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Project receives funding for advanced solar-thermal research
Apr 12, 2024 (SPX)
The research focuses on creating surfaces that selectively absorb sunlight and emit heat through near-infrared radiation. This project leverages the combined ex...
Quantum Material Achieves Up to 190% Efficiency in Solar Cells
Apr 11, 2024 (SPX)
A prototype incorporating this material as the active layer in a solar cell displays an average photovoltaic absorption rate of 80%, a high rate of photoexcited...
Improving Solar and Wind Power Integration in the U.S. Grid
Apr 11, 2024 (SPX)
The traditional reliance on coal and natural gas power plants is changing. For example, wind farms in Iowa now generate over 64% of the state's electricity, and...
New four-terminal tandem organic solar cell achieves 16,94% power conversion efficiency
Apr 09, 2024 (SPX)
Two-terminal tandem organic solar cells (OSCs) represent one of the most promising approaches to address the transmission and thermalization losses in single-ju...
Skydweller Aero conducts first solar-powered autonomous flight in the US
Apr 05, 2024 (SPX)
Robert Miller, CEO of Skydweller Aero, emphasized the groundbreaking nature of this achievement, highlighting its potential to redefine long-duration aerial mis...
China's green-tech manufacturing powerhouse
Apr 05, 2024 (AFP)
Washington is especially concerned about "overcapacity", where Chinese subsidies to industries such as solar, electric vehicles and batteries threaten to underc...
Kamala Harris to unveil 'historic' $20B investment in climate, clean energy projects
Apr 04, 2024 (UPI)
Harris will be joined by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan where the two will outline the Biden administration's "first-of-its-kind" f...
Solar-powered breakthrough at UNIST paves the way for green hydrogen future
Apr 04, 2024 (SPX)
Central to their success was addressing the performance limitations of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and achieving a major expansion in the size of photoelectro...
ABC Solar Overcomes LA County Permit Hurdles, Paving Way for Solar Progress
Apr 03, 2024 (SPX)
The journey began when ABC Solar, under the leadership of Brad Bartz, encountered unexpected roadblocks in securing permits for solar battery systems. This chal...
EU probes Chinese-owned solar panel firms over subsidies
Apr 03, 2024 (AFP)
Brussels has in the past year taken stronger action to defend European industry against growing threats from China and the United States -- but the EU also face...
New Layered Perovskite Structure Explored for Enhanced Optical Properties
Apr 02, 2024 (SPX)
In the realm of oxide chemistry, it's well-established that such defects in oxides can self-organize within the crystal structure when they reach a certain thre...
Extreme weather offers untapped opportunities for renewable energy
Apr 01, 2024 (SPX)
Published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, the findings indicate that every U.S. region experienced notable power outages during extreme temperatu...
Innovative approach to perovskite solar cells achieves 24.5% efficiency
Apr 01, 2024 (SPX)
Traditional methods of enhancing the charge transport in the critical hole transport layer (HTL) of PSCs involve the use of lithium trifluoromethanesulfonyl imi...
Revolutionary waterproof, flexible solar film unveiled by RIKEN
Apr 01, 2024 (SPX)
The drive towards creating wearable electronics, such as devices that attach to garments for monitoring medical apparatus without the need for regular battery r...
KAUST advances in perovskite-silicon tandem cells
Apr 01, 2024 (SPX)
Erkan Aydin, Stefaan De Wolf, and their team at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have explored how this tandem technology could transi...
Revolutionary technique boosts flexible solar cell efficiency to record high
Mar 28, 2024 (SPX)
Flexible perovskite solar cells (FPSCs), despite their potential, have historically lagged in efficiency due to the polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-based flexi...
Sierra Space's Advanced Solar Panels Power Sidus Space's LizzieSat in Historic Space Mission
Mar 25, 2024 (SPX)
Demonstrating remarkable efficiency, Sierra Space delivered eight deployable solar panels and a top plate, custom-designed for LizzieSat, in a record time of 49...
CU Boulder spearheads revolutionary advancement in solar cell production
Mar 22, 2024 (SPX)
This development, detailed in a February 26 publication in Nature Energy, centers on a novel approach to creating perovskite cells, a synthetic semiconducting m...
Cambridge working to unlock new solar energy pathways
Mar 21, 2024 (SPX)
Despite the initial goal to boost solar cell efficiency through increased sunlight concentration, Dr. Tomi Baikie, the study's lead author, reveals, "Making sol...
Lithuanian chemists innovate durable material for next-gen solar cells
Mar 20, 2024 (SPX)
Perovskite solar cells are celebrated for their exceptional power conversion capabilities and the potential for low-cost, scalable production from readily avail...
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