For a greener and more sustainable economy, building better and more powerful solar cells is a key research goal within the clean energy sector. But, in a typical single-junction solar cell, performance is capped at what is called the Shockley-Queisser limit (a theoretical limit for the maximum efficiency that a solar cell can reach). […]
President Joe Biden extended tariffs on imported solar panels in February 2022 in a bid to protect domestic manufacturing. These tariffs add a 14%-15% tax on cheaper imports, raising their cost in the U.S. At the same time, the Biden administration is urging an expansion of renewable energy and energy security, two priorities for […]
About 750 million people in the world do not have access to electricity at night. Solar cells provide power during the day, but saving energy for later use requires substantial battery storage. In Applied Physics Letters, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Stanford University constructed a photovoltaic cell that harvests energy from the […]
A think-tank analysis suggests that if solar energy continues to grow, along with wind, then the global power sector will meet its carbon reduction targets to control global temperatures. According to an analysis by Ember, an independent think tank, if wind and solar maintain a compound growth rate of 20% over the next ten years, […]
Disney looks to expand solar energy production with two new solar panels (Walt Disney World Resort) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Disney announced planned construction of two new solar panels that will more than double the amount of solar energy supplied to Walt Disney World Resort. Matt Reeser, WFTV.com Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as […]
Scientists in Japan have found a common substance that can reversibly and rapidly store and release relatively large amounts of low-grade heat without decomposing. The research could lead to more efficient reuse of industrial waste heat. The results were published in the journal Nature Communications and were a collaboration between scientists at […]
