{"682900":{"#nid":"682900","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Space Station Testing Will Evaluate Photovoltaic Materials","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESolar cells account for approximately six percent of the electricity used on Earth; however, in space, they play a significantly larger role, with nearly all satellites relying on advanced solar cells for their power. That\u2019s why Georgia Tech researchers will soon send 18 photovoltaic cells to the International Space Station for a study of how space conditions affect the devices\u2019 operation over time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe main goal here is to improve power generation in space,\u201d said Jud Ready, principal research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and Executive Director of Georgia Tech\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESpace Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThe limiting factor on the performance of a spacecraft is usually how much power you can produce. Power, size, weight, complexity, cost \u2013 all of these are tied closely to the electrical generation of the solar panels.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/space-station-testing-will-evaluate-photovoltaic-materials\u0022\u003ERead the story in the GTRI newsroom.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESolar cells account for approximately six percent of the electricity used on Earth; however, in space, they play a significantly larger role, with nearly all satellites relying on advanced solar cells for their power. That\u2019s why Georgia Tech researchers will soon send 18 photovoltaic cells to the International Space Station for a study of how space conditions affect the devices\u2019 operation over time.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researchers will soon send 18 photovoltaic cells to the International Space Station for a study of how space conditions affect the devices\u2019 operation over time."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2025-06-26 14:07:01","changed_gmt":"2025-07-08 15:55:44","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677288":{"id":"677288","type":"image","title":"The devices under test will include halide perovskite-based cells, a likely materials platform for next-generation solar cells. ","body":null,"created":"1750946827","gmt_created":"2025-06-26 14:07:07","changed":"1750946827","gmt_changed":"2025-06-26 14:07:07","alt":" The devices under test will include halide perovskite-based cells, a likely materials platform for next-generation solar cells. ","file":{"fid":"261172","name":"space-station-banner.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/26\/space-station-banner.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/06\/26\/space-station-banner.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2455301,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/06\/26\/space-station-banner.jpg?itok=qzgvumwC"}}},"media_ids":["677288"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/space-station-testing-will-evaluate-photovoltaic-materials","title":"GTRI Newsroom"},{"url":"https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/magazine\/2024\/fall\/powering-up","title":"SEI: Powering Up"},{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/unique-molecule-may-lead-smaller-more-efficient-computers","title":"Unique Molecule May Lead to Smaller, More Efficient Computers"},{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/feature\/space-research","title":"Golden Age for Space Research"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"193266","name":"cos-research"},{"id":"186858","name":"go-sei"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"},{"id":"193652","name":"Matter and Systems"},{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMedia Inquiries: gtri.media@gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWriter: John Toon (john.toon@gtri.gatech.edu)\u003Cbr\u003EGTRI Communications\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003Cbr\u003EAtlanta, Georgia USA\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["gtri.media@gtri.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}