Scaled up with Almost No Losses
KIT Scientists Made Perovskite Solar Mini-Modules Almost Without Any Loss Of Scaling, Reaching 18% Efficiency
Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021
Scaling up the surface area from cell to module level without sacrificing efficiency is a key challenge associated with the development of promising perovskites photovoltaics technology.
US Aims To Cut Solar Energy Costs By 60% By 2030
US Department Of Energy’s New Target For 2030: Cut Cost Of Solar Energy By 60%; Commits $128 Million To Encourage Deployments
Friday, 26 Mar 2021
After achieving $0.06 per kWh utility scale solar cost target in 2016, the US Department of Energy is now eyeing $0.02 per kWh goal to be achieved by 2030, up from current cost of $0.046 per kWh now.
GCL To Build 100 MW Perovskite Solar Module Fab
GCL Optoelectronics Raises More Than RMB 100 Million To Build 100 MW Mass Production Line For Perovskite Solar Cell Modules
Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021
A subsidiary of China’s Golden Concord Holdings Limited (GCL), GCL Optoelectronics Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.
25.2% Efficiency For Perovskite Solar Cell
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Achieves 25.2% Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency With ‘Precise Engineering’ Of Electron Transport Layer
Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have reached 25.2% power conversion efficiency for perovskite solar cells which they claim ‘eclipses’ the efficiency of many existing solar panels.
HZB Team Aiming To Exceed 30% Tandem Cell Efficiency
Having Achieved 29.15% Efficiency For Perovskite & Silicon Tandem Solar Cell, HZB Researchers & Partners Confident Of Exceeding 30% Milestone
Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020
In January 2020, Germany’s Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) researchers claimed a record efficiency level of 29.15% for a perovskite and silicon tandem solar cell hailed as the highest ever efficiency level achieved for these cells (see Perovskite Tandem Cell 29.15% Efficiency Record).
NREL Claims Advancements In Colorful Perovskites Research
NREL Broadens Thermochromic Photovoltaic Research: Brings In Colorful Perovskites To Deal With Broader Range Of Temperatures; Sees its Potential To Lower Air Conditioning Use In Buildings & Vehicles
Friday, 23 Oct 2020
The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) says it has achieved a breakthrough in developing a next-generation thermochromic window calling it thermochromic photovoltaic using metal halide perovskites to be used for windows that can lower the.
22.6% Efficiency For Flexible Foldable Perovskite
Italian, German & Colombian Researchers Report 22.6% Efficiency For Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells For Indoor Use
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
International journal Cell Reports Physical Science has published a research work that claims to have achieved 22.6% of power conversion efficiency for flexible and foldable solar PV cells designed for indoor environments.
US University Finds 11.8% Efficiency For Inorganic Perovskite
Iowa State University Achieves 11.8% Conversion Efficiency For New Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells By Eliminating Organic Components
Friday, 08 May 2020
Researchers from the Iowa State University have figured a power conversion efficiency level of 11.8% for new inorganic perovskite solar cells by stabilizing the cells at high temperatures.
Rice University Hails Indium For Perovskite Stability
Rice University Researchers Report Over 12% Efficiency For Self-Made Perovskite Solar Cells Using Indium; Claim Efficiency Level Can Reach Up To 20% For It To Become A Commercial Product
Wednesday, 13 Nov 2019
Researchers at US Rice University have developed their own perovskite solar cells using bromine and indium in addition to inorganic cesium, lead and iodide, which they claim led to an efficiency of above 12% for these cells and an open circuit voltage of 1.20 V.
Canadians Analyse Liquid Like Behaviour Of Perovskites
McGill University Research Team Discovers Perovskite’s Liquid-Solid Duality With Hand-Built Multi-Dimensional Electronic Spectrometer; Claims It To Be A Promising Discovery To Create Cheaper & Efficient Solar Cells
Tuesday, 05 Nov 2019
Researchers at Canada’s McGill University have developed what they call a unique instrument hand-built by the team called multi-dimensional electronic spectrometer (MDES) that helped them discover perovskite’s liquid-solid duality by the virtue o.
