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Potassium Offers Perovskite-Based Solar Cells an Efficiency Boost

A simple potassium solution could boost the efficiency of next-generation solar cells, by enabling them to convert more sunlight into electricity. An international team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge found that the addition of potassium iodide ‘healed’ the defects and immobilised ion movement, which to date have limited the efficiency of cheap […]

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A New Approach Towards Highly Efficient and Air-Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Research into the use of perovskite materials as solar cells has boomed in the last several years, following reports of high energy conversion efficiencies, which have continued to climb. New research published in the journal Materials Today reveals how to improve the lifetime of these solar cells. Despite the intense interest in the materials for […]

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Solar PV Module Global Market 2018- First Solar, Sharp and Jinko Solar

Global Solar PV Module market analyses the present industry situations on a broad scale to provide the Solar PV Module market trends, market size and growth estimates. The key details related to Solar PV Module market drivers, vital market segments, development opportunities and Solar PV Module market constraints are presented in this report. Further, this […]

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Global Flat Glass Demand in Solar Energy to Grow 20% Annually Through 2022: Study

A new study, Global Flat Glass Market, 13th Edition, from Cleveland-based industry research firm The Freedonia Group, forecasted that, global demand for fabricated flat glass in solar energy is expected to grow at a 20 percent annual rate to $8.5 billion in 2021. The pace of gains will be similar to that of the 2011-2016 period, as solar […]

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New Research Brings Us Closer to Cheap, Transparent, Organic Solar Cells

The age of fossil fuels is coming to an end, and the age of renewable energy has dawned—or, it will be dawning soon. In 2014 the World Bank estimated that over 80 percent of the world’s energy came from fossil fuels. That figure is set to drop as countries adopt ambitious goals to move towards […]

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Smart New Method to Manufacture Organic Solar Cells

The ability to use cheap materials and simple manufacturing methods are two huge advantages of printed organic solar cells. OlleInganas, professor at Linkoping University, is head of a research group that has now developed an even simpler method to manufacture solar cell modules. The results have been published in the scientific journal npj Flexible Electronics. […]

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New Lead-Free Perovskite Material for Solar Cells

A class of materials called perovskites has emerged as a promising alternative to silicon for making inexpensive and efficient solar cells. But for all their promise, perovskites are not without their downsides. Most contain lead, which is highly toxic, and include organic materials that are not particularly stable when exposed to the environment. Now a […]

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World’s New Power Generation Banking on Sunshine

The United Nations Environment report indicated that the solar energy has dominated global investment in new power generation like never before in 2017. The world installed a record 98 gigawatts of new solar capacity, far more than the net additions of any other technology – renewable, fossil fuel or nuclear. Climbing investment Solar power attracted […]

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NREL Analysis Presents Two Potential Paths to Meeting Residential Solar Cost Reduction Targets for 2030

Leveraging cost-reduction opportunities in the roof replacement or new construction markets for residential photovoltaic (PV) installations could help the United States meet the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) residential solar photovoltaic cost target by 2030, according to new research from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The NREL analysis presents […]

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