A chemist at the University of Cincinnati has come up with a novel way to study the thermodynamic properties of molten salts, which are used in many nuclear and solar energy applications. UC College of Arts and Sciences research associate and computational chemist Yu Shi and his collaborators developed a new simulation […]
When Hurricane Dorian hit the northern Bahamas in 2019, the Category 5 storm caused almost appreciable damage to some of the islands. There is a growing consensus among scientists that climate change is making hurricanes stronger and more destructive. It’s very bad news for the Bahamas, a string of more than seven hundred islands stretching […]
Solar energy is the heat and radiation of sunlight that can be harnessed by technologies such as solar energy (used to generate electricity) and solar thermal energy (used for applications such as water heating). Does solar mean sun? The definition of solar energy is related to the sun, comes from the sun, or depends on […]
Can you store solar energy for months? Summary: Researchers studying crystalline material have discovered that it has properties that allow it to capture energy from the sun. Energy can be stored for several months at room temperature, and can be released on demand in the form of heat. Can solar energy be stored for later […]
Protesters traveling across California to rally against solar energy reform gathered Thursday in Bakersfield to demand that utilities scrap any proposals that would change costs for solar panel owners. Local solar workers and farmers sat in the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. building. on H Street to stop any change to the state’s “net energy […]
Why solar energy is not widely used? Reply. Generating electricity from the sun is five to eleven times more expensive than from coal, hydro or nuclear sources. Solar panels use expensive semiconductor material to generate electricity directly from sunlight. Why isn’t solar energy more widely used? – this is because our solar panels can only […]
