Tag: Solar Energy

Silver Improves Efficiency of Monograin Layer Solar Cells

December 12, 2019
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Tallinn, Estonia — As a result of their two-year joint project, the materials researchers of Tallinn University of Technology have improved the efficiency of next generation solar cells by partial...

New Hybrid Device can Both Capture and Store Solar Energy

November 21, 2019
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Houston, TX — Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a new device that can both efficiently capture solar energy and store it until it is needed, offering promise for applications...

Photosynthesis Seen in New Light by Rapid X-Ray Pulses

November 11, 2019
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Tempe, AZ — The ability to transform sunlight into energy is one of Nature’s more remarkable feats. Scientists understand the basic process of photosynthesis, but many crucial details remain...

Scientists Discover Key Factors in How Some Algae Harness Solar Energy

August 14, 2019
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New Brunswick, NJ — Scientists have discovered how diatoms – a type of alga that produce 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen – harness solar energy for photosynthesis. The Rutgers...

Researchers Gain Key Insight into Solar Material’s Soaring Efficiency

May 23, 2019
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Fort Collins, CO — The rows of blue solar panels that dot landscapes and rooftops are typically made out of crystalline silicon, the workhorse semiconductor found in virtually every electronic device. Over...

Scientists Pioneer a New Way to Turn Sunlight into Fuel

September 4, 2018
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Cambridge, UK — The quest to find new ways to harness solar power has taken a step forward after researchers successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen by altering the photosynthetic machinery...

Bacteria-Powered Solar Cell Converts Light to Energy, Even Under Overcast Skies

July 5, 2018
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Vancouver, BC — Researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that convert light to energy.

Scientists Create Micro-Scale Bio-Solar Cell

October 18, 2017
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Binghamton, NY — Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have created a micro-scale biological solar cell that generates a higher power density for longer than any existing...

Fuel from Waste and Electricity?

September 19, 2017
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Leipzig, Germany — Technologies that allow the preservation of scarce fossil resources will pave the way towards resource security. The two main factors that contribute to a sustainable future...

Non-Toxic Alternative Found for Next Generation Solar Cells

July 18, 2017
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Cambridge, UK – Researchers have demonstrated how a non-toxic alternative to lead could form the basis of next-generation solar cells.

Study Suggests Nanotube Film May Resolve Longevity Problem of Challenger Solar Cells

March 20, 2017
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Espoo, Finland — Five years ago, the world started to talk about third-generation solar cells that challenged the traditional silicon cells with a cheaper and simpler manufacturing process that...

Research Suggests New Materials Could Turn Water into the Fuel of the Future

March 8, 2017
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Pasadena, CA — Researchers at Caltech and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have–in just two years–nearly doubled the number of materials known to have potential...

Engineering Innovation Could Bring Printable Solar Cells One Step Closer

February 20, 2017
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Toronto, ON, Canada — New University of Toronto Engineering innovation could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper. Dr. Hairen Tan and his team have cleared...

New Advance Towards Clean, Low-Cost Solar Energy Generation

October 3, 2016
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Houston, TX – Researchers at the University of Houston and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reported a substantial advance in generating electricity through a combination of concentrating...

Discoveries About Photosynthesis May Lead to Solar Cells of the Future, Scientists Say

July 19, 2016
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Lund, Sweden — Researchers have successfully measured in detail the flow of solar energy, in and between different parts of a photosynthetic organism. The result is a first step in research that...

Flipping Crystals Improves Solar-Cell Performance

July 8, 2016
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Evanston, IL — A new type of two-dimensional-layered perovskite developed by Northwestern University, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Rice University researchers will open up new horizons for...

Engineers Discover How to Stamp Out Defects in Semiconductors for Better Solar Panels

June 16, 2016
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Salt Lake City, UT – University of Utah materials science and engineering associate professor Mike Scarpulla wants to shed light on semiconductors — literally.

Scientists Open Pathway to Design and Put Biradical Compounds to Work

June 9, 2016
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Eugene, OR — University of Oregon chemists have synthesized a stable and long-lasting carbon-based molecule that, they say, potentially could be applicable in solar cells and electronic devic...

New Findings May Help Create Cheaper Solar Cells Based on Iron Molecules

May 18, 2016
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Lund, Sweden – Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have successfully explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells.

Team Develops Process for Providing Sensitive Semiconductors for Solar Water Splitting

March 22, 2016
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Berlin, Germany — A team at the HZB Institute for Solar Fuels has developed a process for providing sensitive semiconductors for solar water splitting (“artificial leaves”) with an organic, transparent...

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