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Breakthrough solar cell captures CO2 and sunlight, produces burnable fuel

Jul 29, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have engineered a potentially game-changing solar cell that cheaply and efficiently converts atmospheric ca...

Molten storage and thermophotovoltaics offer new solar power pathway

Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)

A new wrinkle on an old technology - solid-state thermophotovoltaics (TPV) - could provide a high-efficiency alternative for directly converting high-temperatur...

Watering solar cells makes them grow ... in power

Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)

Perovskite solar cells are the rising star in the photovoltaic landscape. Since their invention, less than ten years ago, their efficiency has doubled twice and...

Serendipitous observation may lead to more efficient solar cells and new gas sensors

Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)

While investigating perovskite crystals, University of Groningen scientists made an observation that could make perovskite solar cells more efficient. It could ...

Videos reveal birds, bats and bugs near Ivanpah solar project power towers

Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)

Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power towers, according to a study of various techniques by the U.S. G...

Solar panels blaze at water park in Taiwan heatwave

Jul 28, 2016 (AFP)

More than 1,200 people were evacuated from a Taiwan water park after solar panels caught fire in the midst of a heatwave that has seen record power consumption ...

Solar plane completes epic round-the-world trip

Jul 26, 2016 (AFP)

Solar Impulse 2 made history on Tuesday as the first airplane to circle the globe powered only by the sun, opening up new possibilities for the future of renewa...

CleanFund to installers sell more solar to commercial building owners

Jul 26, 2016 (SPX)

CleanFund, the #1 specialty direct provider of long-term PACE financing for renewable energy, energy efficiency, water conservation and seismic improvements to ...

Solar Impulse 2: Flying the flag for solar power

Jul 26, 2016 (AFP)

In its round-the-world tour, the plane Solar Impulse 2 has become a showcase for Sun-powered technology, featuring innovations which could have a bright commerc...

Solar plane nears end of historic round-the-world trip

Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)

Solar Impulse 2 was on Monday approaching the end of its epic bid to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote...

Solar Impulse 2 leaves Egypt for final leg of world tour

Jul 24, 2016 (AFP)

The first solar-powered plane to circle the world took off from Cairo on Sunday for Abu Dhabi, in the final leg of its journey. Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard was...

The future of perovskite solar cells has just got brighter - come rain or shine

Jul 19, 2016 (SPX)

Widely known as one of the cleanest and most renewable energy sources, solar energy is a fast growing alternative to fossil fuels. Among the various types of so...

Unearthing the true cost of fossil fuels and the true value of photovoltaics

Jul 19, 2016 (SPX)

Two new studies published by Carol Olson and Frank Lenzmann in MRS Energy and Sustainability-A Review Journal (MRS E and S) shed light on the true economic, soc...

New discoveries about photosynthesis may lead to solar cells of the future

Jul 19, 2016 (SPX)

For the first time, researchers have successfully measured in detail the flow of solar energy, in and between different parts of a photosynthetic organism. The ...

World touring solar plane's final leg to UAE delayed

Jul 16, 2016 (AFP)

The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed Saturday due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter. The Sol...

Solar plane lands in Egypt in penultimate stop of world tour

Jul 13, 2016 (AFP)

The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for its penultimate stop as the solar-powered plane nears the end of its marathon tour around the world. After ...

Bavarian village pioneers clean energy revolution

Jul 13, 2016 (AFP)

A row of wind turbines towers on the edge of the picturesque Bavarian village of Wildpoldsried, population 2,600, where rolling meadows meet pine forests and Al...

New milestone in printed photovoltaic technology

Jul 13, 2016 (SPX)

Organic solar cells are considered a competitive alternative to the standard silicon cells that are used in photovoltaics. They are incredibly thin, flexible an...

Flipping crystals improves solarcell performance

Jul 11, 2016 (SPX)

In a step that could bring perovskite crystals closer to use in the burgeoning solar power industry, researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Northweste...

New clues could help scientists harness the power of photosynthesis

Jul 11, 2016 (SPX)

Identification of a gene needed to expand light harvesting in photosynthesis into the far-red-light spectrum provides clues to the development of oxygen-produci...