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Record 27% efficiency: China’s back-contact solar cells break barriers with silicon wafers
Despite their clear efficiency advantages, high-resistivity, lightly doped silicon wafers have seen limited adoption ...
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Scientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: 'Should allow us to completely rethink [things]'
These cells could be laminated onto various kinds of surfaces, such as the sails of a boat to provide power while at sea. Scientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to ...
The UNSW research team comprises Dr Ziheng Liu, Dr Pengfei Zhang, Professor Xiaojing Hao and Dr Caixia Li. Image: UNSW/Robert Largent Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), ...
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Quantum materials could enable the solar-powered production of hydrogen from water
Hydrogen fuel is a promising alternative to fossil fuels that only emits water vapor when used and could thus help to lower ...
China accelerates desert restoration: 3.5 billion-year-old microbes stabilize sand and protect ecosystems in months.
Perovskite solar cells are highly efficient and low cost in production. However, they still lack stability over the decades under real weather conditions. An international research collaboration has ...
Concerned residents of Baldwin County and surrounding areas are working on strategies to oppose the large-scale solar farm in ...
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Organic molecule stores solar energy for years, then releases it as heat on demand
When the sun goes down, solar panels stop working. This is the fundamental hurdle of renewable energy: how to save the sun's power for a rainy day—or a cold night. Chemists at UC Santa Barbara have ...
The silicon batteries developed by the Spanish startup Silbat are spearheading the Research and Analysis of Long-Duration Energy Storage for Operational Resilience in Critical Military Infrastructures ...
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World’s largest solar-plus-storage site with 3.5 GW capacity confirms safe grid connection
The world’s largest solar-plus-storage project has made a critical achievement that confirms system readiness ...
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