We attended the brainstorming session held by United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) Sunshot program, at the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist (PVSC) conference two weeks ago. The goal was to invite opinions on best strategies for cost reduction from the PV research community including, technolo...
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Analyst Insight | April 25, 2022
Photovoltaic (PV) technology is one of the most‑relied upon solutions by every economy, both emerging and established, to reach its decarbonization goals, with globally installed PV capacity crossing the 1‑TW mark in March 2022. This number is only expected to grow exponentially in the coming years... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | May 05, 2022
The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) hit a conversion efficiency of 29.2% by depositing a perovskite material on top of a "fully textured" silicon surface, which was certified by the Fraunhofer Institute. In addition to the textured surface implemented to reduce light reflection, the ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | May 16, 2022
The copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin‑film solar cell developed at the university eliminated the use of cadmium sulfide buffer layers from the solar cell. This new approach replaces cadmium sulfide with an oxidized layer of CIGS that is formed using an air‑annealing process. Researchers ... Not part of subscription