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

May 24, 2024 admin clean power, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, sandia national laboratories, solar cells, Solar energy, solar energy technologies office (seto), solar panels

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

May 15, 2024 admin clean power, perovskite, perovskite solar cell, perovskite solar cells, perovskite solar modules, perovskites, solar cells, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), usa

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

May 7, 2024 admin clean power, multi-junction solar cells, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, perovskite solar cells, research, SCIENCE, solar cells, Solar energy, tandem solar cells

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

May 6, 2024 admin clean power, perovskite solar cells, research, solar cells, Solar energy, 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

March 3, 2024 admin clean power, Energy, green economy, green investing, green investment, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, Michigan, perovskites, polysilicon, renewable energy, solar cells, Solar energy, solar industry, solar panels, university of michigan, usa

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

February 29, 2024 admin Business, Canada, factory, heliene, Interview, Manufacturing, Minnesota, modules, Solar, solar cells, Technology, u.s.

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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Marvel Moviegoers Come for the Action & Stay for the Science

February 14, 2024 admin argonne national labatory, batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, marvel, research, SCIENCE, solar cells, Solar energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:14:56 +0000

Experts from Argonne and Fermilab celebrate the science behind The Marvels with a movie screening and panel discussion When Captain Marvel becomes … [continued]

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Switzerland-Based Solar Startup Perovskia Is Bringing Solar Indoors With Its Printed Perovskite Cells

January 26, 2024 admin ces, ces 2024, clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, events, LAS VEGAS, perovskia, solar cells, Solar energy, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:30:05 +0000

Perovskia is a Switzerland-based startup that has developed a perovskite-based solar cell technology that can be printed directly onto glass. … [continued]

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NREL Awards $1.8 Million in Second Round of Contracts To Support Development of Cheaper, More Efficient Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells

January 15, 2024 admin cadmium telluride (cdte), clean power, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), research, SCIENCE, solar cells, Solar energy, solar energy technologies office (seto)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:39:13 +0000

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), has … [continued]

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