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Solar thermal energy will help China cut costs of climate action
Jul 23, 2018 (SPX)
By contrast, more expensive Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), which can store its solar energy relatively inexpensively, and for long durations, can deliver power...
Canadian energy company says renewables key to emissions goal
Jul 20, 2018 (UPI)
"Suncor has an ambitious greenhouse gas emissions goal to reduce carbon intensity by 30 percent by 2030, and investment in renewable energy is part of the solut...
NYSERDA announces completion of largest solar installation in New York City
Jul 19, 2018 (SPX)
"This solar installation project on Staten Island, the largest in New York City, will provide clean energy and help protect the environment," said Lieutenant Go...
Design rules for minimizing voltage losses in high-efficiency organic solar cells
Jul 19, 2018 (SPX)
Organic solar cells, made from carbon-based materials, present unique advantages compared with other solar cell technologies. For example, they can be manufactu...
Denver takes big step on renewables
Jul 18, 2018 (UPI)
In his annual State of the City address from earlier this week, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said he would move to abate the risks from climate change with stro...
Longer contracts leverage the free fuel in solar power at little OM costs
Jul 13, 2018 (SPX)
Energy developers always look to find ways to structure deals to reduce their costs. A key task in developing utility-scale renewable energy projects is finding...
Latin America's largest solar park turns Mexican desert green
Jul 13, 2018 (AFP)
This silent stretch of sand in the state of Coahuila is the spot the Italian energy giant Enel picked to build the Villanueva power plant: 2.3 million solar pan...
How gold nanoparticles could improve solar energy storage
Jul 13, 2018 (SPX)
"Instead of using ultraviolet light, which is the standard practice, we leveraged the energy of visible and infrared light to excite electrons in gold nanoparti...
Material could help windows both power your home and control its temperature
Jul 12, 2018 (SPX)
Researchers in China have gone a step further and combined these two functions into one window-compatible material that could double the energy efficiency of an...
Bacteria-powered solar cell converts light to energy, even under overcast skies
Jul 12, 2018 (SPX)
Their cell generated a current stronger than any previously recorded from such a device, and worked as efficiently in dim light as in bright light. This innovat...
New world record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency
Jul 11, 2018 (SPX)
Photovoltaics are a mainstay of renewable-energy supply systems, and sunlight is abundantly available worldwide but not around the clock. One solution for deali...
High performance nitride semiconductor for environmentally friendly photovoltaics
Jul 06, 2018 (SPX)
These n-type and p-type copper nitride semiconductors could potentially replace the conventional toxic or rare materials in photovoltaic cells. Thin film photov...
Shedding light on the energy-efficiency of photosynthesis
Jul 04, 2018 (SPX)
A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, suggests that photorespiration wastes little energy and instead enhances nitrate assimila...
Surrey makes breakthrough in perovskite solar cell technology
Jul 03, 2018 (SPX)
Perovskite based cells are widely viewed as the next generation of solar cells, offering similar power conversion efficiency (PCE) performance, but at a much lo...
Researchers solve major challenge in mass production of low-cost solar cells
Jun 28, 2018 (SPX)
These crystalline structures show great promise because they can absorb almost all wavelengths of light. Perovskite solar cells are already commercialized on a ...
Sunvapor receives DoE contract to develop Solar Steam on Demand
Jun 28, 2018 (SPX)
This project, "Solar Steam on Demand" will enable for the first time a continuous operation of distillation equipment at a levelized cost of heat of 1.5 cents /...
A milestone on the path towards efficient solar cells
Jun 28, 2018 (SPX)
Global energy consumption has rocketed, and the upward trend is set to continue over the coming years. In a bid to meet demand whilst protecting the environment...
Jumby Bay island to benefit from additional clean energy supply
Jun 28, 2018 (SPX)
Upon completion of this installation, the whole area will nearly exclusively be supplied with reliable and carbon-free quality energy, which makes the island a ...
Wartsila introduces new hybrid solar PV and storage solution
Jun 28, 2018 (SPX)
Hybrid Solar will allow utilities to transform the efficiency and reliability of their systems with an adaptable solar PV power plant that can support its basel...
Spain takes forward step on renewable energy
Jun 27, 2018 (UPI)
A report emailed to UPI from the consultant group expects a new government under Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will usher in a new phase of energy transi...
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