Perovskite-silicon tandems could rapidly scale solar
Halide perovskites combined with conventional silicon could help solar break the 26% efficiency barrier, disrupting the technology without disrupting business systems.
Solar on a parking structure adds a Scandinavian design flair
Soltech Energy has installed a 646 kW solar facade on a parking garage in Sweden that hosts 300 EV-charging posts.
Startup Sunday: copper thin film material wins DOE award
Also starting up: Dutch two-seat solar EV for ride sharing, and French company Supersola releases a plug-and-play solar module.
Lithium-metal battery with capacity retention of 88% over 1,000 cycles
German scientists have applied a new combination of cathodes and electrolytes to improve the stability of lithium-metal batteries. They fabricated a device with an energy density of 560 watt-hours per kilogram and a Coulombic efficiency of 99.94%.
East-west orientation? Here are two new approaches to designing your solar project
Developers say the design approach can prevent soil deterioration and still offer the same yield as south-oriented PV plants.
Startup Sunday: Blu Ox backs software scale up by Extensible Energy
Also starting up: Space Force awards $50k to flesh out an idea for a solar-thermal spacecraft, and Lightyear finds a manufacturer for its solar EV.
Crystal arrangement results in 1,000x more power from ferroelectric solar cells
Researchers discovered a ferroelectric crystal lattice that increases a solar cell’s photovoltaic effect by a factor of 1,000.
Europe had just 650 MW of solar cell manufacturing capacity at the end of 2020
The Photovoltaics Report published by Fraunhofer ISE said that Europe had just 1.25 GW of solar wafer production capacity at the end of 2020.
Startup Sunday: EnergyX aims to cut Li-ion battery costs with a novel technology
Also starting up: Edgehog secures funding for its self-cleaning, anti-reflective glass; and Maana Electric looks to the Moon for its shipping container-sized PV module factories.
UK government launches competition to spur long-duration energy storage innovation
New tech which can store power for longer than four hours can secure funds toward demonstrator project costs.
