The idea of photovoltaic cells that can be printed onto thin, flexible plastic substrates are an enticing prospect for promoting solar energy generation. Duncan Graham-Rowe reports. In a single ...

Researchers developed perovskite solar cells on polycarbonate films using a new planarizing layer, achieving 13% efficiency, ...

As the price of solar panels continues to fall ... re essentially a black box encased in resin and plastic, so if one of the small cells fails a large percentage of the panel may be rendered ...

The cost per watt for the new cells is 10 cents, while existing solar cells cost $2.30 per watt. Lee Kwang-hee of the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology said that the team hopes to ...

Dr. Randy Ellingson and his team are developing new tandem thin film solar technologies and proving their resilience for use ...

A start-up in regional NSW will be the first Australian company to produce at scale a new type of solar cell that works under ...

As the price of solar panels continues to fall ... re essentially a black box encased in resin and plastic, so if one of the small cells fails a large percentage of the panel may be rendered ...

Unlike silicon-based solar cells, perovskite films can be processed at lower temperatures, allowing for production on plastic ...

To reduce carbon dioxide emission, plastic solar cell with 10% effi ciency will be prepared, by developing fullerene derivatives, conductive polymers, dye super-molecules, and tandem structured cells ...

Or they can be affixed to a flexible substrate (like plastic) with an adhesive back ... panels in applications not suitable for silicon solar cells — like portable solar systems.

Heliene, based in Canada, has a plant in northern Minnesota, where it assembles solar panel modules using imported cells from ...