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Solar cells can, finally, stand the heat
ADVERTISEMENT Solar cells can, finally, stand the heat by Staff Writers Sde Boker Israel (SPX) Jun 15, 2023 Photovoltaic technology is indispensable for our ability to mitigate climate change. Nonetheless, more than 70% of the energy made available to us by the sun is wasted in conventional photovoltaic cells. There is little hope […]
Boric acid-anchoring hole-selective contact for perovskite solar cells
ADVERTISEMENT Boric acid-anchoring hole-selective contact for perovskite solar cells by Staff Writers Shanghai, China (SPX) Jun 15, 2023 This study is led by Dr. Wu from East China University of Science and Technology. The development of efficient, stable and low-cost hole-transporting materials (HTMs) is crucial for the commercialization of perovskite solar cells, which […]
Lithium boom comes to Brazil’s ‘misery valley’
ADVERTISEMENT Lithium boom comes to Brazil’s ‘misery valley’ By Douglas MAGNO, with Louis GENOT in Rio de Janeiro Ara�ua�, Brazil (AFP) June 15, 2023 In a cloud of gray dust, a heavy-duty excavator loads a truck with stone blocks containing lithium, the “white gold” of the clean-energy revolution, which some hope will transform […]
Government agencies launch effort to expand use of clean-energy tax credits
ADVERTISEMENT Government agencies launch effort to expand use of clean-energy tax credits by Daniel J. Graeber Washington DC (UPI) Jun 14, 2023 State and local governments can get tax credits for clean energy efforts as outlined in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act, and U.S. government agencies said Wednesday they can offer guidance. The […]
Drawn by green subsidies, solar cell giant expands US production
ADVERTISEMENT Drawn by green subsidies, solar cell giant expands US production by AFP Staff Writers Berlin (AFP) June 14, 2023 One of Europe’s biggest solar cell manufacturers Meyer Burger said Wednesday it was expanding its production capacity in the United States, which has offered billions in subsidies for green investments under the Inflation […]