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Improving solar cell efficiency with a bucket of water
Looking at your cell phone, you realize the battery is low, which means you have to make another long walk into town to pay money to charge the device.
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ESA’s space weather mission to be protected against stormy Sun
ESA is planning Earth's first dedicated space weather observatory to warn of potentially harmful turbulence in our parent star.
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JUMEME breaks ground on 1st phase of Lake Victoria mini-grid solar project
RP Global and JUMEME Rural Power Supply Ltd., have announced construction of the first phase of its ambitious solar-hybrid mini-grid project in Tanzania was in progress.
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Space weather kicks up a social storm
One of the most visible - and fabulously beautiful - effects of this 'space weather' on our planet are the aurora borealis, the famous 'northern lights' that dance across the high (and low) latitudes.
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Layering titanium oxide’s different mineral forms for better solar cells
Researchers have layered different mineral forms of titanium oxide on top of one another to improve perovskite-type solar cell efficiency by one-sixth.
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Cluster Spacecraft Reveal Insights into Earth’s Natural Particle Accelerator
A new study performed by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Uppsala, in collaboration with the University of Sheffield and other groups, uses data from…
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Trina Solar selected for first project with low carbon bifacial dual-glass modules in France
Image caption: The bifacial DUOMAX Twin dual-glass module impresses with up to 25% additional energy gain, 1,500V system voltage and outstanding durability.
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Solar Payback Trends 2019
Thanks to falling solar panel prices and increased CO2 cost for dirty fuels, payback times for solar power for consumers was way down in Europe in 2018.
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Dynamic Energy brings solar power to Galloway factory
Dynamic Energy Solutions, LLC, a full-service solar energy solutions provider, has announced the completion of a rooftop solar array on Barrette Outdoor Living's manufacturing facility in Galloway, NJ.
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NASA Selects Mission to Study Space Weather from Space Station
NASA has selected a new mission that will help scientists understand and, ultimately, forecast the vast space weather system around our planet.
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NYU Tandon team charts path to sustainable, solar-driven chemical manufacturing
A team of researchers from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering is working to upend energy-intensive, fossil fuel-dependent chemical…
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Solar tadpole-like jets seen with IRIS add new clue to age-old mystery
Scientists have discovered tadpole-shaped jets coming out of regions with intense magnetic fields on the Sun.
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LOFAR radio telescope reveals secrets of solar storms
An international team of scientists led by a researcher from Trinity College Dublin and University of Helsinki announced a major discovery on the very nature of solar storms in the journal Nature Astronomy.
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Spacecraft measurements reveal mechanism of solar wind heating
Queen Mary University of London has led a study which describes the first direct measurement of how energy is transferred from the chaotic electromagnetic…
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High-speed surveillance in solar cells catches recombination red-handed
A research team at Osaka University has developed an improved method for producing microscope images that can spot speedy electrons zipping through nanomaterials used in solar panels.
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ComEd Installs Off-Grid Renewable Lighting at Bronzeville Schools
Even as daylight gives way to darkness, the walkway at Beethoven Elementary School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood is bright thanks to off-grid lights powered by renewable energy and installed by ComEd.