ADVERTISEMENT Help ESA research key space-based solar power challenges by Staff Writers Paris (ESA) Jul 11, 2023 Space-based solar power could provide Earth with clean and reliable energy, 24 hours a day. As part of its SOLARIS initiative, ESA is inviting researchers to help advance our knowledge of key aspects of collecting solar […]
ADVERTISEMENT Two studies report: Perovskite-silicon tandem cells that break the 30% efficiency threshold by Staff Writers Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 08, 2023 In two separate studies, researchers present novel methods that enable the fabrication of high-performance perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiencies exceeding 30%. Silicon solar cells – the most commonly […]
ADVERTISEMENT NGO accuses Chinese renewables firms of abuses in 18 countries by AFP Staff Writers Jakarta (AFP) July 6, 2023 Chinese companies investing in minerals used in the renewable energy industry have been accused of more than 100 human rights and environmental abuses around the world since 2021, according to a report released […]
ADVERTISEMENT Algorithmic breakthrough unlocks path to sustainable technologies by Staff Writers Liverpool UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2023 New research by the University of Liverpool could signal a step change in the quest to design the new materials that are needed to meet the challenge of net zero and a sustainable future. […]
ADVERTISEMENT Chemists discover why photosynthetic light-harvesting is so efficient by Anne Trafton for MIT News Boston MA (SPX) Jul 04, 2023 When photosynthetic cells absorb light from the sun, packets of energy called photons leap between a series of light-harvesting proteins until they reach the photosynthetic reaction center. There, cells convert the energy […]
ADVERTISEMENT COP28 host UAE pledges to triple renewables by AFP Staff Writers Dubai (AFP) July 3, 2023 The oil-rich United Arab Emirates said it would triple renewable energy production as part of a raft of environmental initiatives announced on Monday, months before it hosts UN climate talks. The UAE, one of the world’s […]
