Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2024 Researchers from Lehigh University have developed a material that significantly enhances the efficiency of solar panels. A prototype incorporating this material as the active layer in a solar cell displays an average photovoltaic absorption rate of 80%, a high rate of photoexcited carrier generation, and an external quantum efficiency (EQE) reaching up to 190%. This figure surpasses the th ..read more

Momentus by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2024 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) and Ascent Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: ASTI) has unveiled their partnership aimed at jointly marketing innovative solar arrays that integrate Momentus's low-cost Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA) technology and Ascent's advanced, flexible photovoltaic modules. The surge in satellite production and deployment ..read more

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 11, 2024 Researchers from Lehigh University have developed a material that significantly enhances the efficiency of solar panels. A prototype incorporating this material as the active layer in a solar cell displays an average photovoltaic absorption rate of 80%, a high rate of photoexcited carrier generation, and an external quantum efficiency (EQE) reaching up to 190%. This figure surpasses the th ..read more

London, UK (SPX) Apr 12, 2024 The University of Surrey, leading a collaboration with the University of Bristol and Northumbria University, has received a GBP 1.1 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop solar-thermal devices. These devices aim to revolutionize the way we heat homes and generate power, differing from traditional solar cells by converting sunlight into heat f ..read more

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 11, 2024 The Midcontinent Independent System Operator manages a high-voltage electricity network spanning from Manitoba to Louisiana, serving 45 million users. This vast operation requires maintaining a balance between the energy generated and the demand across its regions. The traditional reliance on coal and natural gas power plants is changing. For example, wind farms in Iowa now generate over 6 ..read more

Paris, France (SPX) Apr 09, 2024 Researchers at ICFO have fabricated a new four-terminal organic solar cell with a tandem configuration with a 16.94% power conversion efficiency (PCE). The new device is composed by a highly transparent front cell that incorporates a transparent ultrathin silver (Ag) electrode of only 7nm, which ensures its efficient operation. Two-terminal tandem organic solar cells (OSCs) represent one o ..read more

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 3, 2024 The European Union on Wednesday announced investigations targeting two Chinese-owned solar panel manufacturers suspected of receiving subsidies as trade tensions heat up between Brussels and Beijing. Brussels has in the past year taken stronger action to defend European industry against growing threats from China and the United States - but the EU also faces a dilemma. The 27-nation bl ..read more

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 04, 2024 A team from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), led by Professors Jae Sung Lee, Ji-Wook Jang, and Sang Il Seok, in collaboration with Professor Hankwon Lim of the Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality at UNIST, has made a significant leap in photoelectrochemical water splitting technology. This development marks a vital step ..read more

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 4, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday to announce a historic $20 billion investment in tens of thousands of climate and clean energy projects across the United States. Harris will be joined by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan where the two will outline the Biden administration's "first-of-its-kind" financing network and structure ..read more

Guangzhou (AFP) April 5, 2024 China has extended its manufacturing domination to clean energy industries in recent years, alongside a global push for climate change action, but that is starting to worry the United States, Europe and others. Washington is especially concerned about "overcapacity", where Chinese subsidies to industries such as solar, electric vehicles and batteries threaten to undercut these sectors in oth ..read more