Chinese Firm Announces Development of 710 Wp Heterojunction Solar Module
Solar module manufacturing technology has been evolving rapidly over the last few years, with Chinese companies at the forefront of the development. The race for better and more efficient modules ...
Solar PV Soiling Likely to Cut 4-5% of Energy Production Worldwide in 2023
The soiling of solar photovoltaic systems from dust and snow could lead to a loss of €4-7 ($4.3-7.6 billion) in 2023 which is equivalent to a 4-5% loss in energy ...
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 tandem solar cell measuring over 100 square ...
Swiss Researchers Say Raised Perovskite Cells’ Stability at 24.9% Efficiency
A team of researchers from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have developed a method that improves both power conversion efficiency and stability of solar cells based on pure ...
Panel Wants Dedicated Agencies in States to Enforce Efficient Energy Use
A parliamentary committee has asked the Ministry of Power (MoP) to ensure that all states set up standalone State Designated Agencies (SDA) to facilitate and enforce the efficient use of ...
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 26.81% for its ...
IIT Roorkee Experts Claim 17% Efficiency in Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, said they have successfully developed a prototype of a low-cost, high-quality perovskite solar cell that achieved a stable power conversion efficiency ...
Scientists Use Silver in Tandem Solar Cells to Achieve Record Efficiency
Scientists at Empa, Swiss Laboratories for Material Science & Technology, said they have developed a low-temperature technique using silver to produce a bifacial perovskite-CIGS (copper indium gallium selenide) tandem solar ...
Jinko Solar Achieves Record Conversion Efficiency of 26.1% in N-type TOPCon Module
China-based solar cell and module manufacturer Jinko Solar announced achieving a record maximum solar conversion efficiency of 26.1% in its 182 mm N-type module, which is Jinko's latest TOPCon (tunnel ...
Four-terminal Architecture Push Perovskite Cells’ Performance to Over 30% Efficiency
Recent efforts by TNO, TU Eindhoven, imec, and TU Delft, partners in Solliance, a solar research institute in the Netherlands, claim to have pushed the conversion efficiency of tandem solar ...
LONGi Solar Records Revenue Surge of 44% YoY in 1H 2022
China-based supplier of solar photovoltaic modules and solutions LONGi Solar posted a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 44% in net revenue at ¥50.4 billion (~$7.32 billion) during the first half (1H) ...
2D Cations in Tin-Lead Perovskite Solar Cells Increase Conversion Efficiency to 25.5%
Scientists from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a new tin-lead perovskite tandem cell merging different layers of two chemical compounds achieving a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of ...
Fraunhofer Researchers Claim Record Efficiency of 47.6% for a Four-Junction Solar Cell
Researchers from the Fraunhofer ISE’s Center for High-Efficiency Solar Cells claimed to have achieved a power conversion efficiency of 47.6% in a multijunction solar cell (III-V) using an anti-reflection coating ...
Researchers Claim Higher Conversion Efficiencies in Perovskite-Based Solar Glass
Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science recently demonstrated power conversion efficiencies of 15.5% and 4.1% in solar glass, with varying prototype semiconductor solar cells made of ...
Perovskites Pass the Heat Test to Offer a Viable Alternative to Silicon Solar Cells
Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) claimed to have achieved a significant milestone through the first-ever successful damp-heat test of perovskite solar cells. The damp-heat ...
Researchers Claim 29.8% Conversion Efficiency in Perovskite Silicon Tandem Solar Cell
Researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have claimed to have set a new conversion efficiency record of 29.80% in a tandem solar cell made of perovskite and silicon. The result was ...
Rajasthan Electronics Floats Tender for 10,000 Polycrystalline Solar Modules
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the Union and the Rajasthan governments, has invited bids to procure 5,000 polycrystalline solar modules of 330 W and 335 ...
Researchers Find a Way to Prevent Electric Current Loss in Organic Solar Cells
Researchers at the University of Cambridge claimed to have found a way to prevent the loss of electric current that declines the efficiency of organic solar cells. Organic solar cells are flexible, ...
Nanoparticle Paste to Maximize Perovskite Solar Cells’ Efficiency Developed
Researchers at the ITMO University's School of Physics and Engineering have developed a paste of titanium dioxide and resonant silicon nanoparticles to maximize perovskite solar cells' efficiency. The paste increases the generation ...
Researchers Develop Efficient and Non-Toxic Tin Monosulfide Solar Cell
A team of researchers at the Tohoku University, Japan, have claimed that they have created an efficient tin monosulfide (SnS) solar cell that can help promote affordable and clean energy ...
Researchers Develop Method to Enhance Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, have claimed that they have developed a new method to increase perovskite solar cells' efficiency by utilizing ions. The ...
Chennai Researchers Claim a New Method to Improve Multicrystalline Silicon Ingots
Researchers at the SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, have claimed that they have developed high-performance multicrystalline silicon ingots through the directional solidification (DS) method. The researchers explained that multicrystalline silicon ...
Researchers Aim to Develop Solar Minimodules With a Conversion Efficiency of Over 15%
A team of researchers at the University of Bristol, in collaboration with researchers from Northumbria University and Loughborough University, aim to develop solar minimodules with a conversion efficiency of over ...
A Foldable Solar Cell With Conversion Efficiency of 15.2%
An international team of researchers at the Pusan National University, South Korea, have claimed that they have developed a foldable solar cell that could be integrated into everyday appliances. Existing ...
New Perovskite Silicon Tandem Solar Cell with Record Efficiency of 29.15%
A team of researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) announced that they have set a new conversion efficiency record of 29.15% in a tandem solar cell made of perovskite and silicon ...
