Escaping the Lab Into the Sunlight: Research Examines Durability of Outdoor Perovskite Solar Cells

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:31:15 +0000

Research on Ultraviolet-Driven Degradation Receives Independent Testing From the Perovskite PV Accelerator for Commercializing Technologies (PACT) Center Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising next-generation solar photovoltaic (PV) cells with high performance and low production costs compared to silicon. However, one of the primary challenges to widespread adoption of PSCs is … [continued]

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Rooftop-Ready Perovskite Solar Cells Are Coming To The Residential Market

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:35:57 +0000

Oxford PV is bringing its tandem perovskite-silicon solar cells to the residential market, offering more power in a smaller footprint.

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USITC Votes to Continue Investigations on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells in Southeast Asia

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 02:59:47 +0000

USITC Votes to Continue Investigations on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam United States International Trade Commission (USITC) [last week] determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of Crystalline … [continued]

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DuraMAT Forecasts How New Photovoltaic Module Technologies Might Perform Over 20, 30, Or 50 Years

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 12:54:33 +0000

As the Solar Industry Grows Rapidly, Materials, Designs, and Solar Panels Are Changing Quickly For the solar photovoltaics (PV) industry, rapid growth can produce rapid—and sometimes unpredictable—changes. As the industry continued to see a major period of growth in 2023, the Durable Module Materials (DuraMAT) Consortium seized the opportunity to … [continued]

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Record-Setting Perovskite Solar Cells Close The Benchtop-To-Rooftop Gap

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 18:37:30 +0000

Perovskite solar cells are getting ready to make that giant leap from the lab bench to your rooftop array.

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Popular NREL Cell Efficiency Chart Now Better Presents Tandem Photovoltaics

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 04 May 2024 00:23:58 +0000

NREL Photovoltaics Researchers Create a New Version of the Iconic Chart That Tracks World-Record PV Cells Across Many Technologies and Time The Best Research-Cell Efficiency Chart is one of the most-visited pages on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) website. It makes frequent appearances in presentations at photovoltaic (PV) research conferences, tracking … [continued]

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Light, Flexible, Efficient Perovskite-Based Tandem Solar Cells

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 03 May 2024 00:55:26 +0000

All-perovskite tandem solar cells could soon pick up where silicon solar cells reach their limits. These highly efficient, lightweight, and flexible cells have already proven themselves in the laboratory — now, Empa researchers are working on scaling them up and making them ready for the real world. Roof tiles are … [continued]

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A New $900 Million Investment Catapults Michigan Into Solar Industry Spotlight

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:55:36 +0000

Corning’s Hemlock polysilicon venture in Michigan is getting a new $900 million neighbor to beef up the state’s solar industry.

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The POWER Interview: Heliene CEO Touts Support for U.S. Solar Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:59:03 +0000

Several solar power equipment manufacturing companies are building factories in the U.S., with many of those groups saying the investments are due to passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) […]

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