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March 7, 2017

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Space Energy Technology Restored to Make Power Stations More Efficient

Mar. 6, 2017 — Satellite-powering technology that was abandoned decades ago has been reinvented to potentially work with traditional power stations to help them convert heat to electricity more efficiently, meaning ... read more

Sustainable, High Energy Density Battery Created

Mar. 3, 2017 — Researchers announce the development of a novel low cost, rechargeable, high energy density battery that makes the widespread use of solar and wind power possible in the future. It is based on ... read more

Dream of Energy-Collecting Windows Is One Step Closer to Reality

Feb. 20, 2017 — Researchers are bringing the dream of windows that can efficiently collect solar energy one step closer to reality thanks to high tech ... read more

New Hydronium-Ion Battery Presents Opportunity for More Sustainable Energy Storage

Feb. 20, 2017 — A new type of battery shows promise for sustainable, high-power energy storage.It's the world's first battery to use only hydronium ions as the ... read more

Breakthrough in 'Wonder' Materials Paves Way for Flexible Tech

Feb. 16, 2017 — Gadgets are set to become flexible, highly efficient and much smaller, following a breakthrough in measuring two-dimensional 'wonder' materials, ... read more

Material Can Turn Sunlight, Heat and Movement Into Electricity -- All at Once

Feb. 7, 2017 — Many forms of energy surround you: sunlight, the heat in your room and even your own movements. All that energy -- normally wasted -- can potentially ... read more

Research Pinpoints Promise of Polycrystalline Perovskites

Feb. 7, 2017 — A team of scientists has determined that surface recombination limits the performance of polycrystalline perovskite solar ... read more

Storing Solar Power Increases Energy Consumption and Emissions, Study Finds

Jan. 30, 2017 — Homes with solar panels do not require on-site storage to reap the biggest economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, according to research. In fact, storing solar energy for nighttime use ... read more

100% Renewable Energy Sources Require Overcapacity

Jan. 25, 2017 — Germany decided to go nuclear-free by 2022. A CO2-emission-free electricity supply system based on intermittent sources, such as wind and solar -- or photovoltaic (PV) -- power could replace nuclear ... read more

Scientists Lay Foundations for New Type of Solar Cell

Jan. 24, 2017 — An interdisciplinary team of researchers has laid the foundations for an entirely new type of photovoltaic cell. In this new method, infrared radiation is converted into ... read more

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Liquid Hydrogen May Be Way Forward for Sustainable Air Travel

Feb. 23, 2017 — With sustainable solutions in mind, a new study looks at the energy efficiency of current modes of ... read more

Svalbard's Electric Power Could Come from Hydrogen

Feb. 7, 2017 — The energy supply to Longyearbyen, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole, is a hot topic in the climate debate. Longyearbyen is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of ... read more

Powerful Change: A Profile of Today's Solar Consumer

Feb. 7, 2017 — People with higher incomes and better education no longer dominate demand for the domestic solar market in Queensland with a new study revealing the highest uptake in solar PV systems comes from ... read more

Battling Corrosion to Keep Solar Panels Humming

Feb. 2, 2017 — Researchers are studying corrosion to help industry develop longer-lasting photovoltaic panels and increase ... read more

Extreme Space Weather-Induced Blackouts Could Cost US More Than $40 Billion Daily

Jan. 18, 2017 — The daily US economic cost from solar storm-induced electricity blackouts could be in the tens of billions of dollars, with more than half the loss from indirect costs outside the blackout zone, ... read more

A Big Nano Boost for Solar Cells

Jan. 18, 2017 — Solar cells convert light into electricity. While the sun is one source of light, the burning of natural resources like oil and natural gas can also be ... read more

A Better Way to Make Renewable Hydrogen

Jan. 17, 2017 — Scientists have developed a method which boosts the longevity of high-efficiency photocathodes in photoelectrochemical water-splitting ... read more

Measuring How Perovskite Solar Films Efficiently Convert Light to Power

Jan. 11, 2017 — Researchers have directly shown that electrons generated when light strikes a well-oriented perovskite film are unrestricted by grain boundaries and travel long distances without deteriorating. ... read more

Off-Grid Power in Remote Areas Will Require Special Business Model to Succeed

Jan. 6, 2017 — Low-cost, off-grid solar energy could provide significant economic benefit to people living in some remote areas, but a new study suggests they generally lack the access to financial resources, ... read more

The Beating Heart of Solar Energy

Jan. 3, 2017 — Using solar cells placed under the skin to continuously recharge implanted electronic medical devices is a viable one. Swiss researchers have done the math, and found that a 3.6 square centimeter ... read more

Stability Challenge in Perovskite Solar Cell Technology

Dec. 23, 2016 — While solar cell technology is currently being used by many industrial and government entities, it remains prohibitively expensive to many individuals who would like to utilize it. There is a need ... read more

Bright Future for Energy Devices

Dec. 20, 2016 — A new material embeds sodium metal in carbon and could improve electrode performance in energy devices. Scientists ran tests on the sodium-embedded carbon and it performed better than graphene in ... read more

