Recycling next-generation solar panels fosters green planet
Tossing worn-out solar panels into landfills may soon become electronics waste history.
Jun 24, 2021
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UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future
The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England.
Feb 5, 2023
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AI makes rooftop solar panels more efficient
Rooftop solar panels become more energy effective if placed accurately
Dec 13, 2022
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Bulky additives could make cheaper solar cells last longer
An insight into preventing perovskite semiconductors from degrading quickly, discovered at the University of Michigan, could help enable solar cells estimated to be two to four times cheaper than today's thin-film solar panels.
Jan 11, 2024
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Researchers fabricate highly transparent solar cell with 2D atomic sheet
Solar panels often get a bad rap for spoiling the appearance of homes and businesses. Yet, this may be about to change.
Jul 19, 2022
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Made in the shade: Growing crops at solar farms yields efficiency
In the threatening trouble of climate change, growing commercial crops on solar farms is a potentially efficient use of agricultural land that can both increase commercial food production and improve solar panel performance ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
How a hybrid heating system could lower your bills and shrink your carbon footprint
To heat your home without damaging the climate, you will need to replace your gas boiler. UK government advisers recommend switching to appliances that run on electricity.
Dec 5, 2023
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Green energy is great for fighting climate change, but not using it is even better
As head of Bridging the Gap, a nonprofit working on climate change and other environmental problems in Kansas City, Missouri, Kristin Riott has a lot on her plate.
Jul 11, 2022
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Residential solar panels from Swiss startup show results in boosted efficiency
(Tech Xplore)—A Swiss startup has doubled residential solar panel efficiency. London-based Climate Action and other environment watching sites carried the report Monday.
Energy & Green Tech
The future of solar technology: New technology makes foldable cells a practical reality
With the recent development of foldable mobile phone screens, research on foldable electronics has never been so intensive. One particularly useful application of the foldable technology is in solar panels.
Feb 10, 2021
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