Solar energy reports

Chalcogenide-silicon tandem solar cells maintain 80% efficiency after one year

Researchers in Saudi Arabia claim they have improved the outdoor stability of calcium titanite-silicon tandem solar cells through proper encapsulation. At the end of the first year

Key to the development of large scale PV projects in Europe

For large ground-mounted PV projects in Europe, the key to growth and success in the coming years will be integration and consistency between design, procurement and construction (

European researchers evaluate power generation from on-board photovoltaics

A team of researchers from Ukraine, Latvia and Slovakia evaluated the impact of vehicle integrated photovoltaics (VIPV) on electric vehicle range, according to foreign media report

New model! Every PV plant needs

Researchers from Portland State University, the University of Utah and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) say they have discovered a new way to improve the efficiency

Efficiency of 21%! New material preparation for calcium-titanium ore batterie...

In a collaboration between researchers at Monash University in Australia and Wuhan University of Technology in China, the pair say they were able to achieve a conversion efficiency

24.47%, comparable to p-type HJT of n-type

CEA INES, a French research institute, has developed p-type wafers for the production of heterojunction cells and introduced gallium doping into the production of p-type cells, res

Global solar and energy storage trends

Solar and energy storage take top billing in IHS Markit's latest Cleantech Trends 2022 report. In particular, distributed generation (DG) - which the research firm defines as PV sy

Humans are about to start harvesting solar energy from space

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have made renewable energy history by sending solar panels into space to collect solar energy from orbit, Newsweek reported on

Breakthrough in solar photolysis of water for hydrogen production

The introduction of "carbon peaking" and "carbon neutral" strategies has led to a reduction in carbon emissions, with hydrogen being an attractive option as a clean fuel. On the ot

Focus! Solar plane update!

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a universal challenge for the commercial aviation industry. This sector accounts for 2.6% of global emissions and this could increase to 5% as

Why are solar cells blue in colour?

Solar silicon wafers appear blue? To be precise, solar cells appear blue, and they are polycrystalline solar cells, while monocrystalline solar cells are usually black. The reason

Breakthrough in solar photolysis of water for hydrogen production!

The introduction of "carbon peaking" and "carbon neutral" strategies has led to a reduction in carbon emissions, with hydrogen being an attractive option as a clean fuel. On the ot