Bifacial thin film solar cells constructed from copper indium gallium diselenide, or CIGS, may gather solar energy from both their front and back sides, possibly yielding more solar energy than traditional equivalents. However, so far, their development has resulted in very moderate energy conversion efficiency.
Solar cells will be crucial in the global switch to renewable energy as the movement toward carbon neutrality gains momentum and as a concerning pattern of rising temperatures and natural disasters brought on by global warming persists.
A team of scientists from the Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory developed a new characterization tool that allowed them to gain unique insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells.
The majority of space satellites have been powered by photovoltaic cells that have the potential to convert sunlight into electricity. Vulnerability to a few kinds of radiation existing in orbit could harm the devices, thereby deteriorating their performance and restricting their lifetime.
Shade, dirt, or aging considerably reduce the yield of large photovoltaic facilities. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and partners from science and industry have now launched the Solar Park 2.0 project to reduce these losses.
It is no secret that society’s reliance on nonrenewable fossil fuels has resulted in the current global energy and climate crisis. Coal, natural gas, and petroleum-based fuel emissions are significant contributors to air pollution and, as a result, global warming.
Renewable energy is a key technology in the 21st Century that is addressing resource shortages and climate change. Now, a new paper in the journal IET Renewable Power Generation has considered the reliability of sustainable energy microgrids which utilize renewable energy technologies.
Scientists from France’s Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris have reviewed the current state-of-the-art of glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy, an emerging technique in the field of PSC research. Their research has been published in the journal Small Methods.
Empa researchers have established a new efficiency record of 22.2% for flexible CIGS solar cells on the polymer film, one year after declaring an efficiency record.
The great inventor Thomas Edison once said, "So long as the sun shines, man will be able to develop power in abundance." His wasn't the first great mind to marvel at the notion of harnessing the power of the sun; for centuries inventors have been pondering and perfecting the way to harvest solar energy.
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