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Cooling down solar cells, naturally
A bright, sunny, cloudless day might seem like the optimal setting for solar cells.
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Can solar power provide more than clean energy
Scientists from Argonne will study the soil around ground-mounted solar panels and develop a national soil database to better understand impacts on the ecosystem.
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US, France vow to settle spat over green industry subsidies
President Joe Biden said Thursday US support for green industry was not intended to be at Europe's expense as he and French leader Emmanuel Macron pledged to surmount a serious transatlantic trade dispute.
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Researchers unveil multi-mode reactions in perovskite solar cells
As a promising photovoltaic material, metal halide perovskite yields high efficiency in solar cells.
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Fine tuning metal-organic frameworks to make stable perovskite solar cells
Recent developments have enabled perovskite solar cells (PSCs) to achieve power conversion efficiencies exceeding 25.7%; thus, these devices are considered rising stars in the photovoltaics field.
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China’s space-based observatory sends first solar image
China's solar exploration satellite has transmitted its first solar image since being sent to space in October, according to the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) based in east China's Jiangsu Province.
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Simple semiconductor solutions could boost solar energy generation and enable better space probes
A 'simple' tweak to perovskite solar cells during the fabrication stage could help to unlock the untold potential of the renewable energy source, claims research from the University of Surrey.
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Europe’s space agency reviewing space-based solar power
The European Space Agency could be tapping the power of the sun by deploying satellites that could beam the energy back to Earth, its director general said Tuesday.
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Sidus Space engages GTM Advanced Structures to integrate space-proven solar panels into LizzieSat
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design…
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New insights into energy loss open doors for one up-and-coming solar tech
Organic solar cells are an emerging technology with a lot of promise. Unlike the ubiquitous silicon solar panel, they have the potential to be lightweight…
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Predicting performance of perovskite solar cells through machine learning of existing data
Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been rapidly developed in the past decade.
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Rockets to uncover electric circuit that powers the Northern Lights
A NASA-funded rocket mission is headed to space to measure the global electric circuit underlying the northern lights.
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Research collaboration produces all-perovskite tandem solar cell with high efficiency, record voltage
A collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering, Northwestern University and the University of Toledo has resulted in an all-perovskite tandem solar cell with extremely high efficiency and record-setting voltage.
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New discoveries made about a promising solar cell material, thanks to new microscope
A team of scientists from the Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory developed a new characterization tool that allowed them to gain unique insight into a possible alternative material for solar cells.
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NASA astronauts complete spacewalk to prep for upcoming solar array upgrades
Expedition 68 Flight Engineers Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio of NASA concluded their spacewalk at 4:25 p.m.
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Solar snake spotted slithering across Sun’s surface
Solar Orbiter has spotted a 'tube' of cooler atmospheric gases snaking its way through the Sun's magnetic field.