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Perovskites discovery promises better, cheaper solar cell
Oct 31, 2019 (UPI)
In the labs of McGill University in Canada, scientists used a special instrument called the multi-dimensional electronic spectrometer to observe the movements o...
Building solar panels in space might be as easy as clicking print
Oct 31, 2019 (SPX)
In the future, this imaginary scene could become reality. With the Artemis program, the first woman and next man will step foot on the Moon by 2024, and NASA wi...
Using renewable electricity for industrial hydrogenation reactions
Oct 30, 2019 (SPX)
The themed issue highlights the rising stars of materials chemistry research, from nanoparticle inks to next-generation solar cells. The featured investigators ...
Where to install renewable energy in US to achieve greatest benefits
Oct 30, 2019 (SPX)
The study in Environmental Research Letters by the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harv...
SunPower building 35-Megawatt DC solar farm to supply Chevron's Lost Hills Oil Field
Oct 30, 2019 (SPX)
Over the project's term of up to 20 years, it is estimated to produce more than 1.4 billion kilowatt hours of clean solar energy, thereby reducing carbon dioxid...
247Solar and ROST to develop affordable solar power for the mining industry
Oct 30, 2019 (SPX)
247Solar Plants offer guaranteed secure and clean power around the clock in any weather, regardless of whether the sun is shining, and they are ideally suited t...
To rid electric grid of carbon, shore up green energy support
Oct 29, 2019 (SPX)
Their new model is explained in a paper published Oct. 28 in Nature Energy. "We're trying to balance the priorities of maintaining a reliable, low-cost, efficie...
US Air Force Research Laboratory developing space solar power beaming
Oct 28, 2019 (SPX)
"Energy is a strategic enabler and potential vulnerability for our nation and our Department of Defense" said U.S. Air Force Col. Eric Felt, director of AFRL's ...
Can solar technology kill cancer cells?
Oct 28, 2019 (SPX)
The married couple's step-by-step approach has revealed a new way to detect and attack cancer cells using technology traditionally reserved for solar power. The...
Photon Energy replaces diesel with hybrid solar and storage system on Lord Howe Island
Oct 23, 2019 (SPX)
A minimum 1.2 MWp solar PV array and a battery system with over 3.2 MWh capacity will soon be built on the World Heritage-listed remote island, located in the T...
Photon Energy commissions eight PV power plants with 5.6 MWp in Hungary
Oct 23, 2019 (SPX)
The plants, covering an area of 9 hectares, are connected to the grid of NKM Aramhalozati Kft and are expected to generate around 6.9 GWh of electricity per yea...
Sames Automotive becomes first dealership in Laredo to go solar with installation by Freedom Solar Power
Oct 23, 2019 (SPX)
"The Sames family is one of the most highly respected families in Laredo, and now they are proving to be the city's most forward-thinking automotive dealers," s...
Acciona acquires 3,000-MW solar PV development portfolio from Tenaska
Oct 23, 2019 (SPX)
The transaction includes 20 solar projects in the PJM Interconnection and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) markets. The portfolio represents a large, diversified sola...
Biological material boosts solar cell performance
Oct 23, 2019 (SPX)
"These findings open the door for the development of a cheaper, more environmentally friendly bioperovskite solar cell technology," said Shashank Priya, associa...
India to build solar, wind farms along Pakistan border
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
Mired in an economic slowdown, the government has tripled spending over the last three years as part of its push to cut down the use of oil and coal. "We are st...
Why modified carbon nanotubes can help the reproducibility problem
Oct 19, 2019 (SPX)
Perovskite solar cells have attracted much attention because their power conversion efficiency (that is, their efficiency at turning sunlight into electricity) ...
Croissant making inspires renewable energy solution
Oct 19, 2019 (SPX)
Croissants are made by pressing and folding dough to create a layered pastry. The researchers applied this technique to a dielectric capacitor, which is a devic...
Reducing open-circuit voltage loss in organic solar cells
Oct 17, 2019 (SPX)
Group of Assistant Professor Seiichiro Izawa and Professor Masahiro Hiramoto at Institute for Molecular Science in Japan report that OSCs with high mobility and...
Are we underestimating the benefits of investing in renewable energy
Oct 17, 2019 (SPX)
To address this question, it is important to understand how much pollution is released at different times by power plants on the electricity system. The amount ...
Exide announces major solar partnership in Spain
Oct 14, 2019 (SPX)
The installation will enable Exide to draw much of its power from renewable sources at the site, leading to large reductions in CO2 emissions. The landmark proj...
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