Report Provides Guidance for Evolving Electric Power Sector

Dec. 15, 2016 — A new report recommends proactive regulatory, policy, and market reforms that can help guide the evolution of electric power systems in the US, Europe, and other parts of the world. Distributed ... read more

Hydrogen from Sunlight -- But as a Dark Reaction

Dec. 9, 2016 — The storage of photogenerated electric energy and its release on demand are still among the main obstacles in artificial photosynthesis. One of the most promising, recently identified photocatalytic ... read more

New Sensor Technology for E-Vehicle Batteries

Dec. 8, 2016 — Engineers have developed a new concept for current and voltage sensors for batteries that might become particularly relevant for electric vehicles (EV). An EV battery is made up of individual blocks, ... read more

Ultrathin Protective Layer Brings Quite a Bit More Stability to Perovskite Solar Cell

Dec. 6, 2016 — The addition of a few nanometers of a thin layer of aluminum oxide protects a perovskite solar cell against humidity -- still a major stumbling block to the commercial application of this new type of ... read more

Game Changer for Organic Solar Cells

Dec. 6, 2016 — Researchers have developed a simple processing technique that could cut the cost of organic photovoltaics and wearable ... read more

Simple Processing Technique Could Cut Cost of Organic PV and Wearable Electronics

Dec. 6, 2016 — A simple solution-based electrical doping technique could help reduce the cost of polymer solar cells and organic electronic devices, potentially expanding the applications for these ... read more

Plug in for Renewable Energy

Dec. 6, 2016 — A new study shows a huge US market for plug and play solar energy, with billions of dollars in retail sales and energy savings. So what's holding up widespread ... read more

Perovskite Solar Cells Hit New World Efficiency Record

Dec. 1, 2016 — They're flexible, cheap to produce and simple to make -- which is why perovskites are the hottest new material in solar cell design. And now, engineers in Australia have smashed the trendy new ... read more

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Liquid hydrogen may be way forward for sustainable air travel

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Battling corrosion to keep solar panels humming

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

A better way to make renewable hydrogen

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Measuring how perovskite solar films efficiently convert light to power

Friday, January 6, 2017

Off-grid power in remote areas will require special business model to succeed

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

The beating heart of solar energy

Friday, December 23, 2016

Stability challenge in perovskite solar cell technology

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Bright future for energy devices

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector

Friday, December 9, 2016

Hydrogen from sunlight -- but as a dark reaction

Thursday, December 8, 2016

New sensor technology for e-vehicle batteries

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Perovskite solar cells hit new world efficiency record

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

New fabrication technique leads to broader sunlight absorption in plastic solar cells

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Solar power could become cheaper, more widespread

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Solar smart window could offer privacy, light control on demand

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Monday, November 14, 2016

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Simulation brings global 100% renewable electricity system alive for the first time

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Balancing energy demand could save money

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Flexible solar panel goes where silicon can't

Friday, October 28, 2016

Launching fusion reactions without a central magnet, or solenoid

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Engineer developing tools, technologies to make a better, smarter power grid

Thursday, October 20, 2016

New perovskite solar cell design could outperform existing commercial technologies

Monday, October 17, 2016

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Cicada wings inspire antireflective surfaces

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Highly efficient organic solar cells with improved operation stability

Monday, October 10, 2016

Lights, action, electrons!

Friday, October 7, 2016

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Efficient organic solar cells with very low driving force

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Nanotechnology for energy materials: Electrodes like leaf veins

Monday, October 3, 2016

Advance in low-cost clean energy generation

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Food additive key to environmentally friendly, efficient, plastic solar cells

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Record for perovskite/CIGS tandem solar module

Monday, September 26, 2016

Crystalline fault lines provide pathway for solar cell current

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Monday, September 19, 2016

Solar radiation variability over Italy in the last 55 years reconstructed for the first time

Friday, September 16, 2016

When hackers turn out the lights

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Hierarchical control, energy balancing is obligatory for storage systems in modern grids

Monday, September 12, 2016

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Friday, September 2, 2016

A new technique opens up advanced solar cells

Monday, August 29, 2016

Solar cell is more efficient, costs less than its counterparts

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Interface engineering for stable perovskite solar cells

Monday, August 22, 2016

Bubble-wrapped sponge creates steam using sunlight

Thursday, August 18, 2016

An unexpected finding: Rare iodine polymer discovery is key to starch-iodine mystery

Friday, August 12, 2016

Let's roll: Material for polymer solar cells may lend itself to large-area processing

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Two become one: How to turn green light blue

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Monday, August 8, 2016

Making a solar energy conversion breakthrough with help from a ferroelectrics pioneer

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Monday, August 1, 2016

New high-temperature device captures a broader solar wavelength spectrum

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Breakthrough solar cell captures carbon dioxide and sunlight, produces burnable fuel

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Any picture or text could be inkjet-printed as a solar cell

Monday, July 25, 2016