Tag: solar cells
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NexWafe raises $12 million to scale up highly efficient, greener monocrystalline silicon wafers
Pioneers of in-line epitaxy for production of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon wafers, NexWafe GmbH completed of a $12 million USD capital raise to scale up its EpiWafers, which they say provide solar panel manufacturers with dramatically higher efficiency and uncompromised yield at 70 percent of the cost of traditional monocrystalline Cz-Si,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Can we get more power out of a solar cell? These UK physicists think so
Physicists at the University of Warwick published new research in the Journal Science that could literally squeeze more power out of solar cells by physically deforming each of the crystals in the semiconductors used by photovoltaic cells. The paper entitled the “Flexo-Photovoltaic Effect” was written by Professor Marin Alexe, Ming-MinRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Cells That Harvest Energy All Day Every Day
One huge drawback of going solar is the fact that it only makes sense in areas which get abundant sunshine year-round. However, a team of scientists from China has now come up with a new solar cell, which can harvest energy even when it’s raining. This solar cell is made using graphene, which has proven…
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New Breakthrough with Perovskite Solar Cells
As you’re probably already aware, perovskite solar cells have the greatest potential of being the most prominent source of solar energy in the near future. They’re cheap to make and flexible enough to be applied to most any surface. And now a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney,…
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Yingli uses new n-type solar cell production process to improve bifacial efficiency
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. says it has produced the first interdigitated back contact (IBC) n-type solar cells based on 6-inch wafers at an industrial pilot line within just three months by adopting the new production process co-developed by Dutch research center ECN and equipment manufacturer Tempress. The production processRead More — Solar Builder magazine