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  • Macquarie solar breakthrough gives Aussie researchers unexpected recycling win
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    Macquarie solar breakthrough gives Aussie researchers unexpected recycling win

    A better way to “cook” solar cells leads Macquarie Uni researchers to an unexpected recycling benefit for which the group has a patent pending.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Apr 14, 2023
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  • Australian researchers unlock key to lower cost and longer lasting solar cells

    Researchers at the University of Queensland say nanomaterials could be key to lower cost and easy to manufacture next generation perovskite solar cells.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Oct 6, 2021
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  • Why adding holograms to solar cells could lead to massive performance boost
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    Why adding holograms to solar cells could lead to massive performance boost

    Researchers say use of holograms could be key to solving a common problem with solar cell design, boosting output by as much as five per cent.
    Michael Mazengarb
    May 28, 2021
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  • Australian researchers show next gen solar cells can beat the heat

    Australian researchers show that next-generation solar cells run cooler, last longer, while delivering more useful electricity.
    Michael Mazengarb
    May 11, 2021
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  • German researchers pip Australian lab to set new next-gen solar panel efficiency record

    German researchers pip Australian lab to set new next-gen solar panel efficiency record

    A German research team sets a new solar conversion efficiency record using two different types of solar energy technologies sandwiched together.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Dec 16, 2020
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  • “Checkerboard” solar cell design could boost output and make panels much cheaper

    UK researchers find that designing solar cells with checkerboard lines could increase their ability to absorb light by 125% and reduce costs.
    Joshua S Hill
    Oct 13, 2020
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  • Australian researchers claim world-first boost for lower cost solar cells
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    Australian researchers claim world-first boost for lower cost solar cells

    Australian researchers achieve major milestone for durability of next generation perovskite solar cells, a key step towards commercialisation of ultra low cost solar panels.
    Michael Mazengarb
    May 22, 2020
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  • Australian researchers smash efficiency record for ‘tandem solar cells’

    Australian researchers smash efficiency record for ‘tandem solar cells’

    ANU research team use tandem solar cell technology to achieve a conversion efficiency of 27.7% and are aiming to go above 30% for their next goal.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Mar 11, 2020
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  • ANU team sets new solar cell efficiency record for perovskite
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    ANU team sets new solar cell efficiency record for perovskite

    Researchers from Australian National University set new solar record, notching up highest ever efficiency levels for perovskite cells above a certain size, at 21.6%.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 29, 2019
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  • Solar cell efficiency could get a dramatic boost, MIT team finds
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    Solar cell efficiency could get a dramatic boost, MIT team finds

    MIT team led by an Australian researcher discovers way to extract more energy out of solar cells – with potential to take efficiencies as high as 35%.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Jul 5, 2019
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  • ANU-led research claims big breakthrough in next generation solar cell technology
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    ANU-led research claims big breakthrough in next generation solar cell technology

    ANU-led research team says it has found a simple set of ingredients to make a tandem solar cell that could boost PV efficiency “well beyond” what is possible with silicon by itself.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Dec 19, 2018
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  • UNSW deal for next generation solar cells to help halve cost of solar power
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    UNSW deal for next generation solar cells to help halve cost of solar power

    UNSW deal for mass-production of next generation solar cells will help cost of solar power – already the cheapest in the world – to halve again.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Dec 6, 2018
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