Solar power has big limitations, but Perovskites could change that
2016年6月23日 · By 2016, perovskite solar cell efficiencies were above 20 percent—a five-fold improvement in just seven years and a stunning doubling in efficiency within just the past two …
How tandem solar cells can speed the energy transition
2024年1月15日 · A tandem solar cell schematic with the top perovskite solar cell converting blue wavelengths of light into electricity. Image: Eike Köhnen/Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin In addition …
These breakthroughs are making solar panels more efficient
2024年10月22日 · More efficient solar cells mean each solar panel can generate more electricity, saving on materials and the land needed. Manufacturing silicon solar cells is also an energy …
How to make solar power more efficient and affordable
2015年3月25日 · The metal halide perovskite is a rare and exciting material. It works well as a solar cell and specializes in absorbing ultraviolet and visible photons. For a number of …
This thin solar cell can turn any surface into an energy source
2022年12月16日 · To produce the solar cells, they use nanomaterials that are in the form of a printable electronic inks. Working in the MIT.nano clean room, they coat the solar cell structure …
The price of solar power has fallen by over 80% since 2010. Here's …
2021年11月4日 · Wind and solar energy were scaled up rapidly in recent years; in 2019 renewables accounted for 72 percent of all new capacity additions worldwide". Renewable …
Why curiosity is the secret to scientific breakthroughs
2015年8月17日 · Further improvements of perovskite solar cells have increased their efficiency close to those of conventional silicon-based cells at much lower production costs. With the …
These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2016
2016年6月23日 · Perovskite Solar Cells This new photovoltaic material offers three improvements over the classic silicon solar cell: it is easier to make, can be used virtually anywhere and, to …
This technology turns windows into solar panels, here’s how
2022年9月23日 · For example, US solar window specialist Ubiquitous Energy says it plans to turn skyscrapers into ‘vertical solar farms’ by installing solar windows, according to business news …
17 ways technology could change the world by 2027
2022年5月10日 · The electrification of mobile construction machinery is also making giant strides towards commercialisation. All of this is driven by advances in lithium-ion battery technology. …