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NASA’s Mission to Touch the Sun Arrives in the Sunshine State
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for its launch to the Sun, scheduled for July 31, 2018.
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Light ‘relaxes’ crystal to boost solar cell efficiency
Some materials are like people. Let them relax in the sun for a little while and they perform a lot better.
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High efficiency solar power conversion allowed by a novel composite material
A composite thin film made of two different inorganic oxide materials significantly improves the performance of solar cells, as recently demonstrated by a…
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Schneider Electric launches Villaya containerized microgrids
Schneider Electric has launched Villaya, a new class of highly disruptive industrial-class solar microgrid solutions using PWRstation's state-of-the-art retractable solar racking technology.
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Giant solar tornadoes put researchers in a spin
Despite their appearance solar tornadoes are not rotating after all, according to a European team of scientists.
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World added more solar than fossil fuel generating capacity in 2017
Solar energy dominated global investment in new power generation like never before in 2017. The world installed a record 98 gigawatts of new solar capacity, far more than the net additions of any other technology - renewable, fossil fuel or nuclear.
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meeco to install 7 MWp sun2fix Open Access renewable energy generation plant in India
The cost of power is one of the key concerns for industries and commercial enterprises across the globe as well as in India.
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US-based Longroad Energy Selects Greenbyte for Data Management
By bringing a modern, technology-agnostic approach to wind and solar data management, Greenbyte is a key partner to Longroad.
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Photosynthetic protein structure that harvests and traps infrared light
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have solved the structure of a photosynthetic protein to reveal how it converts near-infrared light into an electrical charge.
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Freedom Solar project at Northtown Plaza will save owners more than $1.25 million
The Northtown Professional Plaza's new rooftop array by Freedom Solar Power will offset 43 percent of the building's energy needs, pay for itself in…
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What else can molecular perovskite do?
Molecular perovskites have attracted growing attentions for high-performance solar cells, photo-detectors, and ferroelectric materials.
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The process by which holes get trapped in nanoparticles made of zinc oxide
When a solar cell absorbs a photon of light, it starts an electronic race against time.
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Photosynthesis uses vibrations as ‘traffic signals’
Researchers have discovered a new role for protein vibrations in controlling the transformation of sunshine into useful energy.
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Kesterite solar cells: Germanium promises better opto-electronic properties than tin
Kesterites are semiconductor compounds made of the elements copper, tin, zinc, and selenium.
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Hybrid plasmonic and pyroelectric harvesting of light fluctuations
It may in the future be possible to harvest energy with the aid of leaves fluttering in the wind.
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DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Inks Collaboration with Envision
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) announced it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Envision, a leading digital energy company, to develop advanced predictive analytics in the area of photovoltaic (PV) module degradation and failures.