A new formulation for manufacturing organic solar panels exhibits an impressive, certified power conversion efficiency to help bring this technology closer to commercialization.
Solar chemicals and fuels in the dark
Conquering cloud and nighttime solar intermittency comes from the phenomenon of persistent photoconductivity observed in materials that contain sub-bandgap trap states.
Breakthrough in wireless technology with ultrathin solar panels
A new manufacturing technique creates ultrathin solar cells that are so light and flexible that they can rest on the surface of a soap bubble.
No longer just solar sharing: Bringing agrivoltaics to the next level
Semi-transparent solar cells allow plants and solar energy to be efficiently generated on the same crop land.
New production method of graphene enables transparent solar cells
A new way of making large sheets of graphene could lead to ultra-lightweight, flexible solar cells, and to new classes of light-emitting devices and other thin-film electronics
Perovskite silicon tandem solar cells with an optimum perovskite band gap
A group of researchers from Freiburg present a new tandem solar cell to break through current theoretical limits..
Lead-free material shows promise in eco-friendly solar cells
Relatively inexpensive compound could perform safely and effectively in solar cells
Low-carbon solar energy for water desalination
Desalinating water to meet the world’s growing water demands may be feasible using solar energy.
X-rays reveal in situ crystal growth of lead-free perovskite solar panel materials
University of Groningen scientists have now “watched” how thin films of tin-based perovskite crystals grow to create more efficient and stable tin-based perovskite solar panels.
Turning waste heat from solar panels into a water distillation process
Photovoltaic-membrane distillation turns waste heat from solar panels into a power source to drive an efficient water distillation process.