Natcore Develops First Black Silicon Solar Cell

Natcore is a solar company based in Red Bank, New Jersey, and cooperates with Rice University and National Renewable Energy Laboratory to bring new and promising thin-film solar cell technologies to the market. The collaboration has now developed what appears to be the “blackest” solar cell to date. There are constantly new technologies emerging that [...]

Solar + Nanotechnolgy: The Future of Energy

One of our Solar Energy World Facebook fans requested a blog post about solar power and nanotechnology. These two technologies combined could pave the way for even more efficient and cost effective solar power generation in the future. This post will give an overview of the concept of nanotechnology, and the effect that it may [...]

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Silevo Brings 21% Efficient PV Modules to Market

Silevo, Inc. is bringing a new type of silicon-based photovoltaic to the market that the company is calling a hybrid PV cell. The Triex design integrates a standard silicon wafer with other, active layers to produce a more efficient PV module, which the company says is more than 21 percent efficient. “We’ve developed our own [...]

University of Albany Grabs $20M for Next-Gen PV Manufacturing Equipment

Under a new partnership with the U.S. Photovoltaic Consortium (PVMC) and Ceres Technologies the University of Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering’s Albany NanoTech Complex CNSE will work towards developing the next generation of PV manufacturing equipment. The $20 million is supported partly by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) SunShot Initiative. But it’s [...]

Quantum Dot Solar Breakthrough at University of Toronto

Quantum dots (also known as nanocrystals) have certain electronic properties, which we can use to convert photons (light particles) into electricity in much the same way as with traditional solar cells. Quantum dot solar cells films, are usually built up by much more inexpensive material if compared to crystalline- or thin film silicon, which is [...]

Lockheed Martin Working on Solar Generator for Navy

One of the most dangerous situations for the armed forces is simply delivering fuel. It costs lives and adds a significant cost to the fuel itself. So one of the things the armed forces in the U.S. are trying to do is reduce their use of fuel. Lockheed Martin won a contract from the Office [...]

India’s Solar Industry: Scale is Key

India’s solar industry is finally taking off, but before it can make a meaningful contribution to the country’s growing power demands, many hurdles must still be overcome say experts and business leaders in the field. In order to remain competitive in the global solar market and compete with countries like China and others, Indian manufactures [...]

Solar Junction Can’t Keep up with Multi-junction PV Cell Demand

You don’t hear this too much these days with all the silicon photovoltaic manufacturers suffering from an overheated market, but Solar Junction may face shortages of its mullti-junction gallium arsenide PV cells for concentrating PV (CPV) systems even as the company ramps up production. Most recently the company received an order of 5 megawatts from [...]

Microscopic Folds that Increase Solar Cell Performance

Microscopic folds are claiming to improve the power output of cheap plastic solar cells. This folding mechanism has been inspired from the structure of leaves with tiny folds that allow better photosynthesis. The underlying principle that makes this technology more efficient is that the addition of curves will create more opportunities for the absorption light. [...]

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