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 from the University of Turku, Finland, have found a new way to protect solar cells from harmful UV radiation ...

So, they have a much broader range of applications than conventional silicon-based solar cells. And they are far less expensive to manufacture. Imagine a small, almost unnoticed patch of plastic ...

Perovskite solar cells excel at converting sunlight to electricity ... This must be done while utilizing transparent plastic substrates integrated with robust photovoltaic materials.

Organic semiconductors: An active semiconductor layer composed of organic (carbon-based) materials is used in organic solar ...

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 ...

Plastic solar cells are a flexible, lightweight and environmentally-friendly and have the capacity to be printed in different colors and shapes. (Image: University of Surrey) ...

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 ...

University of Turku researchers find that nanocellulose films with red onion dye provide exceptional UV protection, ...

Power Roll solar panel Research reveals new type of back-contact solar cell design, using a perovskite material and tiny grooves embossed into plastic film, will enable scalable, low-cost ...