Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source
MIT engineers have developed ultralight fabric solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source.
Dec 9, 2022
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Flexible solar cells with record efficiency of 22.2%
Empa researchers have, once again, improved the efficiency of CIGS flexible solar cells. Independently certified measurements revealed a power conversion efficiency of 22.2% to convert light into electricity, an improvement ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Efficient flexible organic solar cells developed with excellent mechanical ductility
A research group led by Prof. Ge Ziyi at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed high-performance flexible organic solar cells (OSCs) with ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Scientists invent ultrafast way to manufacture perovskite solar modules
Most solar cells today are made with refined silicon that turns sunlight into clean electricity. Unfortunately, the process of refining silicon is far from clean, requiring vast amounts of energy from carbon-emitting power ...
Nov 25, 2020
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Lightweight, bendy, cheaper – the promise of organic solar panels
Today's silicon solar panels are an industry standard, but these rigid, heavy blocks may be shunted aside by plastic rivals—lightweight, flexible solar panels that could be printed and stuck onto buildings or placed in ...
Oct 13, 2020
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New solar panel design could lead to wider use of renewable energy
Designing solar panels in checkerboard lines increases their ability to absorb light by 125 per cent, a new study says.
Oct 8, 2020
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Engineers demonstrate next-generation solar cells can take the heat, maintain efficiency
Perovskites with their crystal structures and promising electro-optical properties could be the active ingredient that makes the next generation of low-cost, efficient, lightweight and flexible solar cells.
May 5, 2020
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Hanergy announces Fraunhofer lab rating for solar production module with record conversion efficiency
In solar industry news, there have been a number of conversations surrounding the Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) thin film solar panels from Hanergy Thin Film Power Group's US subsidiary Alta Devices, based in Sunnyvale California.
Feb 18, 2018 weblog
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Simultaneous design and nanomanufacturing speeds up fabrication
Design and nanomanufacturing have collided inside of a Northwestern University laboratory.
Aug 4, 2017
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Non-toxic, cheap thin-film solar cells for 'zero-energy' buildings
'Zero-energy' buildings—which generate as much power as they consume—are now much closer after a team at Australia's University of New South Wales achieved the world's highest efficiency using flexible solar cells that ...
Apr 28, 2016
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