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Perovskite solar cells: Interfacial loss mechanisms revealed
Aug 23, 2021 (SPX)
A team led by HZB physicist Prof. Steve Albrecht together with a group from Kaunas Technical University in Lithuania demonstrated this some time ago, developing...
Common solar tech can power smart devices indoors, NIST study finds
Aug 20, 2021 (SPX)
Now, a study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) suggests that a straightforward approach for capturing light indoors may be within r...
The dream artificial photosynthesis technology ventures from the laboratory
Aug 20, 2021 (SPX)
However, economic and technical constraints have allowed the petinent research to progress only under the laboratory conditions; this research has been classifi...
NASA spacewalk briefing to highlight new solar array installation
Aug 20, 2021 (SPX)
NASA will discuss the upcoming spacewalk during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 23. Live coverage of the news conference and spacewalk will air on ...
Minding the gaps to boost perovskite performance
Aug 19, 2021 (SPX)
Perovskites are an alternative solar-cell material to silicon. They typically comprise a combination of negatively charged iodine or bromine ions and positively...
Unique insight into the interior of the Arabidopsis photosynthesis machine
Aug 18, 2021 (SPX)
"The structure gives us detailed information about the various cofactors such as chlorophyll and the lipid molecules in photosystem II. We have also managed to ...
Combining perovskite with silicon, solar cells convert more energy from sun
Aug 18, 2021 (SPX)
To fully harness the potential of sunlight - the world's most abundant energy resource - scientists have been trying for decades to maximize the amount of energ...
Solar cells combining perovskite, silicon capture more of the sun's energy
Aug 17, 2021 (UPI)
For decades, scientists have been trying to expand the efficiency limit of both perovskite and silicon solar cells. Scientists at Oxford PV, a perovskite resear...
Harnessing sunlight to fuel the future through covalent organic frameworks
Aug 16, 2021 (SPX)
Photocatalysts absorb energy from light to make a chemical reaction happen. The best known photocatalyst is perhaps chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants tha...
U.S. announces tax credits for clean energy programs in underserved communities
Aug 10, 2021 (UPI)
The Treasury Department, in coordination with the Internal Revenue Service, said the aim of the relief program is to bring new market participants into the clea...
Solar power and desalination to be efficiently linked for first time in new project
Aug 03, 2021 (SPX)
The 10M euro European Union's Horizon 2020 funded research and innovation programme will last 4 years. Innovative technologies related to both CSP and desalinat...
Surrey researchers working to find suitable solvents for perovskite inks
Jul 28, 2021 (SPX)
Perovskites are a family of materials with a specific three-dimensional lattice crystal structure named after a naturally occurring mineral. Despite the remarka...
Print perovskite solar cells
Jul 27, 2021 (SPX)
Hence, next-generation photovoltaic technologies are in urgent need of new materials and novel techniques. Recently, metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) ...
Japan ups 2030 renewables goal in draft energy policy
Jul 21, 2021 (AFP)
The blueprint of the nation's energy policy sets a higher target of 36-38 percent of power supplies coming from renewable sources such as solar and wind by fisc...
Renewable energy OK, but not too close to home
Jul 20, 2021 (SPX)
Lawrence and an international team conducted surveys in the United States, Germany and Ireland to assess people's attitudes about renewable energy technologies ...
Sparkwing solar panels from Airbus to power lunar mission of Masten
Jul 20, 2021 (SPX)
XL-1 will be equipped with six body-mounted Sparkwing solar panels, to be delivered next year, to charge the vehicle's power system during transition to the Moo...
Germany, Ireland more open than U.S. to renewable energy close to homes
Jul 19, 2021 (UPI)
The new study, published Monday in The Energy Journal, examined people's preferences for various energy technologies across the United States, Ireland and Germa...
Singapore inaugurates new floating solar farm to meet energy needs
Jul 15, 2021 (UPI)
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Wednesday at the opening ceremony that the 60-megawatt Sembcorp Tengeh Floating Solar Farm was a critical step forward for S...
Giving a tandem boost to solar-powered water splitting
Jul 14, 2021 (SPX)
Hydrogen is practically inexhaustible and when used to generate energy, only produces water vapor. However, to realize a truly eco-friendly hydrogen society, we...
Light-harvesting nanoparticle catalysts show promise in quest for renewable carbon-based fuels
Jul 14, 2021 (SPX)
The study, led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chemistry professor Prashant Jain, probes chemical activity at the surface of silver nanoparticle cata...
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