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Scientists unlock longer-lasting perovskite solar technology
Mar 01, 2025 (SPX)
While perovskite solar cells offer a lightweight and cost-effective alternative to traditional silicon-based solar panels, they have struggled with long-term re...
Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could chip in to boost power grid resilience
Mar 01, 2025 (SPX)
In response to a cyber attack or natural disaster, a backup network of decentralized devices - such as residential solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, h...
Queen Mary scientists collaborate with Power Roll to advance perovskite solar technology
Mar 01, 2025 (SPX)
Perovskite is widely regarded as the future of solar energy due to its lightweight, flexible, and high-efficiency properties, enabling installations in location...
Solar solutions: Bio-inspired approach creates bespoke photovoltaics
Mar 01, 2025 (SPX)
Put bluntly: Most solar panels are not much to look at. And their flat, nonflexible composition means they can only be affixed to similarly flat structures. But...
Cuba opens solar park hoping to stave off blackouts
Feb 21, 2025 (AFP)
The dire state of Cuba's power generation infrastructure, largely dependent on oil from Venezuela, has seen the country of 10 million people struggle with near ...
Tiny Grooves Unlock New Potential in Solar Cell Manufacturing
Feb 20, 2025 (SPX)
The newly developed solar cells employ a perovskite semiconductor and are manufactured using an embossing technique that etches microscopic grooves into plastic...
Revolutionary Flexible Dual-Band Electrochromic Window Enhances Energy Efficiency and Storage
Feb 20, 2025 (SPX)
This advanced smart window technology allows precise control over visible light and near-infrared (NIR) radiation, reducing building energy use by up to 20% com...
Machine Learning Enhances Solar Power Forecast Accuracy
Feb 18, 2025 (SPX)
Since PV forecasting depends heavily on weather predictions, inaccuracies in meteorological models can impact power output estimates. Researchers from the Insti...
The next-generation solar cell is fully recyclable
Feb 18, 2025 (SPX)
With the anticipated surge in electricity demand due to the expansion of artificial intelligence and the electrification of transportation, sustainable energy s...
China to further shrink renewables subsidies in market reform push
Feb 09, 2025 (AFP)
China has sought to scale back government support for renewable energy companies in recent years as the sector reaches critical mass. It installed a record amou...
HZB sets new efficiency record for CIGS perovskite tandem solar cells
Feb 05, 2025 (SPX)
Thin-film solar cells, such as those based on copper, indium, gallium, and selenium (CIGS), require minimal material and energy to manufacture, making them an e...
A look into the dark
Jan 31, 2025 (SPX)
Dark excitons are particle pairs formed when an excited electron leaves behind a positively charged vacancy, or "hole," to which it remains bound by Coulomb int...
Role of barrier films in maintaining the stability of perovskite solar cells
Jan 31, 2025 (SPX)
To tackle this issue, a research team led by Professor Takashi Minemoto, a Fellow at the Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy, alongside Dr. Abdurashid Mavlono...
Enhancing Durability and Efficiency in Tin-based Perovskite Solar Cells
Jan 30, 2025 (SPX)
Researchers have developed a method to enhance the stability of tin-based perovskite by incorporating large organic cations into the perovskite structure. This ...
Low-carbon energy investment hit record $2.1 tn in 2024: report
Jan 30, 2025 (AFP)
Investment worldwide was up 11 percent on 2023 with China accounting for two-thirds of the increase, far eclipsing spending in Europe and the United States, acc...
New Technique Tracks Dark Excitons for Future Solar Cells
Jan 30, 2025 (SPX)
Dark excitons are extremely small pairs consisting of an electron and the hole it leaves behind when excited. Despite carrying energy, these particles do not em...
Finding better photovoltaic materials faster with AI
Jan 27, 2025 (SPX)
The research began with a database containing the structural formulas of about one million virtual molecules, each potentially synthesizable from commercially a...
What to do with aging solar panels?
Jan 26, 2025 (SPX)
SOLAR's goal is to proactively ensure circularity of solar panels by providing solutions to barriers throughout the end-to-end supply chain. The intent is to ma...
Scale-up fabrication of perovskite quantum dots
Jan 24, 2025 (SPX)
Perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) are a promising class of materials distinguished by their high absorption coefficient, cost-effectiveness, ease of processing, an...
Lights out for French solar panel maker
Jan 24, 2025 (AFP)
EDF Renewables said Friday that it had explored all options to save Photowatt, which has been losing between 20 and 30 million euros (dollars) per year. But aft...
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