Tag: solar energy

New ways to make solar cells more cost efficient

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Inspired by newspaper printing, and taking cues from additive manufacturing technology, researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory are exploring new ways to make solar cells more cost efficient—increasing application potential in the process.“Sun is abundant, and it’s free,” said Dr. Santanu Bag, a project scientist at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, AFRL. “Solar cells Read more about New ways to make solar cells more cost efficient[…]

A unique technological solution for integrating high-definition images in solar panels

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Smile – your photos can generate energy! Thanks to the support of the Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise (BCN), CSEM has developed the KALEO technology, which enables the production of illustrated solar panels. Opening new horizons in solar energy, this promising solution can be discovered in Neuchâtel. For the first time, six “photovoltaic” high-definition photographs was viewed Read more about A unique technological solution for integrating high-definition images in solar panels[…]

Newly developed “HIT™ Photovoltaic Module for Automobile

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Panasonic Corporation announced that it has recently developed the “HIT™ Photovoltaic Module for Automobile”, which was adopted for the new Prius PHV released in February 2017 by Toyota Motor Corporation (hereafter Toyota Motor). In addition, Panasonic’s automotive prismatic lithium-ion batteries were adopted for the drive batteries, as with the Prius PHV that was released in Read more about Newly developed “HIT™ Photovoltaic Module for Automobile[…]

High-performance from micro-scale solar cells

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University of Wisconsin—Madison engineers have created high-performance, micro-scale solar cells that outshine comparable devices in key performance measures. The miniature solar panels could power myriad personal devices — wearable medical sensors, smartwatches, even autofocusing contact lenses. Large, rooftop photovoltaic arrays generate electricity from charges moving vertically. The new, small cells, described today (Aug. 3, 2016) Read more about High-performance from micro-scale solar cells[…]

Thin-film solar cells: how defects appear and disappear in CIGSe-cells

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An international collaboration of German, Israeli, and British teams has investigated the deposition of thin chalcopyrite layers. They were able to observe specific defects as these formed during deposition and under what conditions they self-healed using the BESSY II X-ray source at the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin. The results of their research provide clues to optimising Read more about Thin-film solar cells: how defects appear and disappear in CIGSe-cells[…]

IGBTs Minimize Power Loss in Power Conversion Systems Such as Power Conditioners for Solar Power Generation Systems and UPS Products

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Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of six new products in the 8th-generation G8H Series of insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) lineup that minimize conversion losses in power conditioners for solar power generation systems and reduce inverter applications in uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems. Six new product versions, Read more about IGBTs Minimize Power Loss in Power Conversion Systems Such as Power Conditioners for Solar Power Generation Systems and UPS Products[…]

Panasonic Photovoltaic Module Achieves World’s Highest Energy Conversion

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Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has achieved a photovoltaic module conversion efficiency of 23.8% (aperture area*3 : 11,562 cm²)at research level, a major increase over the previous world record for crystalline silicon-based photovoltaic modules. The previous record for the conversion efficiency of a crystalline silicon-based photovoltaic module was 22.8% *4. Panasonic has broken the Read more about Panasonic Photovoltaic Module Achieves World’s Highest Energy Conversion[…]