New electrically conductive adhesives for flexible perovskite, organic solar cells
Panacol, a German adhesive supplier, has launched Elecolit 3648, a one-component electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) for flexible perovskite and organic PV connections. It was conceived to adhere well to a range of materials, including several types of plastic.
BIPV for prefab net-zero housing trials in Australia
ClearVue Technologies, an Australia-based supplier of smart building materials, is providing a combination of its building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology and solar cladding panels in a prefabricated house trial trial.
Using deep eutectic solvents to separate EVA films from end-of-life PV modules
A Chinese-Australian research team has used for the first time deep eutectic solvents for separating EVA films for end-of-life PV panels. The result is reportedly a 100% separation rate accompanied by an aluminum removal efficiency of 98.4%
Panasonic testing smart thermostats in residential heat pumps
Panasonic will integrate new smart thermostats and an energy management software in its Aquarea system from November. The new solutions are also designed to enable PV system owners to manage their heat pumps based on local weather forecasts.
Relyez launches 5 MWh battery for 2-hour energy storage
The battery is intended for two hours of storage in large-scale and C&I applications. It reportedly features a roundtrip efficiency of 88% and a lifespan of 8,000 cycles.
Perovskia Solar raises $2.36 million, secures 10 IoT clients
Perovskia Solar has completed a seed funding round and secured 10 Internet of Things (IoT) companies as clients. The company designs custom-made solar cells for devices like keyboards and smartwatches that can generate electricity indoors.
New method to identify optimal floating PV sites
Researchers in Spain have created a novel method to select within a set of water bodies those where the investment in floating PV could be most beneficial. They combined geographic information systems, multi-criteria analysis, and intelligent optimization. The new approach reportedly results up to 8.4% better LCOE compared to conventional methods.
Flexible perovskite solar cell based on polycarbonate substrates achieves 13.0% efficiency
An international research group demonstrated the first perovskite solar cells on polycarbonate substrates, suitable for flexible PV applications. Using an industrially compatible fabrication method, the group produced devices with 13.0% power conversion efficiency, 87% of which was maintained after 1000 bending cycles at a radius of 20 mm.
California transportation terminal retrofits energy storage to its solar carports
Energy Toolbase and Stellar Solar implemented an advanced energy management system for the Mira Loma transportation campus.
APsystems unveils home solar and energy storage power control system
The new power control system (PCS) is designed to maximize capacity and storage integration with solar arrays.
