There is often intriguing development when combining silicon solar panels, which currently possess the best cost-performance ratio, with the rising star of PV material, perovskite solar. Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have recently attained an all-time high in efficiency for tandem solar cells at 33.2% through these two aforementioned […]
KAUST solar desalination technology MEDAD wins MEED Sustainability Medal 2020
JEDDAH: Solar-powered hybrid MEDAD spinoff, based at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), has won the Sustainability Medal 2020 for being an “Innovative Hybrid Solar Desalination Cycle.” The MEED Projects Awards ceremony that took place on 16 December 2020 in Dubai, UAE celebrates excellence in contribution to society and environment in different areas […]
KAUST researchers involved in raising bar for solar energy harvesting
JEDDAH : To increase the performance of solar panels, an international collaboration — including researchers from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) and U of T Engineering — has created a bifacial, or two-sided, tandem solar cell, built by bringing together the best of the perovskite and silicon technologies. Out in the field, […]
KAUST team develops high-efficiency, industry-ready perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells
Novel solar device tested in real-world conditions sets new efficiency limits in Nature Energy publication. JEDDAH : Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells hold the promise of power conversion efficiencies well above the theoretical limit of silicon alone. But their outdoor performance in a hot and sunny climate has not been fully investigated — until now. A […]