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NREL’s Roadmap to Make Tandem Solar Cells Commercially Viable

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have proposed enhancing cell and module efficiency to record levels, scale...

May 2, 2024

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Researchers Develop Fast-Charging Sodium Battery

Researchers have developed a high-energy, high-power hybrid sodium-ion battery that could be a viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. Led by Jeung Ku Kang, a team...

April 29, 2024

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Rapid Innovation Threatens Solar Module Reliability, Researchers Warn

The accelerating technological advancement of solar modules risks exacerbating the challenges of durability and cell degradation, according to a new review from the...

April 3, 2024

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Australian Scientists Report Record 15.5% Efficiency for Printed Solar Cells

A team of scientists from CSIRO, the Australian National Science Agency, have reported a new record efficiency in roll-to-roll fully printed solar cells. In a paper...

April 2, 2024

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Researchers Achieve Record Efficiency of 12.7% for Quantum Dot Solar Cell

Researchers from Seoul’s Hanyang University and China’s Nankai University have developed an electron transport layer (ETL)–based cesium lead iodide perovskite...

March 27, 2024

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Researchers Use Radiative Cooling Strategy to Harvest Solar Energy

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) have developed a dual cooling and power generation strategy that simultaneously harvests solar energy in a solar cell...

March 18, 2024

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Scientists Claim Record Efficiency from Triple-Junction Tandem Solar Cell

Scientists from the National University of Singapore have announced a record 27.1% energy conversion efficiency from a novel triple-junction solar cell they developed....

March 11, 2024

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Nanoscale Engineering May Boost Perovskite Solar Cell Durability

Perovskite solar panels could become more efficient and sturdier over longer periods by engineering the nanoscale structure of perovskite devices, claims a new study by...

March 7, 2024

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Sunova Solar Announces 9 GW TOPCon Cell Facility in China

Solar cell and module manufacturer Sunova Solar has announced its investment in a 9 GW TOPCon cell production facility in China’s Yibin City, which will focus on the...

March 7, 2024

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German Physicists Claim Breakthrough in Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency

Physicists at the University of Paderborn in Germany, through complex virtual simulations, have discovered that adding a thin layer of an organic semiconductor called...

March 1, 2024

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Researchers Discover New Fast-conducting Li-ion Material

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have discovered a solid material that rapidly conducts lithium ions, which are essential components in the rechargeable...

February 23, 2024

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Researchers Use Laser-Doping to Enhance Oxidation in IBC Solar Cells

Researchers at the International Solar Energy Research Center (ISC) Konstanz and the Delft University of Technology have found a way to pattern the rear end of an...

February 19, 2024

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TOPCon Module Tech Trumps HJT in Cost-Sensitive Indian Solar Market

As solar technology evolves to keep up with the increasing adoption to help lower manufacturing costs and increase the efficiency of solar modules, Indian solar module...

February 7, 2024

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Oxford PV Reports Record 25% Efficiency for its Perovskite Solar Modules

UK-based solar cell manufacturing company Oxford PV, in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), has reported a 25% conversion...

February 2, 2024

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Study Finds Adding Bulky Molecules Makes Perovskite Solar Cells Last Longer

Research has found that perovskites may be combined with silicon-based semiconductors to create “tandem” solar cells that can surpass the maximum theoretical efficiency...

January 18, 2024

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