After ordering a 100 MW HJT production line from Meyer Burger in August 2019, Oxford PV has placed another partial order to expand the HJT line to an integrated 125 MW production line for high-efficiency perovskite HJT tandem cells.

The Swiss solar PV equipment manufacturer Meyer Burger Technology has received this partial order, worth CHF 18 million ($18.2 million).

A Cornell-led team of scientists has discovered a crystalline material with ultralow thermal conductivity, which could lead to the design of novel energy conversion materials and devices.

After studying a popular hybrid perovskite and identifying the mechanisms for its low thermal conductivity, Zhiting Tian, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell, turned her attention to a hybrid perovskite analogue, methylammonium bismuth iodide (CH₃NH₃)₃Bi₂I₉, which she hypothesized would have an even lower thermal conductivity because of the unique disconnected structure of its inorganic molecules.

A multi-institutional team of scientists has designed a new catalytic method in order to battle plastic pollution on a global scale. The team's new catalytic method could prove useful for selectively converting discarded plastics into higher quality products.

"We asked ourselves the question, ​‘Plastic, plastic everywhere: What can we do about it in terms of chemical recycling?’” said Max Delferro, group leader of the Catalysis Science Program in the Chemical Sciences and Engineering division at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory. ​“So, we assembled a talented team with DOE’s Ames Laboratory and researchers from top universities to provide a solution.” The partners from academia included Northwestern University, Cornell University, University of South Carolina and University of California, Santa Barbara".

The China-based Microquanta says its research team achieved a 14.24% conversion efficiency record for a large-area (200x800cm²) perovskite solar module. The device has reportedly passed testing by the European Solar Test Installation agency. Also, Microquanta announced a 20 MW perovskite module pilot line.

The business has focused on perovskite cell and module R&D from day one. Last year, Microquanta achieved a lab conversion efficiency record of 17.9% (17.3% stable rate) with its perovskite solar module, and the company then turned to large-area devices.