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New 24.06 efficiency record for bifacial silicon solar cell

New 24.06% efficiency record for bifacial silicon solar cell

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LONGi Solar has announced that it has achieved a new monocrystalline silicon PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Cell) world record conversion efficiency using commercial wafer (M2) dimensions that exceeds 24 percent for the first time, according to tests carried out by the National Center of Supervision and Inspection on Solar Photovoltaic Product Quality (CPVT) in China. […]

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Researchers Develop New Hybrid Solar Panel That Can Generate Power From Rain Too

Researchers Develop New Hybrid Solar Panel That Can Generate Power From Rain Too

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The researchers at Soochow University in China, have published a paper on the hybrid device that is able to harness the power of sun and rain using a hybrid panel. By attaching a transparent nanogenerator to a silicon solar cell, researchers have designed a device that harvests solar energy in sunny conditions and the mechanical energy of falling raindrops in rainy conditions. The dual

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Solar energy harvester IC that operates with indoor lighting

Solar energy harvester IC that operates with indoor lighting

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Saelig Company, Inc. (www.saelig.com) has introduced the patented Sol Chip Saturn802 Energy Harvester IC – a unique photovoltaic (PV) cell which can produce output voltage levels of 0.75V, 1.5V, 2.25V, 3.0V, 4.5V, and 9V, which existing solar cells cannot do.  The maximum power which can be obtained in full daylight is around 10mW, or 55uW

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Researchers Developed Highly Durable Washable And Stretchable Solar Cells

Researchers Developed Highly Durable Washable And Stretchable Solar Cells

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Scientists of Japanese research institute RIKEN and the University of Tokyo have successfully developed a product that allows solar cells to continue to provide solar power after being washed, stretched and compressed. Takao Someya of Riken Center for Emergent Matter Science, a designated national R&D Institute in Japan, led the research team. The research results were

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Using a supercapacitor for power management and energy storage with a small solar cell

Using a supercapacitor for power management and energy storage with a small solar cell

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In Part 1 of this series, we have reviewed solar cell performance, how to select and size the supercapacitor, requirements of supercapacitor charging circuits and charging IC characteristics. We will now use two case studies to illustrate these properties in detail. Case Study 1: Using a small solar cell indoors at low light, 100 lux,

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LiFePO4wered Solar1 – Solar power supply for IoT devices

LiFePO4wered/Solar1 – Solar power supply for IoT devices

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Description Solar power is not trivial, especially if it needs to be reliable and have a long lifetime for outdoor deployment such as IoT sensor nodes. This project is an effort to create a complete, easy to use solar power system that provides the following features: – LiFePO4 battery for high charge cycle count, high

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