Moisture-sucking gels give solar panels the chills
A cooling system developed at KAUST has improved the efficiency of a prototype solar panel up to 20 percent and requires no external energy source to operate.
May 11, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
New residential solar panels deliver record-breaking efficiency
The solar panels developed by startup Insolight boast an impressive 29 percent yield – a record for the retail market. These systems, which have now been standardized for mass production, contain lenses that focus sunlight ...
Feb 19, 2019
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Researchers solve mystery that was holding back development of next-generation solar cells
Scientists have identified an unexpected cause of poor performance in a new class of flexible and cheap solar cells, bringing them closer to market.
Dec 22, 2016
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France has solar-strip paving ambitions for long stretch of roads
France has ambitious plans to pave its roads using solar strips. How ambitious? The plan involves a 621-mile stretch of roads with the panels over the next five years, say reports.
Engineering
Solar panels vs planting forests: Which reduces climate change faster?
Photovoltaic fields outperform afforestation as a global climate-change mitigation strategy, according to a study published in the journal PNAS Nexus.
Nov 22, 2023
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Iraq inches toward solar-powered future
In a small village in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, solar panels adorn most homes, part of a small but growing effort to harness the sun's energy in Iraq, where electricity is scarce.
Nov 2, 2023
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What is a virtual power plant? An energy expert explains
After nearly two decades of stagnation, U.S. electricity demand is surging, driven by growing numbers of electric cars, data centers and air conditioners in a warming climate. But traditional power plants that generate electricity ...
Oct 17, 2023
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New environmentally friendly solar panel recycling process helps recover valuable silver
UNSW Sydney engineers have developed a new, more effective way of recycling solar panels, which can recover silver at high efficiency.
Jul 20, 2023
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Solar investment outshines oil: IEA
Investment in solar power is expected to overtake oil for the first time this year as clean energy spending outpaces that for fossil fuels, the IEA said in a report Thursday.
May 25, 2023
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S.Africa's blackouts force solar-powered town to life in the dark
A South African town has been left fuming after a legal battle with a state-owned power utility forced its solar plant to dump desperately needed electricity in a country suffering a record energy crisis.
May 18, 2023
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