Solar Energy News
May 14, 2024
Top Headlines
May 7, 2024 Solar energy is a crucial asset in the fight against climate change, and researchers have now devised a smart approach to optimize its effectiveness. Their innovative method includes incorporating artificial ground reflectors, a simple yet powerful ...
May 7, 2024 Finding reliable, eco-friendly power sources is crucial as our world grapples with increasing energy needs and the urgent call to combat climate change. Solar energy offers one solution, with scientists devising ever more efficient materials for ...
Apr. 25, 2024 A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of organic ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Researchers 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 ...
Latest Headlines
updated 9:52pm EDT
May 2, 2024 The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle, according to a proof-of-concept ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Some materials are transparent to light of a certain frequency. When such light is shone on them, electrical currents can still be generated, ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A new survey has found that for residents living within three miles of a large-scale solar development, positive attitudes outnumbered negative attitudes by almost a 3-to-1 margin. Researchers ...
Apr. 2, 2024 Researchers are using semiconductors to harvest and convert the sun's energy into high-energy compounds that have the potential to produce ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers have developed an organic photovoltaic film that is both waterproof and flexible, allowing a solar cell to be put onto clothes and still function correctly after being rained on or even ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Conditions that usually accompany the kind of intense hot and cold weather that strains power grids may also provide greater opportunities to capture solar and wind energy. A study found that ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Pairing cryptocurrency mining -- notable for its outsize consumption of carbon-based fuel -- with green hydrogen could provide the foundation for wider deployment of renewable energy, such as solar ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Engineers have discovered a new way to manufacture solar cells using perovskite semiconductors. It could lead to lower-cost, more efficient systems for powering homes, cars, boats and ...
Mar. 18, 2024 New research suggests that there might be other ways to generate solar energy than just trying to make individual solar cells ...
Mar. 13, 2024 A new study reports the discovery of an entirely new stable, earth-abundant, high-performance material for solar absorbers -- the central part of a solar cell that turns light into electricity. While ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 19, 2024 A new DC-DC power converter is superior to previous designs and paves the way for more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy storage and conversion solutions. The development can efficiently ...
Mar. 14, 2024 Which process is best suited for mass production of perovskite solar cells? While solvent-based manufacturing processes are used in laboratories around the world, vacuum vapor-phase deposition ...
Mar. 4, 2024 Scientists have developed a novel triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cell that can achieve a certified world-record power conversion efficiency of 27.1 per cent across a solar energy ...
Feb. 29, 2024 Perovskite solar cells are considered the strongest contender to replace silicon solar cells. While they achieve high power conversion energy, they also suffer from lead leakage and perovskite ...
Feb. 29, 2024 A team of researchers has revealed ways to optimize efficiency and better control degradation, by engineering the nanoscale structure of perovskite ...
Feb. 28, 2024 A recent study has achieved a remarkable technological breakthrough in the production of green ...
Feb. 27, 2024 Solar energy is one of the most promising, widely adopted renewable energy sources, but the solar cells that convert light into electricity remains a challenge. Scientists have turned to the ...
Feb. 26, 2024 To become carbon neutral by 2060, China will have to build eight to 10 times more wind and solar power installations than existed in 2022, according to a new study. Reaching carbon neutrality will ...
Feb. 26, 2024 A new record for electrical energy generation from CIGS solar cells has been reached. Scientists have achieved a 23.64 percent ...
Feb. 21, 2024 A new study shows that UK solar parks, if managed correctly, can provide vital resources to help stem the decline in the nation's bees and butterflies. The new research provides peer-reviewed ...
Feb. 21, 2024 A research team has unveiled a novel ligand exchange technique that enables the synthesis of organic cation-based perovskite quantum dots (PQDs), ensuring exceptional stability while suppressing ...
Feb. 21, 2024 A team of researchers has developed a wireless device, powered by light, that can be implanted to regulate cardiovascular or neural activity in the body. The feather-light membranes, thinner than a ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Physicists have used complex computer simulations to develop a new design for significantly more efficient solar cells than previously available. A thin layer of organic material, known as tetracene, ...
