Driving a greener future: how your electric car could help power your neighborhood
A new concept—the "grid of grids"—is revolutionizing the way we think about energy.
Nov 28, 2023
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News tagged with solar energy technology
Engineering
Inverted perovskite solar cell breaks 25% efficiency record
Northwestern University researchers have raised the standards again for perovskite solar cells with a new development that helped the emerging technology hit new records for efficiency.
Nov 18, 2023
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Business
How to ensure Alberta's oil and gas workers have jobs during the energy transition
Retraining Alberta's oil and gas workers for the solar industry costs far less than you think. The results of our new study clearly show that a rapid transition to sustainable energy production is feasible, as costs of retraining ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Engineering
Transition from fossil to clean energy will reduce global mining activities: Study
A wide range of metals need to be mined for solar panels, wind turbines and batteries. Researchers from Leiden University have shown that this 'mining burden' does not outweigh the final gain: the overall mining activity ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Engineering
Solar farms in space are possible, say scientists
It's viable to produce low-cost, lightweight solar panels that can generate energy in space, according to new research from the Universities of Surrey and Swansea.
Oct 24, 2023
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Engineering
Guarantees of optimality: A new model to help the manufacturing industry transition to renewables
The sixth UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which came out in the spring of 2022, was clear: technologies are available now to make the transition away from a fossil-fueled economy. However, making these ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Technical potential of renewables in Indonesia
Indonesia is a country with huge renewable energy potential, essentially to enable the Net Zero 2060 ambition. The figure summarizes three years of research by Ph.D. candidate Jannis Langer on renewable resource mapping in ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The dark side of solar: How off-grid products are creating waste in Africa
Household solar products are improving the quality of life for people living in developing nations. However, many off-grid solar products function for less than four years. When they fall into disrepair, they become part ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists explore solar cell-based hybrid energy harvesters
Energy harvesting stands out as a vital player in our modern world. Solar energy, with its renewable and environmentally friendly characteristics, has gained immense popularity in various applications, ranging from small ...
Sep 15, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Renewable backup power key to energy resilience in disasters, says new report
Remote communities in disaster-prone areas could become more resilient to power outages by adopting more renewable energy technologies. That's the main finding of a UNSW Sydney report, which recommends more policy support ...
Sep 13, 2023
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