An engineer develops a photovoltaic panel that could revolutionize the solar energy market. Technology can reach up to 50% efficiency even on cloudy days.
An engineering student from the Philippines was responsible for developing am organic solar panelo capable of reaching an efficiency of up to 50%. To get an idea of how good technology is for the dand sun energyair, currently, a silicon photovoltaic panel, with the best energy efficiency, can deliver a maximum of 25% efficiency.
Photovoltaic panel can generate great power with a few meters
The organic solar energy panel, called Áureos, with 50% efficiency, can generate great power with just a few meters. In addition, the inventor of the new product guarantees that, even on cloudy days, the hob manages to deliver excellent efficiency compared to other models already on the market.
This happens because the photovoltaic panel does not act with the direct incidence of sunlight, where there is the photovoltaic effect, but with ultraviolet light. In this way, even on cloudy days, ultraviolet light manages to overcome the clouds and normally reach the new solar energy panel.
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In the very near future, we will have a photovoltaic panel that will deliver more efficiency, given that several companies are already disputing the patent for the product. It also means that solar energy panels will soon take up less space.
The new technology brings panels with a more pleasant, transparent and more colorful appearance, facilitating their installation in windows, doors, glass panes and much more without preventing sunlight from entering the rooms. Prices have not yet been disclosed or calculated, but the expectation is that they will be more affordable.
Perovskite panels also draw attention from the solar energy market
In addition to this organic photovoltaic panel, researchers from Germany developed this year perovskite panels that look like marble stones. This new technique was developed to open up the possibility that solar modules could be used in civil construction, such as coatings for sheds or buildings.
According to Ulrich W. Paetzold, one of the researchers and main author of the study, the sale of this technology is not yet available due to the lack of stability of the panels and also the difficulty of transferring the high efficiencies that are achieved in small scales to larger scales.
With the arrival of new technology, solar panels can be integrated into parts not yet used in buildings, such as facades, without compromising the architectural project.
Scientists develop transparent solar panels
Researchers at the University of Michigan, USA, have recently created a solution that aims to facilitate adherence with a new process that can make the creation of javiable transparent ones, able to efficiently generate energy with sunlight.
The technology will make possible the use of new surfaces for energy production, which currently depends on silicon-based cells that are completely opaque. They work within the context of solar farms, but it is difficult to take advantage of them in urban space and they could not be used as windows.
Panels with this type of technology have limitations in efficiency and durability. Therefore, researchers are looking for ways to allow the use of technology on a large scale.