulation framework will provide accurate assessment of bifacial PV systems and will help developers and investors gain confidence in the ... »
21.6% Efficiency For Perovskite-CIGSe Cell Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin Reports 21.6% Power Conversion Efficiency For Pure Perovskite & CIGSe Thin-Film Tandem Solar Cells; Shares Plans To Offer Independent Advisory Services For BIPV Technology Using pure perovskite and CIGSe thin-film solar cells to create a tandem solar cell, a team of scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) has achieved a power conversion ... »
New Approach To Assess Rooftop Solar Potential Netherlands’ TU Delft Proposes New Approach To Accurately & Quickly Calculate Rooftop Solar Potential In Urban Setting Offering Simplified Calculations TU Delft scientists say its new approach can assess the solar potential for buildings in complex urban landscapes. Pictured is a base 3D model by Boston Planning & Development ... »
24.23% SHJ Conversion Efficiency From Hanergy Hanergy Thin Film’s 24.23% Silicon Heterojunction Technology Champion Cell Sheet Termed ‘China’s Most Efficient’ By Japan’s JET Hanergy says its SHJ technology can be used for several kinds of solar installations including BIPV. It has now reported conversion efficiency of 24.23% for a heterojunction ... »
