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Ten month voyage proves solar cell material survives, thrives in space
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
McMillon-Brown's space station-tested sample was part of the first spaceflight demonstration led by NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland to explore if this...
China builds massive solar park to reduce carbon footprint
May 19, 2023 (XNA)
Endless arrays of solar panel installations sprawl throughout a sun-scorched wasteland of rubble and fine dust in Hotan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. They ...
Driving on sunshine: clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert CO2, water and sunlight into multicarbon fuels - ethanol and...
Boosting solar cell energy capture efficiency with a fullerene-derivative interlayer
May 19, 2023 (SPX)
All-inorganic perovskite solar cells have the advantage of increased thermal stability, which is critical for the longevity of solar cells, but lack in PCE comp...
Brazil clean electricity hits decade high
May 18, 2023 (AFP)
Latin America's biggest economy, whose grid is mainly powered by hydroelectric dams, got just 4.9 percent of its electricity from fossil fuels in February, the ...
Rooftop solar panels could power one third of US manufacturing sector
May 15, 2023 (SPX)
The study, led by researchers from Northeastern University, uses the US Department of Energy Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey to compare the potential el...
Novel design perovskite electrochemical cell for light-emission and light-detection
May 12, 2023 (SPX)
Halide perovskite light-emitting electrochemical cells are a novel type of perovskite optoelectronic device that differs from the perovskite light-emitting diod...
USAF awards contract to Above: Orbital and Ascent Solar for on-orbit PV production
May 12, 2023 (SPX)
The Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Award from the U.S. Air Force is to develop a solar heated crucible for the manufacturing of lightweight,...
ASU researchers TEAMUP to advance solar power
May 12, 2023 (SPX)
The three-year TEAMUP collaboration, which is planned to start in the fall of 2023, is supported by $9 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. TE...
Unlocking the power of photosynthesis for clean energy production
May 11, 2023 (SPX)
In a paper published in the journal PNAS, Kara Bren, the Richard S. Eisenberg Professor in Chemistry at Rochester, and Todd Krauss, a professor of chemistry, de...
Solar panel investments could reach break-even sooner than expected
May 11, 2023 (SPX)
Surrey scientists have found that there has been a steady decline over the last decade in the cost outlay and return on investment of solar panel systems, regar...
Europe must reduce China renewable dependence: agency
May 09, 2023 (AFP)
It is important to work to "decentralise the supply chain", Francesco La Camera, director general of the International Renewable Energy Agency, told AFP on the ...
CityU researchers improve perovskite solar cell efficiency with new additive
May 05, 2023 (SPX)
"This type of multifunctional additive can be generally used to make different perovskite compositions for fabricating highly efficient and stable perovskite so...
NOAA's GOES-U completes solar array deployment test
May 04, 2023 (SPX)
This critical test verified that the satellite's large, five-panel solar array - which is folded up when the satellite is launched - will properly deploy when G...
COP28 chair urges tripling of renewables capacity by 2030
May 02, 2023 (AFP)
The meeting in November needs "ambitious, transparent and accountable commitments from countries and businesses", Al Jaber said in a speech at the opening of th...
Perovskite solar cells' instability must be addressed for global adoption
Apr 28, 2023 (SPX)
Perovskite-based cells are widely believed to be the next evolution of solar energy and meet the growing demand for clean energy. However, they are not as stabl...
Using solar farms to generate fresh desert soil crust
Apr 24, 2023 (SPX)
Biocrusts play a crucial role in maintaining soil health and ecosystem sustainability, but they are currently under assault. Human activities including agricult...
Moving perovskite advancements from the lab to the manufacturing floor
Apr 24, 2023 (SPX)
However, current methods to create stable and efficient perovskite layers require time-consuming, painstaking rounds of design iteration and testing, inhibiting...
One-step coating method aids manufacturing of perovskite solarcells
Apr 24, 2023 (SPX)
"Reducing the number of device-processing steps without sacrificing device efficiency will help reduce the process complexity and manufacturing cost, which will...
Research team publishes review study of interfacial solar evaporation systems
Apr 24, 2023 (SPX)
The team's paper examines the energy nexus in two-dimensional and three-dimensional solar evaporators and reviews the strategies for design and fabrication of h...
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