Engineering
During the most recent total solar eclipse visible in the U.S., on Aug. 21, 2017, the skies darkened as the moon crossed in front of the sun. It blocked out all sunlight—except for that from a golden ring visible around ...
Mar 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
For parts of the U.S., the best place to store massive amounts energy for the electric grid could be right beneath our feet.
Sep 7, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
New onshore wind and solar energy projects are set to deliver electricity more cheaply than fossil fuels plants, with other green technologies also rapidly gaining a cost advantage over dirty fuels, a report published Saturday ...
Jan 13, 2018
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Engineering
About 750 million people in the world do not have access to electricity at night. Solar cells provide power during the day, but saving energy for later use requires substantial battery storage.
Apr 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Americans used more energy in 2018 than in any other year, according to the most recent energy flow charts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Overall total energy consumption rose to 101.2 quadrillion ...
Apr 12, 2019
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Engineering
A new generation of cheap, sustainable and efficient solar cells is a step closer, thanks to scientists at The University of Queensland.
Oct 6, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Semi-transparent solar cells that can be incorporated into window glass are a "game-changer" that could transform architecture, urban planning and electricity generation, Australian scientists say in a paper in Nano Energy.
Apr 21, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Australian photovoltaics researchers have made a 'cool' discovery: Singlet fission and tandem solar cells—two innovative ways to generate solar power more efficiently—also help to lower operating temperatures and keep ...
May 10, 2021
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Engineering
A team of physicists and engineers at Technical University of Denmark reports that it is possible to build a working selenium–silicon tandem solar cell, a combination that could theoretically improve the efficiency of solar ...
Energy & Green Tech
In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason that the U.S. Department of Energy projects that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing U.S. energy source through ...
Aug 26, 2021
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