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Quantum rebar: Quantum dots enhance stability of solar-harvesting perovskite crystals
May 27, 2019 (SPX)
Today virtually all solar cells are made of high-purity silicon. It's a well-established technology, and in recent years the manufacturing cost has dropped sign...
Solar FlexRack's Install Base Exceeds a Half a Gigawatt in Canada
May 15, 2019 (SPX)
Global single-axis tracker sales increased by over 40% in 2018 according to IHS Markit*. Solar FlexRack has provided high-quality racking and tracker services i...
Fluoride radically improves the stability of perovskite solar cells
May 15, 2019 (SPX)
Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology, energy research institute DIFFER, Peking University and University of Twente have discovered that adding a ...
Solvent additive-free ternary polymer solar cells with 16 pecentt efficiency
May 15, 2019 (SPX)
Zhang's group has carried out a series of researches on ternary system, such as polymer/small molecule, polymer/polymer, small molecule/small molecule, double d...
Breakthrough in new material to harness solar power could transform energy
May 15, 2019 (SPX)
The University of Toledo physicist pushing the performance of solar cells to levels never before reached made a significant breakthrough in the chemical formula...
DNV GL launches SolarFarmer PV plant modelling software to handle complex terrain
May 15, 2019 (SPX)
As the demand for solar energy increases, solar plant design are becoming more challenging as the terrain becomes more complex. This will require PV plant desig...
Fluoride boosts the stability of perovskite solar cells
May 13, 2019 (UPI)
Perovskite is the cheapest solar cell material available, and its efficiency has been rapidly improving. Unfortunately, it's not all that durable. Perovskite de...
Secrets of fluorescent microalgae could lead to super-efficient solar cells
May 10, 2019 (SPX)
Microalgae are probably the oldest surviving living organisms on the planet. They have evolved over billions of years to possess light harvesting systems that a...
Copper oxide photocathodes: laser experiment reveals location of efficiency loss
May 10, 2019 (SPX)
Copper oxide has a band gap of 2 electron volts, which matches up very well with the energy spectrum of sunlight. Perfect copper oxide crystals should theoretic...
Solar-powered hydrogen fuels a step closer
May 09, 2019 (SPX)
With the pressure on global leaders to reduce carbon emissions significantly to solve a climate change emergency, there is an urgent need to develop cleaner ene...
ABC Solar Files in LA Court to Defend Solar Rights Act against City of Rolling Hills Estates
May 09, 2019 (SPX)
The City of RHE has steadfastly passed-the-buck on clear violations of compliance with the Solar Permit Streamlining Act of 2014. ABC Solar is taking this court...
Driving chemical reactions with light
May 08, 2019 (SPX)
Trees, bushes and other plants are extremely efficient in converting water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose, a type of sugar, by means of photosynthes...
Researchers make organic solar cells immune to the ravages of water, air and light
May 07, 2019 (SPX)
Unlike silicon solar cells, however, organic cells are highly vulnerable to moisture, oxygen and sunlight itself. State-of-the-art remediation involves incapsul...
What happens when schools go solar?
May 07, 2019 (SPX)
The study, published in the April issue of the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Research Letters, shows taking advantage of all viable space for solar panels...
Urbasolar and Swiss electrician AXPO create a European leader in photovoltaic
May 07, 2019 (SPX)
Urbasolar group, based in Montpellier, is one of the main players in the French photovoltaic sector, specialist of this technology and first winner of the tende...
Novel thermoelectric nanoantenna design for use in solar energy harvesting
May 06, 2019 (SPX)
The paper, "Thermoelectric efficiency optimization of nanoantennas for solar energy harvesting," reports that evolutive dipole nanoantennas (EDNs) generate a th...
Specialty mushroom grower installs solar roof top for part energy needs
May 01, 2019 (SPX)
Researchers at Hokto Kinoko believe mushrooms are the ultimate super food, packed with health benefits yet to be fully realized by the American public. Their st...
Governor Cuomo Announces Third Solicitation For Large Scale Renewable Energy Projects
May 01, 2019 (SPX)
"For the third year in a row, New York is continuing to lead by example when it comes to advancing large-scale renewable energy projects that will bring signifi...
New research to explore technology needed for peer-to-peer 'free trade' in excess energy
May 01, 2019 (SPX)
The UK has seen an increase in the uptake of micro-generation, in which individuals or organisations install their own small scale, renewables-based energy gene...
Inorganic perovskite absorbers for use in thin-film solar cells
May 01, 2019 (SPX)
Completely inorganic perovskite semiconductors such as CsPbI3 have the same crystalline structure as hybrid perovskites, but contain an alkali metal such as cae...
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