Scientists Reveal the Secrets Behind Record-Breaking Tandem Solar Cell
The most advanced tandem solar cells today, composed of a silicon base and a perovskite top layer, can transform roughly one-third of the sunlight they…
The most advanced tandem solar cells today, composed of a silicon base and a perovskite top layer, can transform roughly one-third of the sunlight they…
A joint research team from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and collaborators recently developed a stable artificial photocatalytic system that is more efficient…
Scientists have developed a device that can break the principles of Kirchhoff’s law of thermal radiation, disrupting the traditional relationship between absorption and emission efficiencies…
Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes – or even directly from the air – and transformed into clean, sustainable…
Researchers have developed a hybrid material that efficiently transforms low energy light into higher energy light, potentially revolutionizing applications in solar energy, medical imaging, and…
Researchers from Tanzania have found that common rocks, specifically soapstone and granite, may be ideal for thermal energy storage (TES), which involves storing solar heat…
University of Pennsylvania researchers have proposed a new design for lightweight 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (2D TMDC) solar cells, which could potentially double their efficiency…
University of Cambridge scientists have developed an ‘artificial leaf’ that, powered by sunlight, converts CO2 and water into ethanol and propanol. This innovation eliminates the…
Solar panels installed on the roofs of industrial buildings have the potential to satisfy the entire electricity needs of up to 35% of American manufacturers….
Researchers have resolved the mechanism of exciton fission, which could increase solar-to-electricity efficiency by one-third, potentially revolutionizing photovoltaic technology. Photovoltaics, the conversion of light to…
ESA has signed contracts for two parallel concept studies for commercial-scale Space-Based Solar Power plants, representing a crucial step in the Agency’s new SOLARIS initiative…
Some materials convert photons into more free charges than would be expected. Using an ultrafast film, researchers have now been able to get a picture…
Researchers at Newcastle University have created eco-friendly, high-efficiency photovoltaic cells for powering IoT devices using ambient light, achieving 38% power conversion efficiency. They also introduced…
Current solar panels are inefficient and contain toxic materials, a different approach that harnesses plant molecules like chlorophyll could lead to improvements. Our current solar…
Creating an efficient, cost-effective, and flexible solar energy harvesting design based on self-assembled nanoparticles. Solar-thermal technology is a promising environmentally friendly energy harvesting method with…
Wirelessly powered large-area electronics could enable a cheaper and greener internet of things. Emerging forms of thin-film device technologies that rely on alternative semiconductor materials,…
Using enhanced halide perovskite in place of silicon could produce less expensive devices that stand up better to light, heat. Amid all of the efforts…
Solar power could be gathered far away in space and transmitted wirelessly down to Earth to wherever it is needed. The European Space Agency (ESA)…