Global electricity consumption continues to rise each year, while the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is creating new challenges for the energy sector. With electricity demand projected to surge by 2030, this trend is already being described as one of the fastest transformations in the history of energy. As a result, researchers are seeking solar energy solutions that are more efficien…
Scientists have developed a new type of high-efficiency solar cell that replaces the rare and expensive metal indium with much cheaper tin, an advance that could help lower the cost of future solar panels while making them easier to manufacture on a large scale. The international research team, whose findings were published in the journal […] The post Scientists build world’s first commercial-siz…
IntroductionDecarbonizing energy production is essential for achieving greenhouse gas mitigation goals. To date, most of the work on decarbonizing energy has been focused on electricity. The decarbonization of heat is also critical, as the heat demand from current industries is expected to grow and be supplemented by demand in emerging sectors (e.g. carbon dioxide removal). Despite this need, hea…
Think about what happens inside a solar cell the moment light hits it. Photons jostle electrons loose from their atoms, and those electrons have to travel, quickly, through a crystalline lattice before they recombine and the energy is wasted as heat.
In a tandem cell built from two stacked layers of perovskite, a man-made mineral compound that can be tuned to absorb different wavelengths, this jo…
Defect-filled lead-halide perovskites rival silicon solar cells because domain walls inside the material separate and guide charges. Researchers visualized these charge-transport networks using a novel silver-staining technique, resolving a long-standing efficiency mystery. Perovskites made from lead halides are produced through low-cost solution processing and contain many defects. Even so, they…
Perovskite solar panels are cheaper and more efficient than other PVs, yet advances in materials and fabrication are needed to make them commercially viable. Our in-depth analysis reveals the research hot spots and new opportunities.
Why Some Perovskite Solar Materials Fall Apart Under Thermal Evaporation — And What It Means for Solar Tech
Metal halide perovskites are a class of materials that have captured huge interest in solar energy research because of their remarkable ability to convert sunlight into electricity. In less than a decade, perovskite solar cells have achieved efficiencies close to traditional silicon panels,…
An INRS team has developed a promising solution to enhance solar energy-fuel conversion. The post A promising new way to convert solar energy to fuel appeared first on INRS .
A bright idea developed through the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering has been selected for the final stage of a national contest meant to expand solar energy manufacturing in the United States. SunFlex Solar is a new startup venture co-founded by ASU Assistant Research Technologist Kate Fisher , Associate Professor Zachary Holman , Assistant Research Professor Zhengshan “Jason” Yu and doctora…
Materials Science & Engineering Department at Michigan Technological University; John & Virginia Towers Distinguished Lecture Series, Samuel S. Mao, University of California at Berkeley, Friday December 5, 2014 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Room 610, M&M Building Title: Disorder-Engineered Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals: Fundamentals and Application to Solar-Driven Hydrogen Production; This seminar will pr…
