Cooling down solar cells, naturally
A bright, sunny, cloudless day might seem like the optimal setting for solar cells. But too much sun, and too much heat, can actually reduce the efficiency of photovoltaics.
Nov 29, 2022
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A bright, sunny, cloudless day might seem like the optimal setting for solar cells. But too much sun, and too much heat, can actually reduce the efficiency of photovoltaics.
Nov 29, 2022
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Temperatures around the world are soaring. Both California's Death Valley and China's Xinjiang region have seen temperatures climb above the 50℃ mark. A blistering heat wave is also sweeping across the Mediterranean, causing ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Deployment of new wind and solar power plants needs to be drastically ramped up by the end of the decade to meet the world's climate goals, the International Renewable Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Mar 28, 2023
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A University of Missouri engineering team has devised a new way to determine how many times you can recharge a lithium-ion battery before it needs to be replaced.
Oct 25, 2022
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Generating power from sunlight bouncing off the ground, working at night, even helping to grow strawberries: solar panel technology is evolving fast as costs plummet for a key segment of the world's energy transition.
Aug 11, 2022
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Wind and solar produced a record 10 percent of global electricity in the first half of 2020 as the world's coal plant fleet ran at less than half its capacity, analysis published Thursday showed.
Aug 13, 2020
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A new robotic window and building façade cleaner currently being developed has the potential to be three times faster, safer, and more efficient than current methods, according to its co-inventors. SFU postdoctoral researcher ...
Jul 27, 2021
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