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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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Arshreet Singh

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Technology
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Researchers Find Solution for Shunting in Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Cells

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Arizona State University have discovered a method to help reduce the shunting issue mainly found...

October 25, 2023

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Researchers Develop Robot to Study Degradation in Perovskite Solar Cells

Researchers at the North Carolina State University have developed RoboMapper, a robot designed to identify new perovskite materials with enhanced stability and solar...

August 7, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Researchers Claim Over 30% Efficiency with Tandem Silicon-Perovskite Solar Cells

Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), in a significant discovery, have claimed to surpass the efficiency milestone of 30% for...

July 7, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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IIT Scientists Claim 26% Efficiency for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cell

Scientists at the National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) claimed to have achieved a power...

July 5, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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New Abundant Material Raises Solar Cell Efficiency by Capturing Heat Loss

Colorado State University (CSU) researchers said introducing molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) in solar cells can help capture excess solar energy, which is generally lost as...

April 19, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Scientists Achieve Record 33.2% Efficiency for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells

Scientists at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) claimed to have developed a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with a record energy...

April 18, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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IIT Mandi Creates Low-Cost Method for Solar Cell Metal Oxide Layers

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) have claimed a breakthrough in producing metal oxide layers for use in advanced architecture silicon...

March 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Technology
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Researchers Show 26.5% Efficiency in 2-Terminal Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell

Italy-based renewable energy company Enel Green Power, researchers at the National Solar Energy Institute (INES), and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy...

March 17, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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Channeling Ions into Defined Pathways Boosts Perovskites’ Performance

North Carolina State University scientists have discovered that channeling ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials improves the stability and operational...

February 28, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Researchers Improve Perovskite Solar Cell’s Resistance to Degradation

Researchers at the École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea have identified the cause behind the degradation of...

January 23, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Australia Funds Research to Commercialize Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Tech

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded AU$2.78 million (~$1.9 million) in funding to the University of Sydney which has partnered with solar...

January 4, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Scientists Claim 22.5% Efficiency in a Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Cell of Large Area

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems (ISE) collaborated with industry partners to achieve an efficiency of 22.55% in a perovskite-silicon...

December 29, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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LONGi Says Achieved 26.8% Efficiency in Heterojunction Silicon Solar Cells

After a year and a half of extensive research in heterojunction (HJT) solar cells, China-based LONGi Green Energy Technology said it has achieved a record efficiency of...

December 23, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Technology
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Battery Tech Company Group14 Completes $614 Million Series C Funding Round

Global manufacturer of advanced silicon battery technology Group14 Technologies said it has raised $214 million in additional financing and completed its $614 million...

December 15, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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