{"id":77622,"date":"2023-05-24T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T01:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T01:00:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T01:00:37","slug":"can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Can perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power?"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> Can perovskite-based solar panels become an industry standard? <\/strong>Government-backed researchers and private sectors are looking to use perovskite \u2014 a mineral that can potentially outperform silicon \u2014 to increase the energy efficiency of solar panels, CNBC<\/a> writes. Researchers from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory have already attained a record energy efficiency rate of 31.25%<\/a> from perovskite-based panels \u2014 compared to silicon-based panels\u2019 theoretical efficiency limit<\/a> of 29%. Solar panel\u2019s average average power conversion efficiency rate ranges between 15-20% on the efficiency metric, according to Italian utilities giant Enel X<\/a>. Solar energy efficiency rates measure panels\u2019 capacity to convert solar power into usable electricity.<\/p>\n

Perovskite is getting backing from major players: <\/strong>Venture capital firm Breakthrough Energy Ventures \u2014 backed by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates \u2014 has been investing in US-based solar company CubicPV<\/a>, which coats its silicon solar panels\u2019 with perovskite to reach an energy efficiency rate of 30%, the news outlet writes. The company will take part<\/a> in a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology research center with the aim of utilizing artificial intelligence and automation to upscale the production capacity of tandem perovskite panels, and will set up a 10 GW US-based silicon wafer plant<\/a> to hasten perovskite tandem panel deployments, the news outlet notes.<\/p>\n

And the region is keeping up: <\/strong>Researchers from Saudi Arabia\u2019s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have created<\/a> tandem solar systems with a power conversion efficiency rate of 33.2% \u2014 up 0.7 percentage points from previous global record holder Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin.<\/p>\n

Graphene-based solar panels could also quicken the transition to renewables:<\/strong> Engineering students at Oman\u2019s Sultan Qaboos University have developed<\/a> a solar panel production technique that relies on polyethylene and graphene instead of crystalline silicon. The new method can yield elastic, durable panels that are 60% more efficient at absorbing light than silicon-based alternatives, they say. The team will continue research with plans to manufacture solar cells at their university\u2019s lab using locally sourced polyethylene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can perovskite-based solar panels become an industry standard? Government-backed researchers and private sectors are looking to use perovskite \u2014 a mineral that can potentially outperform silicon \u2014 to increase the energy efficiency of solar panels, CNBC writes. Researchers from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory have already attained a record energy efficiency rate of 31.25% […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[11,211,73,88,210],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-77622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-on-your-way-out","tag-enterpriseclimate","tag-microsoft","tag-on-your-way-out","tag-renewables","tag-usa","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"a618aa34-463d-45f3-8232-9844a59dd703","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[77604],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"\nCan perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power? - Climate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Can perovskite-based solar panels become an industry standard? Government-backed researchers and private sectors are looking to use perovskite \u2014 a mineral that can potentially outperform silicon \u2014 to increase the energy efficiency of solar panels, CNBC writes. Researchers from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory have already attained a record energy efficiency rate of 31.25% […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Climate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-24T01:00:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"Can perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power?\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-24T01:00:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/\"},\"wordCount\":326,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"EnterpriseClimate\",\"microsoft\",\"ON YOUR WAY OUT\",\"renewables\",\"USA\"],\"articleSection\":[\"ON YOUR WAY OUT\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/\",\"name\":\"Can perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power? - Climate\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-24T01:00:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Can perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/\",\"name\":\"Climate\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Climate\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/25470.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/25470.svg\",\"caption\":\"Climate\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Can perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power? - Climate","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Can perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power?","og_description":"Can perovskite-based solar panels become an industry standard? Government-backed researchers and private sectors are looking to use perovskite \u2014 a mineral that can potentially outperform silicon \u2014 to increase the energy efficiency of solar panels, CNBC writes. Researchers from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory have already attained a record energy efficiency rate of 31.25% […]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/","og_site_name":"Climate","article_published_time":"2023-05-24T01:00:37+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"Can perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power?","datePublished":"2023-05-24T01:00:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/"},"wordCount":326,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","keywords":["EnterpriseClimate","microsoft","ON YOUR WAY OUT","renewables","USA"],"articleSection":["ON YOUR WAY OUT"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/","name":"Can perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power? - Climate","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","datePublished":"2023-05-24T01:00:37+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/24\/can-perovskite-solar-panels-pave-the-way-for-more-efficient-solar-power\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Can perovskite solar panels pave the way for more efficient solar power?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/","name":"Climate","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#organization","name":"Climate","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/25470.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/25470.svg","caption":"Climate"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/1920.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgVl2y-kbY","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77622\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/77604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77622"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=77622"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=77622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}