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Paper alert – intrinsic performance loss rate of PV systems!

EPFL

Happy to share our new article 'Intrinsic performance loss rate: Decoupling reversible and irreversible losses for an improved assessment of photovoltaic system performance', published in Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. This study discusses the integration of fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) with performance loss rate (PLR) evaluations of PV systems to filter out reversible losses like shading, snow and downtime, which can bias PLR estimates.

© 2024, ACS AM&I

Paper alert – Blade-Coating of High Crystallinity CsFA perovskites!

EPFL

PV-Lab is happy to share that our latest paper "Blade-Coating of High Crystallinity Cesium-Formamidinium Perovskite Formulations" has been published in ACS AM&I! This work has been dedicated to the transfer of the optimized Cs0.15FA0.85PbI3 film deposition from a lab-scale process to a more industrially compatible coating method, i.e., blade-coating on the way to scaling up for perovskite solar cells. 

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The Swissvacuum Prize for Outstanding Thesis in the Field of Vacuum

EPFL

he Swissvacuum Prize for Outstanding Thesis in the Field of Vacuum, awarded almost annually since 2013, has announced its 2023 laureate: Caroline Hain. Caroline was honoured for her research in Plasma-Assisted Hybrid Vapour Deposition Technology for Thin Film Fabrication, which she performed in collaboration between EPFL’s PV-Lab and BFH’s group for Plasma Surface Engineering under the joint supervision of Dr. Aïcha Hessler-Wyser and Dr. Thomas Nelis, respectively.

© 2024, Wiley

Paper alert – intrinsic performance loss rate of PV systems!

— Happy to share our new article 'Intrinsic performance loss rate: Decoupling reversible and irreversible losses for an improved assessment of photovoltaic system performance', published in Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. This study discusses the integration of fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) with performance loss rate (PLR) evaluations of PV systems to filter out reversible losses like shading, snow and downtime, which can bias PLR estimates.

© 2024, ACS AM&I

Paper alert – Blade-Coating of High Crystallinity CsFA perovskites!

— PV-Lab is happy to share that our latest paper "Blade-Coating of High Crystallinity Cesium-Formamidinium Perovskite Formulations" has been published in ACS AM&I! This work has been dedicated to the transfer of the optimized Cs0.15FA0.85PbI3 film deposition from a lab-scale process to a more industrially compatible coating method, i.e., blade-coating on the way to scaling up for perovskite solar cells. 

© 2024, CH

The Swissvacuum Prize for Outstanding Thesis in the Field of Vacuum

— he Swissvacuum Prize for Outstanding Thesis in the Field of Vacuum, awarded almost annually since 2013, has announced its 2023 laureate: Caroline Hain. Caroline was honoured for her research in Plasma-Assisted Hybrid Vapour Deposition Technology for Thin Film Fabrication, which she performed in collaboration between EPFL’s PV-Lab and BFH’s group for Plasma Surface Engineering under the joint supervision of Dr. Aïcha Hessler-Wyser and Dr. Thomas Nelis, respectively.

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Global solar scientist award to Christophe!

— During the conference, the second "Global Solar Leaders" award ceremony was held. The awards were divided into two categories: Global Solar Energy Leader and Global Solar Scientist. Christophe Ballif was recognized as a "Global Solar Scientist," along with other distinguished scientists such as Martin Green, Pierre Verlinden, Shen Hui, and Xu Xixiang…

Presentation of the Soleva campervan at the "PVinMotion2024" conference, organized by CSEM © CSEM

Self-powered solar campervan embarks on Swiss tour

— The Swiss technology innovation center CSEM has announced that Soleva, a campervan powered by 100% self-produced solar energy, has begun a tour of Switzerland. The project of EPFL alumni, the campervan is equipped with lightweight solar panel technology developed by CSEM in collaboration with EPFL's Thin-Film Photovoltaics Lab (PV-Lab).

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