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Indoor PV Power Facility Boasts 26% Conversion Rate

published 2019 年 09 月 23 日 9:30
A group of scientists from Sweden’s Linköping University and China have jointly developed a new kind of organic PV cell which is capable of generating power indoors, with a conversion rate topping 26%. ...  more

How to Prevent Your Solar Panels From Bursting Into Flames? Here Is How.

published 2019 年 08 月 26 日 18:00
Credit: Chris Ballance via Flickr The solar modules currently on the market mainly consist of glass panels, EVA polymer glue, photovoltaic cells, back sheets, and aluminum frames. The resulting heat resistance is high, so why is it burning? The problem may come from ...  more

Holland Rolls Out Renewable Energy Tower for Festivals

published 2019 年 08 月 20 日 9:30
In its collaboration with nine enterprises, Holland’s Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has rolled out a green-energy device, dubbed “GEM tower” that can be used as a power generator at festivals. ...  more

NREL Develops New Technology That Will Slash PV Cell Costs

published 2019 年 08 月 19 日 9:30
  The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the U.S. has recently developed an improved process of epitaxy which can potentially increase the production speeds of GaAs by 20 times. This may help to cut the costs of III-V PV cells to US$0.2-0.8/watt. ...  more

PV Cell-Powered Drone in the Offing

published 2019 年 08 月 05 日 9:30
U.S. scientists are currently developing a brand new type of PV cell, dubbed thermophotovoltaics cell (STPV), which can power drones for several days of flight. This is a far cry from the existing battery-powered drone models which have a cruising ability of less than 30 minutes. ...  more

GS-Solar Enters an Agreement With Shanxi Coal to Build a 10GW Production Base for Heterojunction Cells

published 2019 年 08 月 02 日 9:30
China’s PV cell manufacturer GS-Solar has signed a cooperation agreement with Shanxi Coal International Energy Group (here referred as Shanxi Coal) to build a 10GW production base for double-sided heterojunction (HDT) cells. GS-Solar has been a leader in the development of the heterojunction technologies that allow for PV cells with higher conversion efficiency rates. ...  more

Is Perovskite PV Cell a Dark Horse?

published 2019 年 07 月 22 日 13:49
A research team from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has developed a durable Perovskite PV cell with a conversion rate reaching 21.09%, marking a major breakthrough for the emerging technology.  ...  more