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Perovskite solar cells have come a long way in a short time, but there’s still room for improvement. Engineers have now added a layer of quantum dots to the recipe, resulting in a more stable solar cell with near-record efficiency.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Quantum dots make for stabler, more efficient perovskite solar cells
Heating and cooling buildings is a major consumer of energy, especially older ones that weren’t built with modern energy efficiencies in mind. Now, engineers at Fraunhofer Institute have developed a modular facade powered by solar panels that can heat … Continue reading Modular building facade heats and cools rooms with solar power
Solar panels continuously accumulate dust, dirt and other debris, plus they’re often located atop tall buildings or in remote areas – this means that they need to be cleaned, but doing so is difficult. That’s why a drone-based setup is now being develo… Continue reading New system will use drones to clean hard-to-reach solar panels
For all the promise they are showing in converting sunlight into electricity at ever-improving efficiencies, perovskite solar cells still have some flaws that must be addressed for them to enter widespread use. Among them is the issue of toxic lead con… Continue reading Lead-absorbing film soaks up dangerous leaks from perovskite solar cells
A company named Leap Photovoltaic claims they have a technology to create solar panels without silicon wafers which would cut production costs in half. According to [FastCompany] the cells are …read more Continue reading Solar Cells, Half Off
Recreating the process of photosynthesis, whereby plants naturally convert sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into chemical energy to power their existence, is a key objective in renewable energy research, and a new study out of the Singapore’s Nanyang… Continue reading Encasing algae triples the efficiency of artificial photosynthesis
If you want to read about a low-tech approach to solar cells invented — and forgotten — 40 years before Bell Labs announced the first practical silicon solar cell, we …read more Continue reading Solar Power Goes Back to 1910 Tech
Although many promising contenders are emerging, crystalline silicon cells dominate the solar industry and account for around 95 percent of all installations. These cells use precious silver to conduct electricity, but Australian outfit SunDrive is dev… Continue reading Sustainable solar cell leans on copper to claim world-record efficiency
Solar cells fashioned into thin and flexible films might not just open up new possibilities in the generation of renewable energy, but could also drive down manufacturing costs. One team of scientists in Switzerland has been working to bring the techno… Continue reading New efficiency record edges flexible solar cells closer to the mainstream
Perovskite crystals are quickly gaining a name for themselves in the solar energy field, thanks to their impressive ability to convert photons into electricity. But scientists have now tweaked this process to pick up neutrons instead, making an effecti… Continue reading Perovskite crystals given new job as nuclear radiation detectors