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Microwaves advance solarcell production and recycling
A microwave technology invented at Macquarie University will improve the manufacture of solar cells and make them easier to recycle.
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KAUST team sets world record for tandem solar cell efficiency
Crystalline silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic market with module efficiencies of around 20-22%. However, the field of solar energy is…
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High-efficiency sustainable solar cells for IoT devices with AI-powered energy management
Newcastle University researchers have created environmentally-friendly, high-efficiency photovoltaic cells that harness ambient light to power internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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Migrating ions through the perovskite layer in two dimensions
Electrostatic doping has been widely used in low-dimensional materials, including carbon nanotube (CNT) and two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene and…
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Solar cells charging forward
Ongoing challenges in solar cell production may partly explain why non-renewable energy resources - such as coal, oil, and natural gas - have overshadowed current optoelectronic devices.
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In rural America, big solar projects often get a frosty welcome
From her century-old home, Susan Burns has watched the sun set over her cousin's field every day for 75 years.
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NASA-enabled AI predictions may give time to prepare for solar storms
Like a tornado siren for life-threatening storms in America's heartland, a new computer model that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and NASA satellite data could sound the alarm for dangerous space weather.
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London hits out at Washington’s green energy subsidies
Britain on Thursday warned against the threat of protectionism as it slammed the United States for leading a "distortive" green energy subsidy race.
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EU deal to nearly double renewable energy by 2030
The European Union reached a deal Thursday to almost double the share of renewables in the 27-nation bloc's energy consumption by 2030 amid efforts to become carbon neutral and ditch Russian fossil fuels.
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Photosynthesis: varying roads lead to the reaction center
Photosynthesis is the motor of all life on Earth. Complex processes are required for the sunlight-powered conversion of carbon dioxide and water to energy-rich sugar and oxygen.
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Sweden’s sky lights up with northern lights research
Scientists in Sweden put on a light show in the night sky on Thursday, releasing material from a sounding rocket to research the spectacular northern lights phenomena.
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Solar industry feeling the heat over disposal of 80 million panels
The renewable energy sector is facing a quandary: how Australia will dispose of 80 million solar panels in an environmentally friendly way when they reach the end of their life.
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Scientists create novel bandgap-tunable 2D nanosheets made from perovskite oxynitrides
Two-dimensional monolayer nanosheets made from layered perovskite have many desirable properties.
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Powerful solar eruption on far side of Sun still impacted Earth
A massive eruption of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection or CME, was detected escaping from the Sun at 11:36 p.m.
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Porous insulator contact breaks passivation-transport trade-off
A research team led by Prof. XU Jixian from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) designed and fashioned a novel porous insulator contact (PIC) for perovskite solar cells.
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Perovskite solar cells from the slot die coater – a step towards industrial production
Solar cells made from metal halide perovskites achieve high efficiencies and their production from liquid inks requires only a small amount of energy.