April 17, 2021, was a day like any other day on the Sun, until a brilliant flash erupted and an enormous cloud of solar material billowed away from our star.
Today's commercial solar panels can convert about 15% to 20% of the sunlight they absorb into electrical energy - but they could be much more efficient, according to researchers at Soochow University.
Researchers from Pusan National University in South Korea have made significant strides in addressing the longstanding stability issues plaguing perovskite solar cells, a critical challenge that has hindered their commercial viability.
Perovskites, a broad class of compounds with a particular kind of crystal structure, have long been seen as a promising alternative or supplement to today's silicon or cadmium telluride solar panels.
The recent spike of activity from the sun occurred during what NASA has dubbed the Heliophysics Big Year-a celebration of solar science centered on the April 8 total eclipse, the last that will be visible from the continental U.S.
In a groundbreaking study published in Nano Research on February 6, a team of researchers has unveiled a revolutionary molecule, 3PNIN, designed like a…
In a groundbreaking study at the University of Paderborn, researchers have embarked on an innovative approach to enhance solar cell efficiency, leveraging the…
Oil-rich Alberta on Wednesday unveiled new rules for renewable energy projects, effectively banning wind and solar on large swaths of agricultural lands and in areas that could obstruct the majestic Rocky Mountain views the Canadian province is known for.
The landscape of U.S. electrical generation is witnessing a pivotal shift, underscored by the latest data from the U.S.
In an ambitious move to advance space power generation technology, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc.
Tampa-based Merida Aerospace is at the forefront of a technological shift in space exploration, focusing on the development of perovskite solar cells tailored for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.
In an initiative poised to reshape our understanding of the celestial sphere we orbit, the SunSketcher project invites amateur astronomers and curious minds alike to partake in a unique scientific endeavor.
The wartime destruction of its coalmines and several of its power plants are proving a catalyst for Ukraine's renewable energy transition, said the country's Energy Minister German Galushchenko.
As the Sun inches closer to the apex of its magnetic activity cycle, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has provided unprecedented snapshots highlighting a significant uptick in solar phenomena.
When darkness sweeps across the landscape during a total solar eclipse, unusual things start happening.
The field of solar cells has witnessed an exponential development over the past decades.
