Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2026 Perovskite solar cells have emerged as one of the most promising next-generation photovoltaic technologies, but their development still depends heavily on time-consuming trial-and-error synthesis and labor-intensive device fabrication. Researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and collaborating institutions have now reported an agentic robotics system that carries out the full cycle

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2026 Inverted perovskite solar cells are widely considered the future of next-generation photovoltaics due to their high efficiency, low cost, and ease of manufacturing. A collaborative research team from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has proposed a new approach to stabilizing the delicate interfaces inside these devices,

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2026 Researchers have developed a fast prediction and suppression method for transient piston displacement overshoot in free piston Stirling generators, addressing a fault condition that can quickly escalate into mechanical damage in solar thermal power systems. The new approach detects dangerous overshoot without relying on displacement sensors and suppresses the fault response early enough to maint

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 16, 2026 Using three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D ED), researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnberg have demonstrated that electrons can provide the averaged structural information previously accessible only with X-rays. For the first time, this allows a comprehensive structural characterization of organic solar cells within a single instrument - a transmission electron

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2026 Researchers have developed a feature selection-based solar irradiance forecasting method to improve the operation of stand-alone photovoltaic systems. The approach uses a bidirectional long short-term memory hybrid network to forecast solar irradiance and then applies the forecasted data to estimate the optimum tilt angle of photovoltaic panels, helping increase PV output power. Solar irra

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2026 Researchers have proposed an improved energy management system for a stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic and proton exchange membrane fuel cell microgrid, aiming to maintain DC-link stability while reducing converter count, battery stress, and hydrogen use. The system integrates photovoltaic generation, a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, and battery energy storage to improve reliability under cha

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 In a world facing rising pressure to deliver both reliable food supplies and clean energy, scientists are exploring agrivoltaics as a way to combine solar power with crop production on the same land. A new modeling study led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines how agrivoltaic systems could alter crop yields and farm profits across the U.S. Midwest, where climate conditions an

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 Redwire Corporation has introduced a new high-performance, low-mass solar array product, the Extensible Low-Profile Solar Array, or ELSA, targeting mass-manufactured satellites that need standardized, modular power solutions for on-orbit operations. The company said ELSA is designed to serve government and commercial customers that are ramping up satellite production to support applications such

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 A new study has demonstrated that artificial intelligence can design color-tunable solar windows that maintain, and even enhance, their power output compared to conventional transparent solar cells. The work focuses on semitransparent perovskite photovoltaics, a promising technology for building-integrated applications where windows and other surfaces can generate electricity while remaining see

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026 As demand for renewable energy grows worldwide, engineers continue to wrestle with how to harvest the full solar spectrum efficiently using different conversion technologies in a single system. Photovoltaic cells operate best at relatively low temperatures, while photothermal and thermophotovoltaic systems require high temperatures, creating a thermal conflict that has limited hybrid solar desig

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 A team from the University of Stuttgart and international partners has reported a new material design that increases both the efficiency and environmental resilience of perovskite solar cells. The work represents another step toward practical deployment of perovskite technology as a competitive option in photovoltaics and is described in Nature Energy under the title 'Photoswitchable isomers to

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026 Regular perovskite solar cells, which place the electron transport layer beneath the perovskite absorber and the hole transport layer on top, face limits for large scale manufacturing and operational stability. Inverted perovskite solar cells reverse the positions of the electron and hole transport layers, offering strong power conversion potential and good compatibility with scalable solu