Ten month voyage proves solar cell material survives, thrives in space by Ellen Bausback for Glenn News Cleveland OH (SPX) May 19, 2023 Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown was hoping to see anything but mustard yellow. When the NASA research electrical engineer clicked open the photo of a small sample – a swatch of film […]
Driving on sunshine: clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power by Staff Writers Cambridge UK (SPX) May 19, 2023 Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel. The researchers, from the […]
Brazil clean electricity hits decade high by AFP Staff Writers Brasilia (AFP) May 18, 2023 Brazil burned fossil fuels for electricity at the lowest level in more than a decade in February, thanks to booming use of wind and solar power, said a study published Thursday. Latin America’s biggest economy, whose grid is […]
China builds massive solar park to reduce carbon footprint by Staff Writers Beijing (XNA) May 19, 2023 China is racing to curb its reliance on fossil fuels with notable progress, and a valuable addition to the country’s renewable energy mix can be found on the cusp of the Taklimakan Desert. Endless […]
Boosting solar cell energy capture efficiency with a fullerene-derivative interlayer by Staff Writers Beijing, China (SPX) May 19, 2023 Solar cells are a critical component to the transition to renewable energy sources, and enhanced power conversion efficiency (PCE), or amount of power captured with a given amount of sunlight, increases the practicality of […]
An electric vehicle battery for all seasons by Staff Writers Lemont IL (SPX) May 18, 2023 Many owners of electric vehicles worry about how effective their battery will be in very cold weather. Now a new battery chemistry may have solved that problem. In current lithium-ion batteries, the main problem lies […]
