The National Renewable Energy Laboratory developed a tandem perovskite solar cell that tackles problems with stability and boosts efficiency. June 15, 2022 Ryan Kennedy Research scientists at the Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published in the journal Nature Energy that they have achieved 25.5% efficiency in a new tandem perovskite solar cell […]
MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Monroe County couple finally has their home’s expensive solar panel system operating. It’s taken nearly four months for Ernie and Sharon Villalobos to get their solar unit turned on despite numerous phone calls for help. Ernie said it took technicians about six weeks to install 28 solar panels on the […]
Woot via Amazon is offering the Anker 15W Solar Panel with USB for $34.99 shipped. For comparison, it normally goes for $50, today’s deal saves 30%, and it also marks a new all-time low that we’ve tracked. You’ll find that this solar panel has two built-in USB-A ports that can deliver up to 2.1A of […]
TOKYO — A thin, flexible alternative to silicon-based solar cells is set to be produced in greater volumes, opening up more uses for renewable energy such as powering indoor smart devices. Organic solar cells are made by printing photovoltaic material on plastic sheets and other bendable substrates. They are expected to cost half as much […]
NASA’s team handling the Lucy mission is facing major challenges as one of the solar panels, which failed to fully deploy, is still refusing to unfurl completely. Soon after the spacecraft’s launch, which was conducted on October 16 last year, the engineers noticed that one of Lucy’s two solar panels is unfurled between 75% to […]
A Scottish high school has been evacuated after a solar panel on the roof caught fire, with clouds of black smoke seen billowing into the sky. Firefighters are currently on the scene at Hawick High School, in the Scottish Borders, with the call coming in just before 3pm on Friday, June 10. The Record report […]
