Record claimed for solar cell efficiency
27 February, 2012Heliatek GmbH has set a new world record for organic solar cells after Fraunhofer ISE CalLab certified a cell efficiency of 9.8% for a 1.1 cm² tandem cell manufactured with a low-temperature deposition process.
Cheaper solar cells on the horizon
25 January, 2012 bySolar or photovoltaic cells represent one of the best possible technologies for providing an absolutely clean and virtually inexhaustible source of energy to power our civilization.
Clenergy Solar PowerHouse inverters
02 January, 2012 byClenergy has expanded the Solar PowerHouse inverter range to offer 4, 5 and 6 kV options.
Ulica SSPM250ECO mono crystalline solar panel
29 December, 2011 byThe SSPM250ECO mono crystalline solar panel by Ulica incorporates the latest in advanced diffusion technology and ensures the uniformity of cell conversion efficiency, good electrical conductivity, good adhesive force, good electrode weldability, high-precision screen printing patterning and high evenness, incased in a durable 46 mm frame.
High-efficiency solar cells
16 December, 2011Silver-free heterojunction silicon solar cells have been created by applying copper electroplating, which was developed by Kaneka, based on imec’s existing copper electroplating technology.
Nanotech microscope boosts solar research
07 December, 2011A microscope in QUT is being used to develop plastic solar cells to charge laptops and mobile phones.
European PV market faces sharp decline
07 December, 2011Rapidly falling prices in the first half of this year have been unable to stimulate the faltering European photovoltaic market, according to the latest Solarbuzz European PV Markets report.
Organic solar cells collaboration
02 November, 2011Imec and its 16 European project partners have launched the European FP7 project X10D.
Solar cells reach new efficiency level
07 October, 2011 byThe Belgian research centre imec, together with Plextronics and Solvay, has produced an organic polymer-based single junction solar cell with 6.9% performance in an inverted device stack.
Test & Measurement MIG1203SOLAR instrument
18 September, 2011The standard IEC61730 requires a lightning impulse test with the standard 1.2/50 µs impulse and the test must be within tolerances when the solar panel is connected.
Solar array powering ahead
12 July, 2011The University of Queensland’s $7.75 million solar power system at St Lucia has reached a milestone, with installation completed on one of the project’s most visible components.
Improving solar cells with the microelectronics toolbox
07 July, 2011 byTo make solar energy generation cost-effective, the PV industry has to reduce its manufacturing costs well below 1 euro/Wp. This holds for all PV technologies.
Solar Energy Australia GS PV grid feed inverter range
20 March, 2011PV grid feed inverters now join Solar Energy Australia’s range. The GS Series is built in a compact, lightweight package, no bigger than a mini desktop PC and designed for quick and easy installation. An IP65 rating enables outdoor mounting.
Manufacturing technique holds promise for solar energy
11 February, 2011 byA new semiconductor manufacturing method, pioneered at the University of Illinois in the US, is claimed to make the future of solar energy brighter.
Cheaper solar cells around the corner?
22 November, 2010 byImec is a non-profit European research organisation specialising in the study of nanoelectronics, using the expertise of its global partners in ICT, healthcare and energy. Founded in 1984, its headquarters are in Leuven in Belgium, with offices in the Netherlands, Taiwan, the US, China and Japan. Its staff of more than 1750 includes over 550 industrial residents and guest researchers. Here are some highlights from recent research projects.
