Fraunhofer ISE Explores Vehicle-Integrated Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells for Grid Support
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Zachary Shahan
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Fraunhofer ISE is researching the integration of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells onto vehicles, using a "hybrid route" combining vacuum and wet chemical processes. The article discusses the long history of solar-powered car concepts, acknowledges the challenges of putting solar panels on vehicles (safety and efficiency concerns), but presents Fraunhofer's argument that vehicle-integrated photovoltaics could contribute to the grid by generating electricity when cars are parked in sunlight. The piece is skeptical yet informative about the feasibility and grid benefits of solar vehicles.
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bskyFraunhofer ISE Explores Vehicle-Integrated Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells for Grid Supportcleantechnica.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledFor the manufacturing process of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells, Fraunhofer ISE focuses on the so-called 'hybrid route,' a combination of vacuum and wet chemical processes.
The idea of putting solar panels on vehicles has been around for decades.
It's just not the safest and most efficient place to deploy solar panels.
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