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HZB researchers are used to boost the efficiency of silicon solar cells
Oct 08, 2018 (SPX)
The principle of a solar cell is simple: per incident light particle (photon) a pair of charge carriers (exciton) consisting of a negative and a positive charge...
China to lead world's renewable energy consumption by 2023: IEA
Oct 08, 2018 (UPI)
"China leads global growth in renewable energy as a result of policies to decarbonize all sectors and reduce harmful local air pollution, and becomes the larges...
ASU researcher innovates solar energy technology in space
Oct 08, 2018 (SPX)
More than a gigawatt of solar energy will be needed to power these activities, or the equivalent of 3.125 million photovoltaic panels. However, because it is cu...
Chernobyl begins new life as solar power park
Oct 05, 2018 (AFP)
The 1 million-euro ($1.2-million), one-megawatt plant is located just a hundred metres (yards) from a giant metal dome sealing the remains of the the nuclear po...
Emissions-free energy system saves heat from the summer sun for winter
Oct 04, 2018 (SPX)
Around a year ago, the research team presented a molecule that was capable of storing solar energy. The molecule, made from carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, has t...
Solar panel users basked in record energy surge created by summer heatwave
Oct 04, 2018 (SPX)
The amount of solar-generated electricity produced was around four times higher than average for the month, peaking at over eight gigawatts per day - about twic...
India-led solar alliance will outshine OPEC: PM Modi
Oct 02, 2018 (AFP)
"The role of the oil wells today will be that of the Sun's rays tomorrow," Narendra Modi said at the meeting in New Delhi. "In the coming years, when the world ...
Renewable energy on rise in resource-poor Jordan
Sep 28, 2018 (AFP)
Standing in front of the Hamdan al-Qara mosque, Sheikh Adnan Yahya says that before installing the panels he used to pay up to 13,000 dinars ($18,350, 15,500 eu...
Construction starts on biggest solar park in Limburg on Chemelot site
Sep 27, 2018 (SPX)
The park is an initiative of solar park operator, NaGa Solar, DSM and Chemelot. NaGa Solar is providing the investment in the solar park and the infrastructure,...
Multimodal imaging shows strain can drive chemistry in a photovoltaic material
Sep 26, 2018 (SPX)
The researchers used multimodal imaging to "see" nanoscale interactions within a thin film of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite, a material useful for solar c...
Ivory Coast looks to solar vehicles to replace bush taxis
Sep 23, 2018 (AFP)
"It's cheaper and relaxing!" says local trader Sandrine Tetelo, of the Chinese-made "Saloni" or "Antara" tricycles, which could eventually spell the end for old...
Origami inspires highly efficient solar steam generator
Sep 21, 2018 (SPX)
Now, inspired by origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, researchers have devised a solar steam generator that approaches 100 percent efficiency for the pro...
Lego-style solar panels to smash energy bills
Sep 20, 2018 (SPX)
With energy use in buildings predicted to double or even triple by 2050*, and most home energy used to heat water, project PVadapt promises to crack several sus...
SunShare secures $11M in construction and term financing
Sep 14, 2018 (SPX)
"We've been building community solar gardens for almost a decade to make solar energy accessible and affordable to everyone. Securing construction financing thr...
Golden sandwich could make the world more sustainable
Sep 11, 2018 (SPX)
In the pursuit of realizing a sustainable society, there is an ever-increasing demand to develop revolutionary solar cells or artificial photosynthesis systems ...
Power grid automating as wind, solar and global electrification drive market
Sep 11, 2018 (SPX)
The report forecasts continuing rapid electrification, with electricity's share of the total energy demand expected to more than double to 45% in 2050. This is ...
California commits to 100% clean electricity by 2045
Sep 10, 2018 (AFP)
At least 20 countries and twice as many large cities have made similar pledges, but California -- the fifth largest economy in the world -- is by far the bigges...
Renewable energy sources: All-in-one light-driven water splitting
Sep 07, 2018 (SPX)
However, efficient implementation of this process, which mimics biological photosynthesis, is technically very challenging, since it involves a combination of p...
PV Powerhouses Panasonic and SolarEdge Introduce Optimized High-performance Smart Module
Sep 07, 2018 (SPX)
Expanding Panasonic's photovoltaic high-performance HIT portfolio, the HIT S Series Module with a SolarEdge power optimizer is designed to generate more solar p...
Researchers use silicon nanoparticles for enhancing solar cells efficiency
Sep 07, 2018 (SPX)
Such nanoparticles can trap light of a broad range of wavelengths near the cell active layer. The particles themselves don't absorb light and don't interact wit...
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