Publication makes Journal Issue Cover

The recent publication on the hybrid solar energy converter is the Journal Cover Article for the Cell Reports Physical Science Vol 1, Issue 8. ...

Group completes the first 1 sun validation of our sunflower receiver

Group achieved another milestone with the completion of the first 1 sun validation of our sunflower receiver. The receiver can generate electricity and capture thermal energy from sunlight simultaneously. The validation of the fully integrated sunflower receiver...

Group presents at the PVSC

Vera and Kazi presented two posters on the hybrid photovoltaic/thermal project at the PVSC in Chicago, IL from June 16-21, 2019. The title of their posters are: “A Sunflower Receiver for Hybrid Photovoltaic-Solar Thermal Energy Conversion”, and...

Senior Design Team wins multiple awards

The senior design team (Jackie Failla, Luke Artzt, Will Adams, and David Bar-Or) working on the hybrid photovoltaic/thermal project wins the “Fan Favorite” (as voted on by the students) and “Best Capstone Project” (as voted on by the industry reps and faculty) in the...

Group exhibits at the 2018 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit

The group attended the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit held in National Harbor, MD from March 13 – 15, 2018. The summit is an annual meeting of energy innovators from industry, academia, national labs, and more. Our collaborators from the...