URW to go solar to cut carbon at retail complexes by AFP Staff Writers Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Real estate operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) said Tuesday it will turn to solar panels to help reduce the carbon footprint of its retail complexes. The company unveiled plans to reach carbon neutrality in its direct […]
Cost effective perovskite cells with a structured anti-reflective layer by Staff Writers Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Oct 11, 2023 Perovskite-based solar cells, widely considered as successors to the currently dominant silicon cells, due to their simple and cost-effective production process combined with their excellent performance, are now the subject of in-depth research. A team […]
Sunny Albania turns to solar power to fuel development By Briseida Mema and Camille Bouissou Karavasta, Albania (AFP) Oct 10, 2023 Along southwestern Albania’s coastline, the sun shines bright — warming the 234,828 new solar panels at the Karavasta power station that will be connected to the country’s energy grid in the coming […]
India must rapidly scale solar to reach renewable targets: study by AFP Staff Writers Bangkok (AFP) Oct 3, 2023 India needs to increase its solar energy capacity by 36 percent a year for at least the next half-decade to meet its energy mix goals, an analysis said Tuesday. It also urgently needs grid […]
Toward high-efficiency thin crystalline silicon solar cells by Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) Oct 02, 2023 Solar power has become indispensable in our global pursuit of clean energy and sustainability. Today, about 95 percent of solar cells are made using crystalline silicon (c-Si). Most commercial designs employ a c-Si photoactive layer with a […]
France taps nuclear know-how to recycle electric car batteries By Isabel MALSANG Bagnols-Sur-C�ze, France (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 In the cradle of France’s atomic programme, researchers are using their nuclear know-how for a key project in the country’s energy transition: recycling the raw materials in old electric car batteries, solar panels and wind […]
