AS Published on Tuesday 21 June 2022 - n° 409 - Categories:panels, R&D
PV panels using thermoplastics and natural fibres (flax and basalt)
The French solar energy institute INES has developed new photovoltaic panels using thermoplastics and natural fibres of European origin, such as flax and basalt for the front and back. This new product considerably reduces the environmental footprint
L R AS Published on Tuesday 21 June 2022 - n° 409 - Categories:R&D
Further progress in the stability of perovskite cells
The American NREL has discovered that a perovskite-tin-lead cell can improve its stability and increase its efficiency. Their latest experiment
AS Published on Tuesday 24 May 2022 - n° 405 - Categories:R&D
A new phase-change material for storing heat
German researchers have developed a new form-stabilised phase-change material capable of storing up to five times more thermal energy.
L R AS Published on Monday 9 May 2022 - n° 403 - Categories:India, R&D
India invests in new technologies
CubicPV is the result of a merger between US wafer producer 1366 Technologies and Hunt Perovskite Technologies (HPT). CubicPV has established a 2 GW plant
L R AS Published on Tuesday 19 April 2022 - n° 402 - Categories:R&D
A PV panel based on tin oxide (SnO2) and a layer of perovskite
Scientists have created a PV panel with an efficiency of 20.7% based on tin oxide (SnO2) as the electron-transport layer, a layer of perovskite (SnO2) as the electron-transport layer, a layer of perovskite (SnO2) as the electron-transport layer and a layer of perovskite (SnO2) as the electron-transport layer.
AS Published on Tuesday 19 April 2022 - n° 402 - Categories:R&D
Storing solar energy in the form of chemical energy for 18 years
A Chinese-Swedish research team has developed a system capable of storing solar energy in the form of chemical energy for 18 years. The generator
L R AS Published on Tuesday 12 April 2022 - n° 401 - Categories:R&D
In brief: R & D
In brief: R & D
aluminium-nickel (Al-Ni) molten salt battery with long energy conservation
26% carbon-based perovskite solar cell without hole transport layer
23.9% inverted structure based perovskite solar cell
four years to explore the potential of agri-photovoltaics (agri-PV) in Europe
L R AS Published on Tuesday 12 April 2022 - n° 401 - Categories:R&D
In brief R & D :
In brief R & D :
aluminium-nickel (Al-Ni) molten salt battery
carbon-based perovskite solar cell without hole transport layer
perovskite solar cell based on an inverted structure that has achieved an efficiency of 23.9
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AS Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 - n° 400 - Categories:R&D
Ultra-thin silicon PV membrane that captures 65% of the sunlight
Researchers from the University of Surrey and Imperial College of London have succeeded in increasing the solar power of the panels, which are only one micrometre thick. These ultra-thin solar panels
AS Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 - n° 400 - Categories:R&D
NexWafe to launch gas-filled wafer process
Based on studies at Fraunhofer ISE, NexWafe has developed a process for producing single-crystal silicon wafers directly from a gaseous feedstock using its EpiWafer process. It eliminates the intermediate steps
L R AS Published on Tuesday 29 March 2022 - n° 399 - Categories:R&D
R&D highlights: Enel+CEA = 24.5%, cells with poly-si junctions, perovskite+tin sulphide cell; HJT cell at 26.1
R & D highlights: Enel+CEA = 24.5%, cells with poly-si junctions, perovskite+tin sulphide cell; HJT cell at 26.1
Enel and CEA achieve 24.5% efficiency with a gallium-doped p-type heterojunction solar cell.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 1 March 2022 - n° 395 - Categories:R&D
Technical agreement between Sonnenstromfabrik and REC Solar
To modernise its panel lines, Germany's Sonnenstromfabrik has signed an agreement with REC Solar to use its patented split-cell and junction box technology.
L R AS Published on Tuesday 1 March 2022 - n° 395 - Categories:R&D
R&D highlights: tandem cell, bifacial TOPCon cell, wet heat perovskite cell
German scientists have developed for the first time a tandem perovskite silicon solar cell based on an n + silicon-on-oxide (POLO) front junction and a passivated emitter side and rear contact (PERC). They obtained
L R AS Published on Monday 21 February 2022 - n° 394 - Categories:R&D
R&D with perovskite in brief
In brief R & D with perovskite
Germans have produced perovskite panels with an active surface area of 4 cm², achieving an efficiency of 13.9
L R AS Published on Monday 21 February 2022 - n° 394 - Categories:R&D