L R AS Published on Sunday 28 February 2021 - n° 352 - Categories:R&D
In brief in R&D: INES, MIT, Fraunhofer in Chile, hydrogen storage by EWE
INES has manufactured a 10 cm² perovskite mini-solar panel with an efficiency of 18%. The perovskite layer is formed at a temperature below 100 degrees Celsius.
AS Published on Saturday 27 February 2021 - n° 352 - Categories:R&D
Analyze the panels by their energy output
Turkish researchers have developed an algorithm for distinguishing faults and changes in the yield of photovoltaic installations. Their method uses only electrical data
L R AS Published on Monday 22 February 2021 - n° 351 - Categories:R&D
A 15.2% efficient solar cell that can be folded in half
Using a material coated with a perovskite cell and a carbon nanotube electrode, researchers have manufactured a device
L R AS Published on Sunday 21 February 2021 - n° 351 - Categories:R&D
R&D in brief: light-directing glass, semiconductors, lead-free perovskite
In short R&D: light-directing glass, semiconductors, lead-free perovskite
Researchers at Rice University in Texas have built a glass pane that can redirect sunlight,
L R AS Published on Monday 15 February 2021 - n° 350 - Categories:R&D
In R&D brief: the thin film that produces and stores energy. The effect of wind blades on PV
In R&D brief: the thin film that produces and stores energy. The effect of wind blades on PV
The British company Power Roll has developed a flexible thin film that produces and stores solar energy. Its rate of return already reaches
L R AS Published on Saturday 13 February 2021 - n° 350 - Categories:R&D
In brief R&D: Genvia for solid oxide electrolysis. CEA-Liten: lithium-free passivated cells
In brief R&D: Genvia for solid oxide electrolysis. CEA-Liiten: lithium-free passivated cells
Specialised in technologies for the production of decarbonated hydrogen,
AS Published on Monday 8 February 2021 - n° 349 - Categories:R&D
Luminescent solar concentrators to improve the performance of PV panels?
Why not use luminescent solar concentrators as photonic devices or to improve the performance of PV panels? Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology
L R AS Published on Sunday 7 February 2021 - n° 349 - Categories:R&D
In short, R&D: hydrogen paste; Unist tandem cell; nanocomposites, catalyst for hydrogen
In short, R&D: hydrogen paste; Unist tandem cell; thin layers of nanocomposites in the UML; catalyst for hydrogen.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has developed an alternative fuel
L R AS Published on Monday 1 February 2021 - n° 348 - Categories:R&D
R&D in brief: Ipfen and Eagle; two-dimensional energy circulation; Imec; efficient panels
R&D at a glance: Ipfen and the Eagle project; two-dimensional energy circulation; Imec; efficient panels
Coordinated by Ipfen, the EAGLE project studied the pre-chamber ignition system for ultra-poor mixes, the use of new materials
AS Published on Monday 1 February 2021 - n° 348 - Categories:R&D , Europe
Second pan-European battery research and innovation project
The European Union is providing €2.9 billion for a second pan-European battery research and innovation project, called "European Battery Innovation (EuBatIn)".
AS Published on Monday 25 January 2021 - n° 347 - Categories:hydrogen, R&D
Producing green ammonia in the laboratory
Australian scientists have managed to produce green ammonia in the laboratory from air, water and solar energy without the need for high temperature, high pressure or a huge infrastructure.
AS Published on Monday 25 January 2021 - n° 347 - Categories:hydrogen, R&D
How can the efficiency of electrolysers that produce hydrogen be increased?
Currently, the efficiency of available solar-hydrogen hybrid systems ranges from a minimum of about 2.3% to a maximum of about 12%. This low efficiency is generally attributed to
L R AS Published on Monday 25 January 2021 - n° 347 - Categories:R&D
Research in brief: the European HyFlow project, cooling the panels, chilli + perovskite, storage prices
Research in brief: the European HyFlow project, cooling PV panels, chilli and perovskite, storage prices
The European Union funds HyFlow. This project aims to develop a hybrid vanadium redox battery
L R AS Published on Sunday 10 January 2021 - n° 345 - Categories:R&D
a translucent CIGS cell
Koreans have developed a semi-transparent bifacial CIGS cell with an efficiency of 10.5%, and a transmission
L R AS Published on Monday 14 December 2020 - n° 344 - Categories:R&D
21.1% on a perovskite solar cell
Florida State University reports a 21.1% efficiency on a perovskite solar cell coated with an organic Quinacridone pigment.