Feb
22
Perovskite Solar Cell Tech Hits A New Record Efficiency
February 22, 2022 | Leave a Comment
A National University of Singapore research team has set a new record in the power conversion efficiency of solar cells made using perovskite and organic materials. Their latest work demonstrated a power conversion efficiency of 23.6%, approaching that of conventional silicon solar cells. This technological breakthrough paves the way for flexible, light-weight, low cost and […]
Oct
4
New Understanding Improves Perovskite Solar Cell Results
October 4, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Columbia scientists have demonstrated it is possible to manufacture solar cells that are far more efficient than existing silicon photovoltaic cells. Its a discovery that could have profound implications for future energy economics. The team, led by Xiaoyang Zhu, a professor of Chemistry at Columbia University, focused its efforts on a new class of solar […]
May
19
Stacked Solar Cell Sets New Efficiency Record
May 19, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Australian engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have edged closer to the theoretical limits of sunlight to electricity conversion by photovoltaic solar cells with a device that sets a new world efficiency record. The new solar cell configuration developed by the engineers has pushed sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency up to 34.5% […]
Jun
23
Store Solar Energy Without a Battery or Capacitor
June 23, 2015 | Leave a Comment
UCLA chemists are developing photovoltaic cells that store the electrical energy. The work is a major improvement for capturing and retaining energy from sunlight, where the stored energy can last dramatically longer than current solar technology allows. The storage can last up to several weeks, instead of the microseconds found in today’s rooftop solar panels. […]
Oct
23
Progress on Low Cost Plastic Solar Panels
October 23, 2013 | 1 Comment
Ji-Seon Kim, a senior lecturer in experimental solid-state physics at Imperial College London, who has along with her colleagues, come up with a plastic solar panel technology that might help bring the prices down. Why haven’t solar technologies been more widely adopted? Quite simply, “they’re too expensive,” said Kim. Kim and her colleagues describe their […]
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