Jan
18
Success & Lessons From A Space Solar Power Beam Down Trial
January 18, 2024 | Leave a Comment
One year ago Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) launched into space to demonstrate and test three technological innovations that are among those necessary to make space solar power a reality. The mission demonstrated three elements of the plan to beam solar power from space to Earth. The spaceborne testbed demonstrated the ability to beam […]
Dec
27
Next Solar Cell Development Is The Back Contact Micrometric
December 27, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… University of Ottawa engineers, together with national and international partners, have achieved a world first by manufacturing the first back-contact micrometric photovoltaic cells. The cells, with a size twice the thickness of a strand of hair, have significant advantages over conventional solar technologies, reducing electrode-induced shadowing by 95% and potentially lowering energy production costs […]
Dec
13
Tiny Battery Technology Reaches 3.6 Volts
December 13, 2023 | Leave a Comment
University of Freiburg researchers have developed a monolithically integrated photo battery using organic materials that is capable of powering miniature devices. The photo battery achieves an unprecedented high discharge potential of 3.6 volts.. The team published the information about the technology in the journal Energy & Environmental Science. Networked intelligent devices and sensors can improve […]
Nov
28
Saving The Energy Lost In Organic Solar Cells
November 28, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A Technical University of Munich (TUM) research group has shown that certain organic dyes can help build virtual highways for energy in organic solar cells. The sun sends enormous amounts of energy to the earth. Nevertheless, some of it is lost in solar cells. This is an obstacle in the use of organic […]
Oct
26
Breakthrough In Designing Perovskite Solar Cells
October 26, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A University of Hong Kong (CityU) team has engineered a unique type of self-assembled monolayer, or SAM for short, and anchored it on a nickel oxide surface as a charge extraction layer for building perovskite solar cells. Perovskite solar cells are a promising frontier in the solar energy landscape, known for their impressive power […]
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