The use of solar energy is becoming more and more important. A research team has developed a new type of thin solar cell that has more than 2 times the efficiency of existing 2D solar cells. If the new material goes into production, satellites and ...
READING NOW New ‘2D’ solar cell design could revolutionize space exploration
It could revolutionize space exploration.
100 times lighter
More than double the productivity increase
Today we are talking about space-based solar energy. The number of solar panels you have to send up is so large that no spacecraft can currently get such material there in an economically viable way. This is where 2D TMDC solar panels come into play. In tests, the team says it reached 12 percent values in 2D TMDC solar cells. Considering that the current efficiency is below 5 percent, the extent of the success is understandable. According to Jariwala, we will start to hear more of this technology in the next few years.
Last month, Japan’s JAXA announced that it aims to launch the first satellites for a commercial-scale solar farm in space by 2025. The European Space Agency also aims to reach space-based solar energy through its Solaris program. In fact, space-based solar energy was successfully transferred to Earth for the first time recently. With 2D TMDC solar panels, these processes seem to accelerate even more.
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