Scientists assess lifetime for perovskite PV to become competitive on rooftops
Researchers say that lightweight, high-performance perovskite solar modules could soon become competitive with crystalline PV modules in the residential segment, as such products will likely have lower manufacturing and balance-of-system costs in the future.
Researchers develop solar-powered waste-to-fuel system
The University of Cambridge developed a device that converts plastics and greenhouse gases to usable fuels and products.
Sunrise brief: Is it possible to see 400 GW of solar in 2023?
Also on the rise: Form Energy to set up iron-air battery manufacturing facility in West Virginia. Utility-scale solar developers went bigger and bolder in 2022. And more.
Sunrise brief: Solar under test in extreme Arctic conditions
Also on the rise: Solar-plus-storage for low-to-middle income residents in Hawaii. Community solar continues to spread in New York. And more.
Sunrise brief: Intersect Power orders 4.9 GW of First Solar modules
Also on the rise: Database of North American lithium-ion suppliers. Solar sidewalk pilot project in Tampa. And more.
All-perovskite tandem solar cell with 27.4% efficiency, high voltage
A U.S.-Canadian research group has built an all-perovskite tandem solar device with a record-breaking open-circuit voltage of 2.19 eV, which they achieved by reducing recombination at the electron transport layer.
Sunrise brief: 26 million acres needed to achieve zero-carbon goals
Also on the rise: Solliance hits 30.1% efficiency on perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell. Trina introduces two TOPCon solar panels. And more.
Solliance hits 30.1% efficiency on perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell
The Solliance consortium achieved a 29.2% record efficiency for the solar cell in November 2021, from just 28.7% in March 2020. In recent months, it increased the perovskite cell for the tandem device from 17.8% to 19.7%.
Sunrise brief: Perovskite solar cell achieves 24% efficiency, retains 87% of output after 100 days
Also on the rise: Flyover footage of a 6.5 MW community solar project in Maine. The PV Magazine states of solar tour stops in North Carolina. And more.
Perovskite solar cell achieves 24% efficiency, retains 87% of output after 100 days
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory made a breakthrough in high efficiency and stability for perovskite solar cells.
