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New Upconversion Technique Could Lead to More Efficient Solar Cells

News - 19 Sep 2023

A significant advancement toward achieving photochemical upconversion in solid-state materials has been made, enhancing important breakthroughs in renewable energy, water purification, and advanced...

Step Change in Upconversion the Key to Clean Water, Green Energy & Futuristic Medicine

News - 19 Sep 2023

Achieving photochemical upconversion in a solid state is a step closer to reality, thanks to a new technique that could unlock vital innovations in renewable energy, water purification and advanced...

Midsummer Successfully Applies for 32 Million Euros in Funding from the EU Innovation Fund for a New Solar Cell Manufacturing Megafactory in Sweden

News - 17 Jul 2023

Swedish solar energy company Midsummer has been selected by the EU to receive a grant of just over 32 million euros, approximately SEK 375 million, for a new 200 MW megafactory in Sweden for the...

US Air Force Grants Award for Thin Film Solar Development

News - 12 May 2023

Above: Orbital, Inc. has been awarded a significant contract from the United States Air Force for On-orbit Manufacturing of Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaics in partnership with Ascent Solar...

Solar-Powered Airships Could be a “Real Game Changer” in Aviation

News - 27 Apr 2023

Flying is the most damaging mode of transportation for our climate. At least, up until now. But work is already underway to investigate technical alternatives to conventional aircraft. For example,...

Midsummer Participates in Groundbreaking Australian Research Project to Reach 30 Percent Efficiency in Tandem Solar Cells

News - 18 Apr 2023

Swedish solar energy company Midsummer has been selected to be part of a research team aiming to reach 30 percent efficiency in Si/CIGS tandem solar cells. The project, which is led by the University...

Collaboration with UCLA: Research on Perovskite-CIGS Tandem Solar Cells Yields 24.9 Percent Efficiency

News - 20 Mar 2023

Based on a commercial CIGS solar cell, Midsummer engineers, by working with researchers at Prof. Yang Yang’s laboratory of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have demonstrated a...

NUS Researchers Break New Ground in the Field of Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells

News - 24 Jan 2022

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has set a new record in the power conversion efficiency of solar cells made using perovskite and organic materials. This...

Midsummer Ships Two DUO Systems to Customer in China

News - 4 Oct 2021

Leading Swedish solar energy technology company is now ready to ship two of its DUO systems for the manufacturing of CIGS thin film solar cells to Sunflare to be installed in Sunflare’s solar...

Empa Scientists Push the Efficiency of Flexible Solar Cells to a New Limit

News - 8 Sep 2021

A group of scientists at Empa has pushed the efficiency of flexible solar cells to a new limit. Independent measurements revealed an efficiency of 21.4 percent when these types of solar cells convert...