L R AS Published on Monday 26 June 2023 - n° 451 - Categories:R&D
In brief R & D: heat pumps with 146 g of refrigerant, 24.3% perovskite cell
In brief R & D: heat pumps with 146 g of refrigerant, 24.3% perovskite cell
Fraunhofer ISE has developed a heat pump
AS Published on Sunday 25 June 2023 - n° 451 - Categories:R&D
A new technique for repairing solder joint failures
Japanese researchers have developed a new technique for repairing solder interconnection failures in photovoltaic panels. It uses an induction heating system
L R AS Published on Monday 19 June 2023 - n° 450 - Categories:R&D
CSEM in 2022: sales, patents, new CEO
The CSEM technology innovation centre has achieved sales of 100 million Swiss francs by 2022
L R AS Published on Sunday 18 June 2023 - n° 450 - Categories:R&D
In brief R & D: reflective membrane, additive and electrons for perovskite, Fraunhofer ISE
In brief R & D: reflective membrane, additive for perovskite, electron transport in perovskite, Fraunhofer ISE
The Greek Thrace Group has developed a reflective and permeable membrane
AS Published on Monday 12 June 2023 - n° 449 - Categories:R&D
Reusing silicon from panels could improve batteries
Belgian researchers are currently attempting to reuse silicon from end-of-life solar panels to produce carbon-silicon anode composite materials for lithium-ion batteries. They claim that
AS Published on Saturday 10 June 2023 - n° 449 - Categories:R&D
Generating electricity in space and using it on Earth!
A satellite launched by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has successfully received and transmitted solar energy back to Earth.
Researchers had tested a number of processes and components. The main one is the microwave array for the Low Earth Orbit Power Transfer Experiment (MAPLE).
AS Published on Saturday 10 June 2023 - n° 449 - Categories:R&D
Enel, INES and CEA have developed a 27.1% tandem cell
In partnership with the French National Institute for Solar Energy (INES) and the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Enel subsidiary 3Sun has developed a silicon-perovskite tandem photovoltaic cell measuring just nine square centimetres. It has achieved an efficiency of
L R AS Published on Monday 5 June 2023 - n° 448 - Categories:R&D
Results obtained by Maxeon (24.7%), Avancis (20.3%), Kaust (33.7%), bilayer cells (24.8%)
In brief, results obtained by Maxeon (24.7%), Avancis (20.3%), Kaust (33.7%) and bilayer cells (24.8%).
Maxeon achieved an efficiency rate of 24.7% for a Maxeon 7 solar panel
L R AS Published on Saturday 3 June 2023 - n° 448 - Categories:R&D
New form of organic solar cell developed in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has developed a new form of organic solar cell (OSC), which has recorded a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of
L R AS Published on Monday 22 May 2023 - n° 446 - Categories:R&D
R&D: 24.6% solar cell, HJT panel failure, TOPCon cells on P-type silicon, new test centre for Fraunhofer; perovskite cells
R&D: 24.6% solar cell, HJT panel failure, TOPCon cells on P-type silicon, new test centre for Fraunhofer; perovskite cells
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The IEA's solar heating and cooling programme (IEA SHC)
L R AS Published on Monday 15 May 2023 - n° 445 - Categories:R&D , various USA
Americans seek to reduce the surface area occupied by PV power plants
Researchers have developed a scenario for reducing the impact of solar power plants in the United States by 70%,
L R AS Published on Monday 15 May 2023 - n° 445 - Categories:R&D
The effectiveness of research in the PV sector: focusing on the implementation of successes
2020 is the year in which the photovoltaic industry reached one terawatt (TW) of cumulative photovoltaic installations worldwide. It was also last year that the first tandem solar cell achieved an efficiency of
L R AS Published on Monday 8 May 2023 - n° 444 - Categories:R&D , placing on the market
Coloured panels with 90% of the efficiency of a conventional panel
Fraunhofer ISE has developed coloured panels that provide at least 90% of the electrical efficiency of a normal panel. The Swiss panel producer
L R AS Published on Monday 8 May 2023 - n° 444 - Categories:R&D
A non-flammable nickel metal hydrogen battery
The American company EnerVenue has developed a nickel-metal-hydrogen battery that does not create a fire in the event of thermal runaway. These nickel-hydrogen batteries have a lifetime
L R AS Published on Monday 8 May 2023 - n° 444 - Categories:R&D
UV-stable perovskite cells that recover energy from 'black light
First construction of UV-stable perovskite solar cells that harvest energy from 'black lights
A UK research group has fabricated perovskite solar cells capable of harvesting energy from indoor near ultraviolet (UV-A) LED lights.