Mar

8

Measuring The Energy Of Double Sided Solar Panels

March 8, 2023 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… University of Ottawa’s laboratory in photonics and renewable energy has developed a new method for measuring the solar energy produced by bifacial solar panels. The double-sided solar technology is expected to meet increased global energy demands into the future. Published in the journal Joule, this study from the SUNLAB team in the Faculties of […]

Jul

8

New Material Created to Capture Light Energy

July 8, 2021 | Leave a Comment

Inspired by nature, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have created a novel material capable of capturing light energy. The new material provides a highly efficient artificial light-harvesting system with potential applications in photovoltaics and bioimaging. The research provides a foundation for overcoming the difficult challenges involved in the creation of hierarchical functional organic-inorganic hybrid materials. […]

Dec

6

Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency Clears 12%

December 6, 2016 | Leave a Comment

University of New South Wales engineers in Australia have smashed the new perovskite compound’s world efficiency record. Perovskites are the hottest new material in solar cell design because flexible, cheap to produce and simple to make. Anita Ho-Baillie, a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) announced at the Asia-Pacific Solar […]

Mar

17

3 to 5 Times More Solar Power Than California’s Demand

March 17, 2015 | 2 Comments

Carnegie Institution’s Rebecca R. Hernandez (now at University of California Berkley), Madison K. Hoffacker, and Chris Field found that the amount of energy that could be generated from solar equipment constructed on and around existing infrastructure in California would exceed the state’s demand by up to five times. The team offers that further development of […]

Sep

4

A Big Improvement for Carbon Nanotube Solar Cells

September 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment

Northwestern University scientists have now developed a carbon nanotube solar cell (CNT) that is twice as efficient as its predecessors. Early research stalled when CNTs proved to be inefficient, converting far less sunlight into power than other methods. Yet the CNTs have long shown promise for photovoltaics because they’re lighter, more flexible, and cheaper than […]

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