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July 21, 2024
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July 4, 2024 Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered 'green roofs,' street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds a new study led by UCL ...
July 2, 2024 Solar panel and biorefinery designers could learn a thing or two from iridescent giant clams living near tropical coral reefs, according to a new study. This is because giant clams have precise geometries -- dynamic, vertical columns of ...
July 2, 2024 Physicists have made a significant breakthrough in solar cell technology by developing a new analytical model that improves the understanding and efficiency of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) ...
June 26, 2024 Researchers are reporting progress on the road to more efficient utilization of solar energy: They have developed an innovative light-harvesting ...
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July 18, 2024 As the number of major utility-scale ground solar panel installations grows, concerns about their impacts on natural hydrologic processes also have grown. However, a new study by Penn State ...
July 10, 2024 Researchers discovered a microscopic mechanism that solves in part the outstanding performance achieved by a new class of organic semiconductors ...
June 21, 2024 Green hydrogen often, but certainly not always, leads to CO2 ...
June 12, 2024 A team aims to improve options for renewable energy storage through work on an emerging technology -- liquids for hydrogen ...
June 13, 2024 Researchers have developed new chemistry to achieve commercially relevant stability and performance for perovskite solar ...
June 11, 2024 The need to transition away from fossil fuels to more sustainable energy production is critical. That's why a team of researchers is looking at a potential power source that not only produces no ...
June 4, 2024 Floating solar photovoltaic panels could supply all the electricity needs of some countries, new research has shown. The researchers calculated the ...
May 30, 2024 Engineers have helped design a new method to make hydrogen gas from water using only solar power and agricultural waste such as manure or husks. The method reduces the energy needed to extract ...
May 23, 2024 Closing in on the theoretical maximum efficiency, devices for turning heat into electricity are edging closer to being practical for use on the grid, ...
May 15, 2024 Researchers who contributed to the development of record-breaking solar cells a few years ago, expanded their invention. The self-assembled monolayers can now be applied not only in inverted but also ...
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July 19, 2024 Researchers has revealed the existence of surface concavities on individual crystal grains -- which are the fundamental blocks -- of perovskite thin films, and have unraveled their significant ...
May 15, 2024 Instead of burning fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, researchers in Switzerland want to use heat from the sun. The proof-of-concept study uses synthetic quartz to trap solar energy at ...
May 7, 2024 Solar energy is a crucial asset in the fight against climate change, and researchers have now devised a smart approach to optimize its effectiveness. Their innovative method includes incorporating ...
May 7, 2024 Finding reliable, eco-friendly power sources is crucial as our world grapples with increasing energy needs and the urgent call to combat climate change. Solar energy offers one solution, with ...
May 2, 2024 The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle, according to a proof-of-concept ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Some materials are transparent to light of a certain frequency. When such light is shone on them, electrical currents can still be generated, contrary to previous assumptions. Scientists have managed ...
Apr. 25, 2024 A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of organic ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A new survey has found that for residents living within three miles of a large-scale solar development, positive attitudes outnumbered negative attitudes by almost a 3-to-1 margin. Researchers ...
Apr. 19, 2024 A new DC-DC power converter is superior to previous designs and paves the way for more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy storage and conversion solutions. The development can efficiently ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Researchers have fabricated a new four-terminal organic solar cell with a tandem configuration with a 16.94% power conversion efficiency (PCE). The new device is composed by a highly transparent ...
Apr. 2, 2024 Researchers are using semiconductors to harvest and convert the sun's energy into high-energy compounds that have the potential to produce environmentally-friendly ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Conditions that usually accompany the kind of intense hot and cold weather that strains power grids may also provide greater opportunities to capture solar and wind energy. A study found that ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers have developed an organic photovoltaic film that is both waterproof and flexible, allowing a solar cell to be put onto clothes and still function correctly after being rained on or even ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Pairing cryptocurrency mining -- notable for its outsize consumption of carbon-based fuel -- with green hydrogen could provide the foundation for wider deployment of renewable energy, such as solar ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Engineers have discovered a new way to manufacture solar cells using perovskite semiconductors. It could lead to lower-cost, more efficient systems for powering homes, cars, boats and ...
Mar. 18, 2024 New research suggests that there might be other ways to generate solar energy than just trying to make individual solar cells ...
Mar. 14, 2024 Which process is best suited for mass production of perovskite solar cells? While solvent-based manufacturing processes are used in laboratories around the world, vacuum vapor-phase deposition ...
Mar. 13, 2024 A new study reports the discovery of an entirely new stable, earth-abundant, high-performance material for solar absorbers -- the central part of a solar cell that turns light into electricity. While ...
Mar. 4, 2024 Scientists have developed a novel triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cell that can achieve a certified world-record power conversion efficiency of 27.1 per cent across a solar energy ...
Feb. 29, 2024 Perovskite solar cells are considered the strongest contender to replace silicon solar cells. While they achieve high power conversion energy, they also suffer from lead leakage and perovskite ...
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- A Solar Cell You Can Bend and Soak in Water
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- Researchers Improve the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
- Study Unlocks Nanoscale Secrets for Designing Next-Generation Solar Cells
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- What Will It Take for China to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2060?
- New World Record for CIGS Solar Cells
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- New Evidence Shows UK Solar Parks Can Provide for Bees and Butterflies
- Revolutionary Breakthrough in Solar Energy: Most Efficient QD Solar Cells
- Scientists Invent Ultra-Thin, Minimally-Invasive Pacemaker Controlled by Light
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- New Sustainable Method for Creating Organic Semiconductors
- Breakthrough Research Enhances Stability and Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells
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- Artificial 'power Plants' Harness Energy from Wind and Rain
- Space Solar Power Project Ends First in-Space Mission With Successes and Lessons
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- Revolutionary Breakthrough in the Manufacture of Photovoltaic Cells
- AI for Perovskite Solar Cells: Key to Better Manufacturing
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- How Robots Can Help Find the Solar Energy of the Future
- The Importance of the Earth's Atmosphere in Creating the Large Storms That Affect Satellite Communications
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- World May Have Crossed Solar Power 'tipping Point'
- Harnessing Molecular Power: Electricity Generation on the Nanoscale
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- Efficient Next-Generation Solar Panels on Horizon Following Breakthrough
- Chameleon-Inspired Coating Could Cool and Warm Buildings Through the Seasons
- New Si-Based Photocatalyst Enables Efficient Solar-Driven Hydrogen Production and Biomass Refinery
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- New Battery Holds Promise for Green Energy
- Researchers Develop Highly Efficient and Stable Photoelectrode for Water Splitting Using Organic Semiconductors