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

July 7, 2024 admin clean power, colorado school of mines, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), perovskite solar cells, research, solar cells, Solar energy, university of california, university of california san diego, university of north carolina, university of toledo, us department of energy (doe)

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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The Search For The Perfect Solid-State Battery Continues, Self-Healing Sulfur Edition

March 11, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, honda, lithium-sulfur, lithium-sulfur batteries, lithium-sulfur battery, solid-state batteries, university of california san diego, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:15:02 +0000

Longer-lasting, higher-performing batteries would help spark EV sales, and a new solid state lithium-sulfur formula could do the trick.

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These Energy-Packed Batteries Work Well in Extreme Cold & Heat

July 6, 2022 admin batteries, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, research, SCIENCE, uc san diego, university of california, university of california san diego

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 05:00:05 +0000

Engineers at the University of California–San Diego have developed lithium-ion batteries that perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures, while packing a lot of energy. The researchers accomplished this feat by developing an electrolyte that is not only versatile and robust throughout a wide temperature range, but also compatible with a high energy […]