$400 million for solar energy in Puerto Rico by Mark Moran Washington DC (UPI) Nov 3, 2023 The U.S Department of Energy has made $440 million available to partner with solar companies and nonprofits to equip vulnerable households in Puerto Rico with rooftop solar and battery systems. The first allocation of money through […]
Solar mini-grids offer clean-power hope to rural Africa By Patrick MARKEY Sabon Gida, Nigeria (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 Working as a nurse in her rural Nigerian village, Andat Datau faced more than her share of challenges. But delivering babies by torchlight was always hard. Off-grid for years, her Sabon Gida village relied on […]
Iraq inches toward solar-powered future By Salam FARAJ Hazar Merd, Iraq (AFP) Nov 2, 2023 In a small village in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, solar panels adorn most homes, part of a small but growing effort to harness the sun’s energy in Iraq, where electricity is scarce. “Solar covers all […]
Homogenizing strategy increases conversion efficiency of perovskite films by Staff Writers Hefei, China (SPX) Nov 02, 2023 In a study published in Nature, researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a new and promising method of fabricating homogenized perovskite films for solar cells. […]
China lithium boom harming fragile Tibetan plateau: report by AFP Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) Nov 1, 2023 China’s booming electric vehicle industry is fuelling a lithium rush in the Tibetan plateau that risks damaging the troubled region’s fragile ecology and deepening rights violations, research published Wednesday said. China is the world’s biggest EV […]
Chinese Research Team Develops Fast-Charging Biohybrid Battery System by Simon Mansfield Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 01, 2023 The future of sustainable energy storage might involve tiny bacteria and formic acid, thanks to a groundbreaking study by Yong Jiang’s research team at the Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, China. Published in the journal […]
