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Trump missed target with solar tariffs, critics say
After the U.S. president put his signature on new tariffs for imported solar products, more voices emerged to say the decision was a job killer.
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Progress on energy storage can expedite New York’s shift to clean energy
People have known for decades that virtually unlimited energy resources like solar and wind energy are cleaner and healthier than energy produced by dirty fuels.
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U.S. tariff on solar power components met with backlash
A U.S. decision to impose import tariffs on solar power equipment means Asian manufactures may simply shift focus to expanding Asian markets, analysis found.
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A Russian scientist improved nanofluids for solar power plants
An associate of Siberian Federal University (SFU) teamed up with his foreign colleagues to increase the efficiency of the heat transfer medium used in solar power plants.
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Trump approves steep tariffs on solar panels, washing machines
President Donald Trump has approved steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines to protect US producers, US trade officials announced Monday.
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Ultrathin black phosphorus for solar-driven hydrogen economy
Hydrogen as a fuel source, rather than hydrocarbons like oil and coal, offers many benefits.
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Semiconductor breakthrough may be game-changer for organic solar cells
In an advance that could push cheap, ubiquitous solar power closer to reality, University of Michigan researchers have found a way to coax electrons to travel…
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Slow ‘hot electrons’ could improve solar cell efficiency
Photons with energy higher than the 'band gap' of the semiconductor absorbing them give rise to what are known as hot electrons.
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New gas-solid reaction for high-speed perovskite photodetector proposed
A recent paper published in NANO showed the gas-solid reaction method provides a full coverage of the perovskite film and avoids damage from the organic…
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Renewables and cooling tech critical to water use in India’s power sector
A new policy brief co-authored by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) finds that increasing the share of…
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Perovskite solar cells: Perfection not required
Metal-organic perovskite layers for solar cells are frequently fabricated using the spin coating technique on industry-relevant compact substrates.
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NEXTracker to supply smart trackers to massive North Africa solar farm
NEXTracker reports announced that global solar EPC company Sterling and Wilson selected NEXTracker to supply 325 megawatts (5 blocks of 65 MW each) of its smart solar trackers to its project within the Benban solar park in Aswan, Egypt.
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Chinese solar boom sparks global renewables boon: study
A Chinese boom in solar panel installation last year helped drive global investment in renewable clean energy technology to record levels, a new study showed Tuesday.
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Urban Solar installs solar LED lighting along Vancouver Island pathways
The District of Saanich in British Columbia, Canada, required multi-use pathway lighting for one of its parks and chose Urban Solar for its reliable and high performance solar powered LED lighting systems.
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Building a new generation of self-healing solar cells
A team of researchers have disclosed in which location self-healing occurs for the future solar cells through the use of Photoconductive Atomic Force Microscope.
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Magnetic coil springs accelerate particles on the Sun
Why does the Sun sometimes accelerate preferentially helium-3 and iron into space?