Laboratory testing has revealed that some negatively-doped, “n-type” tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) and heterojunction (HJT) solar modules are susceptible to ultraviolet (UV) light-related ...

In 2024, researchers at Fraunhofer ISE analyzed the stability of TOPCon, passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC), and heterojunction solar cells under UV irradiation and found that all three cell ...

...while EPFL boosts efficiency of perovskite solar cells with rubidium stabilization. Relative power loss of various commercial module types after UV testing. Reports of UV-induced degradation in ...

Trinasolar’s Vertex N 720W modules have excelled in stringent UV testing with an industry-leading degradation of 1.6% after being exposed to 300kWh/m² of frontal UV irradiation (UV300), certified by ...

Testing UV light through side-emitting optical fibers (SEOFs): (a) Westerhoff and his team created an experimental setup for growing biofilm on an Inconel plate coupon with irradiation from SEOFs ...

On October 11, Lei Jun, founder, chairman, and CEO of Xiaomi, announced that over 20 Xiaomi engineers are conducting ...

A report determined UV light "effectively treats day-to-day dry weather stormwater flows from the Lynn and Swampscott ...

A new Australian research project is aiming to replace chemical fungicides with ultraviolet light in the fight against powdery mildew - a disease that ...