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NREL’s New Optical Furnace ‘Bakes’ More Efficient Solar Cells Using 50% Less Energy
There are many new technologies being developed to create cheaper, more efficient solar panels – however researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory just announced that they have found a way to create more efficient photovoltaic cells using 50% less energy. The technique hinges upon a new optical furnace that uses intense light instead of a [...]
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Day4 Energy Solar Panel Breakthrough: 25% Cheaper, on Sale Within 18 Months
In the Lab vs. Real World Beating solar PV efficiency records in the lab is great - just recently, a 40.7% record from 2006 was beaten by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with a new record of... 40.8% - but in the sho... Read Post
Researchers Create Super Efficient Solar Cell That Emits More Energy Particles Than it Absorbs
This morning saw a solar breakthrough at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where researchers created a quantum dot solar device that has a higher energized particle percentage output than its energized particle input.... Read Post
Black Silicon Solar Cell Hits 18.2% Efficiency, Should Help to Reduce Costs
Black-silicon solar cells with 18.2% efficiency have been created by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). These don’t need extra anti-reflection layers (like typical solar c... Read Post