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Solar-powered system extracts drinkable water from dry air
Oct 15, 2020 (SPX)
The system, which builds on a design initially developed three years ago at MIT by members of the same team, brings the process closer to something that could b...
Neutrons show twinning in halide perovskites
Oct 14, 2020 (SPX)
They take their name from their basic structure, which is very similar to that of the mineral perovskite (CaTiO3), but contains other components: halide anions,...
Climate change could mean fewer sunny days for hot regions banking on solar power
Oct 08, 2020 (SPX)
Princeton-based researchers recently published in the journal Nature Communications the first study to assess the day-to-day reliability of solar energy under c...
Nextracker's optimised bifacial solution selected for Australia's largest solar farm
Oct 07, 2020 (SPX)
Installation of the trackers on Western Downs Green Power Hub is due to begin in 2021. 80 percent of the project was contracted to CleanCo, a Queensland Governm...
Blocking vibrations that remove heat could boost efficiency of next-gen solar cells
Oct 07, 2020 (SPX)
"We showed that the thermal transport and charge-carrier cooling time can be manipulated by changing the mass of hydrogen atoms in a photovoltaic material," sai...
Multi-institutional team extracts more energy from sunlight with advanced solar panels
Oct 07, 2020 (SPX)
The results of the study led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign engineer Minjoo Larry Lee are published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Sciences. "...
Chemical innovation stabilizes best-performing perovskite formulation
Oct 05, 2020 (SPX)
For example, the power-conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have increased from 3.8% to 25.5% in only ten years, surpassing other thin-film so...
Scientists capture candid snapshots of electrons harvesting light at the atomic scale
Oct 05, 2020 (SPX)
In just a decade, researchers in the field have achieved great progress in the development of PEC systems made of light-absorbing gold nanoparticles - tiny sphe...
Opterus awarded NASA contract to develop large retractable blanket solar array
Sep 30, 2020 (SPX)
Technologies developed in the program will also serve as pathfinders for NASA's ambitious Moon to Mars program, which puts a premium on the need for reliable, r...
Untapped potential exists for blending hydropower, floating PV
Sep 30, 2020 (SPX)
The researchers estimate that adding floating solar panels to bodies of water that are already home to hydropower stations could produce as much as 7.6 terawatt...
Mirror-like photovoltaics get more electricity out of heat
Sep 22, 2020 (SPX)
The energy storage application, known informally as a "sun in a box," stores extra wind and solar power generation in a heat bank. "This approach to grid-scale ...
Highly efficient perovskite solar cells with enhanced stability and minimised lead leakage
Sep 22, 2020 (SPX)
The research team is co-led by Professor Alex Jen Kwan-yue, CityU's Provost and Chair Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science, together with Professor Xu Z...
CU Denver researcher analyzes the use of solar energy at US airports
Sep 22, 2020 (SPX)
While studying institutional arrangements as a factor that contributes to airport solar PV deployment, Kim found that airports operated by general-purpose gover...
Theoretically, two layers are better than one for solar-cell efficiency
Sep 16, 2020 (SPX)
"Ten years ago I knew very little about solar cells, but it became clear to me they were very important," said Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Evan Pugh University Professor...
Sunpro Solar first to install new NeON LG solar panel in US
Sep 15, 2020 (SPX)
These new modules are more aesthetically appealing and perform with cutting-edge high efficiency to bring more savings to homeowners. "Installers will appreciat...
Tandem devices feel the heat
Sep 15, 2020 (SPX)
Silicon dominates commercial solar-cell production. It is abundant and efficient as a converter of light to electricity. But recently, perovskites have emerged ...
Development of photovoltaics that can be applied like paint for real-life application
Sep 09, 2020 (SPX)
The team led by Dr. Hae Jung Son from the Photo-electronic Hybrids Research Center of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that they h...
New understanding of electrolyte additives will improve dye-sensitised solar cells
Sep 04, 2020 (SPX)
Laptops and mobile phones, among other devices, could be charged or powered indoors, away from direct sunlight, using dye-sensitised solar cells (DSCs), which h...
Researchers develop molecule to store solar energy
Sep 02, 2020 (SPX)
The Earth receives many times more energy from the sun than we humans can use. This energy is absorbed by solar energy facilities, but one of the challenges of ...
NREL six-junction solar cell sets two world records for efficiency
Sep 01, 2020 (SPX)
The six-junction solar cell now holds the world record for the highest solar conversion efficiency at 47.1%, which was measured under concentrated illumination....
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