Oxford PV

DartSolar Build Expandable Solar Roof Rack To Charge EVs In Off Grid Areas As Well

US-based DartSolar LLC recently invented an expanding solar roof rack that provides 10 to 20 miles of charge per day. DartSolar LLC has launched a 1,000-watt solar roof rack that is water-, wind-, and dust-proof. The structure is 1.5 inches tall, the solar rack expands in only 15 seconds to deliver a 1,000 solar array.  Key […]

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Oxford PV’s Tandem Solar Panels Enter US Market For Commercial Use

Oxford PV, a UK-based solar cell manufacturer, recently began commercializing its tandem solar technology, which is 20% more powerful, with the first shipment to a US-based customer. The 72-cell panels are comprised of Oxford PV’s proprietary perovskite-on-silicon solar cells, which can produce up to 20% more energy than a standard silicon panel. These solar cells […]

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Oxford PV Claims Research Breakthrough Could Reduce Need For Solar Farms

An abiding aspect of solar research has been the obvious focus on improving energy conversion efficiency at lower costs, and finding more and more application areas for solar. Scientists at Oxford University Physics Department have developed a ‘revolutionary approach’ which they claim could generate increasing amounts of solar electricity without the need for silicon-based solar […]

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Oxford PV Achieves 25% Solar Cell Efficiency; Claims World Record

Oxford PV, a British firm pioneering advanced photovoltaic cell technology, has claimed to have achieved a remarkable 25% conversion efficiency, surpassing the typical 24% efficiency of commercially available silicon-based solar cells.  Oxford PV says that this is now a new world record in solar panel efficiency. Solar modules employing these higher efficiency cells yield greater […]

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Oxford PV secures £8.1m funding and three key strategic investors

Oxford Photovoltaics has announced a further equity investment of £8.1million, which adds to the company’s £8.7m first close investment announced on 18 th October 2016. The bulk of this investment comes from three new strategic investors Statoil ASA, Legal & General Capital and a technology-focused, innovative family fund investor who sees the potential of the […]

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Oxford PV Signs JDA With a Global Manufacturer Of Solar Cells And Modules

Oxford Photovoltaics has announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with a global manufacturer of solar cells and modules. Under the agreement both the companies will work together to further develop Oxford PV’s perovskite-based solar technology – taking it from lab scale to manufacturing-ready status. Oxford PV touts that it holds the world’s […]

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