Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 - At times the sun ejects massive clouds of energetic material into space, and these events can disturb satellites, threaten astronauts and even affect power grids on the ground. Researchers are worki
Jinan, China (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 - As global energy transitions accelerate, distributed photovoltaic systems have become a cornerstone of rural energy transformation in China, shifting many rural households from passive energy consum
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 - Southwest Research Institute has carried out a series of large scale fire tests to examine how flames spread beneath photovoltaic panel installations on flat commercial and industrial rooftops. The
London, UK (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 - Physicists at Trinity College Dublin have developed a new theoretical framework that connects photon condensation in optical microstructures with the fundamental limits of heat engines, potentially
London, UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 - Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a semi-transparent, flexible perovskite solar cell that generates electricity while allowing control over both light transmission and
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 - Generating hydrogen from sunlight offers a route to low carbon fuel production by converting solar energy into chemical energy stored in hydrogen. Researchers use photocatalysts to absorb light and
Newark NJ (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 - Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most violent eruptions. In findings published in Nature Astronomy, scie
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 - The sun rotates about once every 28 days, so active regions on its surface are usually visible from Earth for only around two weeks before they move out of view behind the limb. Ioannis Kontogiannis
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 - Perovskite solar cells are attracting interest as lower-cost, high-efficiency alternatives to silicon photovoltaics, but defects in their thin films hinder charge transport, waste energy, and reduce
Berlin (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 - The share of renewables in German power production almost stagnated in 2025, data showed Monday, as concerns grow about a shift away from green policies under conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 - For the first time, scientists have used NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. Using IXPE's unique X-ray polarization capability, astronomers examined a star
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 - Researchers at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have engineered an optimized electron transport layer for inverted perovskite solar cells that raises both
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 31, 2025 - The intermittent output of solar power creates challenges for grid operators who must keep supply and demand in balance. Traditional numerical weather prediction models often handle cloud initializa
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 - SEVEN introduces the newly developed Class A Thermopile Pyranometer - a cutting-edge solution designed for high-precision solar radiation monitoring in PV plants, meteorological stations, and research applications.
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 - Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a vapour-deposition process that significantly enhances the long-term and high-temperature stability of perovskite-silicon (S
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 - Proba-3 has spent its first year in orbit generating more than 50 artificial solar eclipses, giving scientists sustained access to the inner solar corona that previously could only be studied interm
