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Solar on the right track
Solar on the right track
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You can put them on your roof, in a field, or against a wall – why not put solar cells…
Solar Cell UV protection? Use Red Onions!
Solar Cell UV protection? Use Red Onions!
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Bio based materials can protect Solar Cells against UV radiation A Turku University Report: Solar cells are prone…
Building fires with solar panels mapped for the first time
Building fires with solar panels mapped for the first time
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Need for better monitoring of solar panel fire safety TNO, NIPV, and NEN have mapped out for the first time…
Quantum-inspired design boosts efficiency of heat-to-electricity conversion
Quantum-inspired design boosts efficiency of heat-to-electricity conversion
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Rice engineers take unconventional route to improving thermophotovoltaic systems Researchers at Rice University have found a new way to improve…

Solar window generates energy by reflecting light
Solar window generates energy by reflecting light
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A new type of window had been developed and tested that produces electricity and simultaneously controls heat and light for indoor comfort This was done by researchers from the ZIEZO…
Aptera’s Production-Intent Vehicle for Real-World
Aptera’s Production-Intent Vehicle for Real-World
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Aptera’s First Production-Intent Vehicle Successfully Completes First Function Test Aptera Motors has reached a significant milestone in the development of its solar electric vehicle (sEV) with the successful first drive…
A trick of light: silicon into direct bandgap semiconductor
A trick of light: silicon into direct bandgap semiconductor
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Discovery enables manufacturing of ultrathin solar panels, advanced optoelectronics – UC Irvine By creating a new way for light and matter to interact, researchers at the University of California, Irvine…
Computer simulations point the way towards better solar cells
Computer simulations point the way towards better solar cells
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, using computer simulations and machine learning, have gained new insights into how perovskite materials function, which is an important step forward Halide…
Solar-powered desalination system
Solar-powered desalination system
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Because it doesn’t need expensive energy storage for times without sunshine, the technology could provide communities with drinking water at low costs MIT engineers have built a new desalination system…
Glass like transparent solar cell can charge phones on the go
Glass like transparent solar cell can charge phones on the go
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‘Furthermore, we successfully demonstrated the photocharging of a smartphone using a transparent ABC solar module .. ‘ Professor Kwanyong Seo and his research team in the School of Energy and…
Researchers crack the code to boost solar cell efficiency
Researchers crack the code to boost solar cell efficiency
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Researchers at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a molecular treatment that significantly enhances the efficiency and durability of perovskite…
Iron as an inexpensive storage medium for hydrogen
Iron as an inexpensive storage medium for hydrogen
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Researchers at ETH Zurich are using iron to store hydrogen safely and for long periods. In the future, this technology could be used for seasonal energy storage From the news:…
Carbon footprint floating solar systems similar to land systems
Carbon footprint floating solar systems similar to land systems
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Floating solar systems on inland waters are, in terms of carbon footprints, similar to solar systems on land Josco Kester, Scientist at TNO: “Our study of two operational systems…
Magnetic fields help understand light particle splitting for boosting solar cell efficiency
Magnetic fields help understand light particle splitting for boosting solar cell efficiency
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Scientists are closer to giving the next generation of solar cells a powerful boost by integrating a process that could make the technology more efficient by breaking particles of light—photons—into…
Ultralight drone that flies with onboard solar
Ultralight drone that flies with onboard solar
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Bizarre design uses a solar-powered motor that’s optimized for weight researchers reported that they had developed a drone they’re calling the CoulombFly, which is capable of self-powered hovering for as…
Solar energy — high-efficiency colored solar panels for buildings
Solar energy — high-efficiency colored solar panels for buildings
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A team of researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has developed an innovative solar facade element that can be incorporated into a building’s exterior practically…
Infineon unveils 400-V MOSFETs for AI server power supplies
Infineon unveils 400-V MOSFETs for AI server power supplies
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Redefining power density and efficiency in AI server power supplies, the 400-V MOSFETs addresse the surge in energy demand of high-level GPUs.
Solar Potential on Electric Vehicles within Europe
Solar Potential on Electric Vehicles within Europe
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A European consortium of experts has been investigating to what extent the expansion of vehicle-integrated solar would affect the electricity requirements of an electrified vehicle fleet The three-year research project…
Machine learning accelerates discovery of solar-cell perovskites
Machine learning accelerates discovery of solar-cell perovskites
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An EPFL research project has developed a method based on machine-learning to quickly and accurately search large databases, leading to the discovery of 14 new materials for solar cells…
Powering drones with ultra-thin, flexible perovskite PV cells
Powering drones with ultra-thin, flexible perovskite PV cells
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An Austrian research team has demonstrated lightweight, flexible and ultra-thin perovskite solar technology in palm-sized autonomous drones A PV-Magazine report A team from Johannes Kepler University Linz…
Four-terminal tandem organic solar cell achieves 16,94% efficiency
Four-terminal tandem organic solar cell achieves 16,94% efficiency
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Researchers at ICFO have fabricated a new four-terminal organic solar cell with a tandem configuration with a 16.94% power conversion efficiency (PCE). The new device is composed by a highly…
Increasing the efficiency of eco-friendly solar cells
Increasing the efficiency of eco-friendly solar cells
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A research team led by Professor Lee Ju-hyuck of DGIST in the Department of Energy Science & Engineering has successfully developed an energy harvesting device that enhances solar energy efficiency…
Solar ‘Sandwich’ can improve Solar Efficiency
Solar ‘Sandwich’ can improve Solar Efficiency
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Increasing the efficiencies of solar cells is a powerful lever for cost reduction of photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, the efficiencies of single-junction PV technologies have nearly reached their practical limits.
HV insulation resistance testers for industrial/solar applications
HV insulation resistance testers for industrial/solar applications
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Portable testers offer user selectable test voltages from 250 V to 2500 V and insulation resistance measurements up to 500 GΩ.
Harnessing light with hemispherical shells
Harnessing light with hemispherical shells
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New research proposes to redefine organic solar cells with a hemispherical shell design that offers expanded angular coverage, particularly advantageous for applications requiring flexible light capture, such as wearable electronics…
A solar-powered computer mouse
A solar-powered computer mouse
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Primax and Ambient Photonics collaborate to create breakthrough solar-powered computer mouse. Primax, a total solutions provider for the 3 senses in 1 (interface, visual, and audio), has partnered with Ambient…
Turn electricity into light and back into electricity – Fourth Power
Turn electricity into light and back into electricity – Fourth Power
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Thermal energy storage is a key enabling technology for decarbonizing both industrial energy use and electric utilities The technology is best suited for projects that are around 100 MW and…
Robust 600-V FRD MOSFETs deliver fast switching
Robust 600-V FRD MOSFETs deliver fast switching
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FRD MOSFETs optimized to meet the high efficiency needs in LLC, PSFB converters and H-4 and cyclo-inverters in solar/ESS applications.


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