Feb. 16, 2024 A key step to achieving climate neutrality in the European Union is to rapidly shift from fossil fuels to electric technologies powered by renewable energies, a new study shows. At the same time, ...
Jan. 22, 2024 Researchers have developed a new, more environmentally friendly way to create conductive inks for use in organic electronics such as solar cells, artificial neurons, and soft sensors. The findings ...
Jan. 22, 2024 A research team has achieved remarkable advancements in the stability and efficiency of perovskite solar ...
Jan. 17, 2024 Fake plants are moving into the 21st century! Researchers developed literal 'power plants' -- tiny, leaf-shaped generators that create electricity from a blowing breeze or falling ...
Jan. 17, 2024 A 10-month mission demonstrated three elements of the plan to beam solar power from space to ...
Jan. 16, 2024 Researchers have improved the efficiency of heat-to-electricity conversion in gallium arsenide semiconductor microstructures. By judicious spatial alignment of electrons within a two-dimensional ...
Jan. 11, 2024 An insight into preventing perovskite semiconductors from degrading quickly could help enable solar cells estimated to be two to four times cheaper than today's thin-film solar ...
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Researchers Improve the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
- Study Unlocks Nanoscale Secrets for Designing Next-Generation Solar Cells
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
- What Will It Take for China to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2060?
- New World Record for CIGS Solar Cells
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- New Evidence Shows UK Solar Parks Can Provide for Bees and Butterflies
- Revolutionary Breakthrough in Solar Energy: Most Efficient QD Solar Cells
- Scientists Invent Ultra-Thin, Minimally-Invasive Pacemaker Controlled by Light
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Friday, February 16, 2024
Monday, January 22, 2024
- New Sustainable Method for Creating Organic Semiconductors
- Breakthrough Research Enhances Stability and Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- Artificial 'power Plants' Harness Energy from Wind and Rain
- Space Solar Power Project Ends First in-Space Mission With Successes and Lessons
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Monday, December 11, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023
Friday, December 1, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Monday, November 27, 2023
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
- Revolutionary Breakthrough in the Manufacture of Photovoltaic Cells
- AI for Perovskite Solar Cells: Key to Better Manufacturing
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Monday, November 13, 2023
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Monday, October 30, 2023
- How Robots Can Help Find the Solar Energy of the Future
- The Importance of the Earth's Atmosphere in Creating the Large Storms That Affect Satellite Communications
Friday, October 27, 2023
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Friday, October 20, 2023
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- World May Have Crossed Solar Power 'tipping Point'
- Harnessing Molecular Power: Electricity Generation on the Nanoscale
Monday, October 16, 2023
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- Efficient Next-Generation Solar Panels on Horizon Following Breakthrough
- Chameleon-Inspired Coating Could Cool and Warm Buildings Through the Seasons
- New Si-Based Photocatalyst Enables Efficient Solar-Driven Hydrogen Production and Biomass Refinery
Monday, September 18, 2023
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- New Battery Holds Promise for Green Energy
- Researchers Develop Highly Efficient and Stable Photoelectrode for Water Splitting Using Organic Semiconductors
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Monday, July 31, 2023
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Monday, July 10, 2023
Friday, July 7, 2023
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Monday, June 19, 2023
Monday, June 12, 2023
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Friday, May 5, 2023
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Monday, April 24, 2023
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
- Next Decade Decisive for PV Growth on the Path to 2050
- Chemists Propose Ultrathin Material for Doubling Solar Cell Efficiency
- Using Machine Learning to Find Reliable and Low-Cost Solar Cells
Monday, April 17, 2023
Friday, April 14, 2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023
- Gentle Method Allows for Eco-Friendly Recycling of Solar Cells
- Scientists Create High-Efficiency Sustainable Solar Cells for IoT Devices With AI-Powered Energy Management
Monday, April 10, 2023
Friday, March 24, 2023
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Monday, March 20, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Monday, February 27, 2023
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Thursday, February 16, 2023
- Perovskites, a 'dirt Cheap' Alternative to Silicon, Just Got a Lot More Efficient
- Physicists Solve Durability Issue in Next-Generation Solar Cells