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JinkoSolar’s N-Type Mono-Si Solar Cell reaches Record 25.25% Efficiency

Shanghai-headquartered solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. announced yesterday that the maximum solar conversion efficiency of its large-area N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells reached 25.25%, setting a new world record for large-size contact-passivated solar cells. This result has been independently confirmed by the National Institute of Metrology, China (NIM). It is the third time […]

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Toledo Uni Scientists Make 6.4% Efficient Antimony Selenide Solar Cell

In a paper entitled ‘Influence of Post-selenization Temperature on the Performance of Substrate-Type Sb2Se3 Solar Cells’, published in the peer-reviewed journal ACS Publications (whose parent organisation is American Chemical Society), scientists working at the University of Toledo in the United States have developed a 6.43%-efficient solar cell using antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) films with favourable crystalline properties. […]

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Carbon Dots From Human Hair Used to Boost Perovskite Solar Cells

Researchers have used carbon dots created from human hair to create a kind of “armour” to improve the performance of perovskite solar cells Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia have used carbon dots, created from human hair waste sourced from a Brisbane barbershop, to create a kind of “armour” to improve the […]

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MiaSolé, European Solliance Claim 26.5% Efficiency on Tandem Solar Cells

Hanergy owned MiaSolé Hi-Tech Corp and European Solliance Solar Research claim to have achieved a power conversion efficiency of 26.5% on a tandem solar cell. The new record builds on their previous record in 2019. The architecture combines two thin-film solar cell technologies: a top rigid semi-transparent perovskite solar cell with a bottom flexible copper […]

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New Technology from PNU Makes Foldable Solar Cells a Practical Reality

With the recent development of foldable mobile phone screens, research on foldable electronics has never been so intensive. One particularly useful application of foldable technology is in solar panels. Current solar cells are restricted to rigid, flat panels, which are difficult to store in large numbers and integrate into everyday appliances, including phones, windows, vehicles, […]

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Meyer Burger Receives 22.5M Euros to Build Green Solar Cells Production Facility

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd has received two positive grant notifications at the end of 2020. Meyer Burger’s heterojunction technology (HJT) for solar cell production has significant environmental advantages compared to conventional manufacturing processes hence, received two grants, as the company announced yesterday.  The approval of the environmental protection aid was specifically based on the drafted […]

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Transparent Solar Cells That Could Unlock new era of Personalised Energy

A team of scientists has successfully designed transparent solar cells which they believe could take us towards a new era of personalised energy. A team of scientists has successfully designed transparent solar cells using thin silicon films, with efficient power generation, which they believe could take us towards a new era of personalised energy. Solar […]

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New Insights into How Alkali-Metal Doped Flexible Solar Cells Work

A team of scientists from Korea has discovered that the amount of alkali metal introduced into crystals of flexible thin-film solar cells influences the conversion efficiency of the solar cell. A group of scientists from Korea has discovered that the amount of alkali metal introduced into crystals of flexible thin-film solar cells influences the path […]

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CEL Tenders for Supply of 15 Lakh Multi-Crystalline Solar Cells

CEL has issued a tender for the supply of 15 lakh multi-crystalline solar cells of an efficiency greater than 19.6 percent. Central Electronics Limited (CEL) has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible vendors and bidders for the supply of multi-crystalline solar cells of an efficiency greater than 19.6 percent. The Public Sector Enterprise has […]

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