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RenewableTech

Illustration of the new micro-CPV system

September 20, 2024

Energy·Science·Technology

New Solar Tech Surpasses 36% Efficiency—Find Out How Soltec and Fraunhofer ISE Did It

In a move that could reshape the solar energy landscape, Soltec and Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have joined forces to develop a new micro-concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology. This collaboration

This schematic shows the evolution from solvated individual Tc-DA molecules to dimers to larger clusters through concentration-induced aggregation.

Energy·Science·Technology

This Solar Breakthrough Could Double Efficiency—Find Out How Tc-DA Aggregates are Shaping the Future of Singlet Fission

Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Colorado, USA, have synthesised tetracene diacid (Tc-DA) aggregates that can be used in high-efficiency singlet fission solar cells. The study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, explores how controlling

October 2, 2024