Bright future for solar energy
13 November 2020
Optical coatings are helping to improve the efficiency of solar cells, finds David Stuart
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New buffer promises more eco-friendly solar cells
12 November 2020
The new buffer material reduces the pollution associated with producing cadmium sulfide (CdS) buffers, and is also less toxic – opening up a greater number of solar applications
Power from the dark side
4 June 2020
US researchers have proposed a photovoltaic cell that could generate power throughout the night
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Understanding the Light-Harvesting Photosystem II
3 June 2020
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How best to power up solar: ease, efficiency or cost?
12 August 2019
Incumbent silicon photovoltaic players have powerful technologies with which to deliver clean energy – but perovskite solar start-ups think they can do better, finds Andy Extance
Laser processing ups efficiency of optoelectronic devices
23 April 2019
Scientists have developed a laser processing technique capable of reducing defects in optical materials
The Great Pyramid of Giza can focus electromagnetic energy, study shows, which could enable new sensors and solar cells
8 August 2018
The research group plans to apply the findings to design nanoparticles capable of reproducing similar effects in the optical range
Imec leads project to boost Europe’s photovoltaics industry
26 April 2018
Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies based in Belgium, has become the coordinator of a three-year EU-funded project that gathers known leaders in the field of perovskite PV technology
New series production concept reduces cost of building-integrated solar modules
17 April 2018
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has developed two new customised production line concepts for manufacturing building-integrated photovoltaic modules in series production
Quantum dots pave way to efficient solar window technology
26 January 2018
Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Mexico are using layers of low-cost quantum dots to develop double-pane solar windows
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