Eco-Friendly Biperovskite PV Cell Technology
Penn University Led Research Team Explores Higher Efficiency For Perovskite Solar Cells With Bacteriorhodopsin Protein Addition; Study Supports Biological Material Addition To Improve Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency
Tuesday, 29 Oct 2019
Biological materials when added to perovskite solar cells can lead to higher efficiency, researchers led by Penn State University found out in experiments.
Capitano To Explore Over 30% Efficiency For Tandem Cells
KIT, ZSW Researchers With Industrial Partner NICE Solar Energy To Explore Perovskite & CIGS Tandem Solar Cell Efficiency Of Over 30% Under Capitano Project
Friday, 06 Sep 2019
Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has launched a new project called Capitano with project partners Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and CIGS solar module maker NICE Solar Energy to develop .
ANU Researchers Claim 21.6% Efficiency For Perovskite
CSIRO Photovoltaics Performance Lab Verifies Australian National University Claim For 21.6% Efficiency For Perovskite Solar Cells Using Novel Nanostructured Material
Monday, 02 Sep 2019
The research team of Dr Jun Peng and Associate Professor Thomas While from the Australian National University (ANU) College of Engineering and Computer Science have announced a 21.6% power conversion efficiency for perovskite solar cells, claiming th.
Black Perovskites Better For Power Conversion
International Research Team Led By Belgium’s KU Leuven cMACS Team Figures Out Way To Retain Blackness Of Perovskite Atoms To Help Boost Solar Cell Power Efficiency
Tuesday, 27 Aug 2019
Yellow coloured perovskites are no match for black perovskites in efficiently generating solar power, claim researchers led by Belgium’s KU Leuven University. But under room temperature black perovskites eventually turn the crystal into yellow.
Taiwan Testing New Gen Solar Technology
Taiwan’s Science & Technology Ministry Backed Photovoltaic Efficiency Verification Laboratory At National Central University Evaluating Efficiency Of New Generation Light-Driven Photovoltaics
Wednesday, 24 Apr 2019
PVEVL sees potential in New Generation Light-Driven Photovoltaics, which it believes can provide power for sensors and transistors of the internet of things (IOT) under room-lighting.
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
Saturday, 23 Feb 2019
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 with the high efficiencies promised by perovskites.
25.4% Conversion Efficiency For Tandem Solar Cell
Arizona State University & University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Achieve 25.4% Power Conversion Efficiency For Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cell By Adding Chemicals To Perovskite Percursor Solution
Monday, 31 Dec 2018
A team of researchers from the Arizona State University’s (ASU) Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced it achieved a 25.4% efficiency for a tandem solar cell stack of perovskite and silicon.
25.5% Efficiency For Perovskite-Si Tandem PV Cells
Germany’s Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie Research Centre Claims 25.5% Conversion Efficiency For Perovskite Silicon Tandem Solar Cells Using Polymer Light Management Foil
Wednesday, 14 Nov 2018
A team of researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) research centre in Germany, say they have achieved 25.5% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells, which they claim is the highest published value till date.
Higher Efficiency For Imec’s nPERT & Tandem CIGS Cell
Imec Reports 23.03% Conversion Efficiency For nPERT Cells & 24.6% For Perovskite/CIGS Tandem Cell At EUPVSEC 2018
Thursday, 27 Sep 2018
Belgium based research and innovation institute Imec has achieved a conversion efficiency of 23.03% on the latest generation of large-area monofacial screen-printed rear-emitter nPERT cells.
Delhi Pollution Brings Down Solar Panel Output
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Researchers Suggest Assessing Impact Of Haze Before Setting Up Solar Power Plant As It Can Negatively Impact Production Output That Might Result in Economic Failure Of Investment
Sunday, 02 Sep 2018
Consistent levels of air pollution in India’s capital Delhi brings down annual average level of solar panel output by about 12%.
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