Focus on perovskite emitters in blue light-emitting diodes by Staff Writers Changchun, China (SPX) Oct 13, 2023 In recent years, the advancement of LEDs based on perovskite materials has progressed significantly. The benefits of perovskite materials, including their straightforward production processes, wide color gamut, high color purity, and low cost, have facilitated the […]
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 […]
What are solar problems? What are common failures in solar panels? The most common long-term failures are: Hot spots due to manufacturing defects in the cell, hot cells caused by high current flow in the de-energized state, potential induced degradation (PID) caused by leakage current to ground, low cell conversion rate due to cracks in […]
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 […]
What is a circular economy in layman’s terms? What is the circular economy model in the energy sector? One of the key elements of the circular economy in the energy sector is the change from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, hydro, and biomass. These sources are abundant, clean and resilient, […]
