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Coffee to Boost Solar Cell Performance

Effie P — Thu, 23 May 2019 19:53:27 +0000

You’re a graduate engineer. You’ve been working on perovskite solar panels. Perovskite describes a class of crystalline compounds which are easy and cheap to make, and as a result they are promising candidate materials to form light-harvesting layers on solar panels. However, if the crystals are exposed to atmospheric humidity and oxygen, they degrade rapidly. […]

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New Discovery Boosts Performance of Perovskite-based Solar Cells

Mila Luleva — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:58:25 +0000

Scientists from three leading US research institutes found a way to increase life-time of perovskite solar sells. It could finally make the technology viable when used in energy devices. A couple of years ago, when I first started writing for The Green Optimistic, news about solar cells were flooding the blogs and feeds. I remember […]

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New Production Method for Printable Perovskite Solar Cells Discovered

Ece Polat — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 07:51:04 +0000

With this new technology from the U of T Engineering, printing solar cells will be possible and cheap. Dr. Hairen Tan and his team developed the perovskite solar cell that is low in cost, printable, and can turn any space into a power generator. Regarding this innovation, Professor Ted Sargent, the Canada Research Chair in […]

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New Perovskite Solar Panels from MIT Fix Themselves With Light

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 26 May 2016 06:33:17 +0000

Researchers at MIT added to the work on perovskite materials by introducing a light-based method that improves their performance. Perovskites are compounds often produced as thin films that are used in solar cell applications. Past research differs in that it has used electrical and chemical treatments to alter perovskite performance. Although perovskites offer solar cell […]

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MIT Researchers Make Perovskite Solar Cells from Old Car Batteries

Mila Luleva — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 14:30:43 +0000

Lead from recycled car batteries can be used to make perovskite solar cells. MIT researchers have the recipe. The past decade has seen such development in technologies, that I doubt anyone was able to predict it at the start. What is more, the world became more aware of climate change, and what we see now is […]

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Perovskite Solar Cells – Bigger, More Efficient and Ready for Accreditation

Mila Luleva — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:13:00 +0000

Scientists have discovered a way to scale up perovskite solar cells so that they can remain stable, and allow to be tested for their efficiency in the same way as traditional solar cells. Perovskite material has shown all the needed potential to replace silicon in traditional solar cells. It is seen as the cheaper alternative, which can […]

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Perovskite Solar Cells Give ROI in as Little as 3 Months

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 08:00:54 +0000

Perovskite solar cells are considered to have great potential in producing energy, but researchers at Northwestern University and the US Department of Energy claim that these solar cells can provide a return on investment after only three months. This is ten times faster than current cells, which are made of silicon. Solar panels do leave […]

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New Solar Cell Fabric Charges Your Devices While You Wear It

Sarah Higman — Sat, 30 May 2015 19:37:05 +0000

Using perovskite, scientists have come up with a way to potentially create solar cell thread which could be used to create chargeable fabric. Scientists around the world are exploring ways to use the mineral perovskite in solar cells. Cells with perovskite are cheaper and easier to manufacture for solar cells and are able to convert […]

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Solar Hydrogen Starts to Rock Thanks to Dirt Cheap Stuff

Ari Luis — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:33:21 +0000

We use solar power to make electricity, but now thanks to new developments, we will be able to use it for hydrogen production. Now isn’t that cooking with gas, or what? Hydrogen is currently produced from natural gas using a technique called steam reformation. So, if one makes a carbon accounting of hydrogen-powered cars, it’s […]

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