October 9, 2024

Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to Fort Collins for our Fall 2024 IAB Meeting! If you were unable to attend the meeting, we have a full list of documents available to view on the Member's site which will recap it for you. We're looking forward to seeing you all in the Spring when we return to Austin!

September 12, 2024

We are less than a month away from our Fall 2024 IAB meeting on the beautiful campus of Colorado State. We're looking forward to seeing everyone as we select our research projects for the 2024-2025 period!

August 24, 2024

Thanks to the impressive work being done within the Center, NSF in collaboration with AIChE published an article on the record success that is being achieved.

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​“The demonstration of a successful CdTe-perovskite tandem photovoltaic device is an exceptional example of the potential outcomes that can be achieved from cooperative research centers such as SPF2050. The synergistic research being pursued by CSU along with UTA and IITB is poised to have a strong impact on future academic as well as commercial developments long-term for all forms of perovskite-based research,” says Ray Lewandowski, co-chair of the Industrial Advisory Board for SPF2050."

​The full article is available at the link posted above.

July 30, 2024

The research team's updates to our 2024 research projects have been posted to the Member's site.

July 23, 2024

Congratulations to Joshua Hammond and the research team at UT Austin on having a new paper published entitled, "Short-term solar irradiance forecasting under data transmission constraints." This paper is available to read here.

May 31, 2024

pv magazine posted an article about the ongoing collaboration between CSU and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. You can read more here.

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An Indian-US research team has fabricated a four-terminal perovskite-cadmium telluride tandem solar cell by utilizing a highly conductive and sputtered transparent electrode to increase the current density of the bottom cell. The tandem device combines a 18.3%-efficient top perovskite cell and a 19.53%-efficient cadmium telluride bottom device.

April 17, 2024

Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to Austin for our Spring IAB meeting! We know your time is valuable and are thankful to those of you who were able to take the time to either come in person or participate via Zoom. We'll be holding our Fall meeting in Fort Collins in October and look forward to seeing you all in person again later this year.

February 27, 2024

Our Spring IAB meeting is approaching soon and we are looking forward to seeing everyone in Austin! Project updates and documents for the meeting will be available on the member's site in the coming weeks.

February 1, 2024

We're thrilled to announce that another exciting start-up has joined SPF2050. SolOr is an early-stage start-up company that is hoping to become a global leader in incorporating solar into building construction (“Building Integrated PV”). SolOr’s goal is to create low-cost solar paint that can be applied to cladding and other building materials. Their technology is focused on Quantum Dot nanoparticles, an expertise that is shared with the researchers at UT Austin as well as other members of SPF2050. Welcome to the Center!

January 27, 2024

The quarterly updates have been posted on the member's website for your review! 

January 1, 2024

Further news articles from previous years can be accessed by highlighting the News section of the toolbar at the top of the page and selecting a previous year. Click here for 2023.