Researchers bring diurnal and seasonal variations into the lab to test the performance of perovskite solar cells under realistic conditions. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
Researchers showed they could boost the efficiency of their nanotechnology-enabled solar membrane desalination system by more than 50% simply by adding inexpensive plastic lenses to concentrate sunlight into ‘hot spots.’ Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
Researchers have developed a novel technology that produces liquid hydrocarbon fuels exclusively from sunlight and air. For the first time worldwide they demonstrate the entire thermochemical process chain under real field conditions. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
As with any astronomical instrument, calibration is required in order to remove effects that the instrument itself might have on the data. New research marks a substantial advance in ensuring the accurate solar information measured and collected by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST). Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy…
A new device for collecting and purifying water was inspired by a rose and, while more engineered than enchanted, is a dramatic improvement on current methods. Each flower-like structure costs less than 2 cents and can produce more than half a gallon of water per hour per square meter. Read Full Article Here For more…
Researchers are working on a technology to exploit osmotic energy — a source of power that’s naturally available at estuaries, where fresh water comes into contact with seawater. In a laboratory experiment, the team reproduced the real-world conditions that occur where rivers meet the sea (pH and salt concentration) and showed that, by shining light…
Researchers have reported a key breakthrough in how the performance of cadmium telluride thin-film solar cells is improved even further by the addition of another material, selenium. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
Researchers report a key breakthrough in how the performance of cadmium telluride thin-film solar cells is improved even further by the addition of another material, selenium. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
Physicists demonstrate for the first time a strategy for manipulating the trillions of tiny molecular nanomachines inside us that work to keep us alive, to maximize efficiency and conserve energy. The breakthrough could impact numerous fields, including creating more efficient computer chips and solar cells for energy generation. Read Full Article Here For more great…
Engineering researchers have combined two emerging technologies for next-generation solar power — and discovered that each one helps stabilize the other. The resulting hybrid material is a major step toward reducing the cost of solar power while multiplying the ways it can be used. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News…
A new study has shown chemical, physical, and material evidence for water formation on the Moon. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
By Solar Energy International (SEI) There is a common phrase in the world of data and systems management: “Garbage in, garbage out.” If the data being put into a system is inaccurate or garbage, then that is exactly what you’ll get as an output. Solar developers, EPCs and financiers want to see accurate energy production…
Solar cells made of perovskite hold much promise for the future of solar energy. However, the material degrades quickly, severely limiting its efficiency and stability over time. Researchers have discovered that adding a small amount of fluoride to the perovskite leaves a protective layer, increasing stability of the materials and the solar cells significantly. Read…
A drawback of solar panels is that they require sunlight to generate electricity. Some have observed that for a device on Earth facing space, the chilling outflow of energy from the device can be harvested using the same kind of optoelectronic physics we have used to harness solar energy. New work looks to provide a…
Researchers have proposed a method enabling air conditioning and ventilation systems to produce synthetic fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2) and water from the ambient air. Compact plants are to separate CO2 from the ambient air directly in buildings and produce synthetic hydrocarbons which can then be used as renewable synthetic oil. Read Full Article Here…