Bangladesh pushes solar to tackle energy woes by AFP Staff Writers Dhaka (AFP) June 27, 2025 Bangladesh’s caretaker leader has ordered all government institutions including ministry buildings and schools to install solar panels to ease chronic power problems in a country regularly hit by deadly heatwaves. The South Asian nation of 170 million […]
Chinese-Moroccan joint venture inaugurates EV battery parts plant by AFP Staff Writers Rabat (AFP) June 25, 2025 A Chinese-Moroccan joint venture announced on Wednesday the inauguration of a new factory for electric car battery components, the first of its kind in the North African country. The complex will ultimately have a production “capacity […]
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Environment fears over $6 bn Indonesia EV battery project: NGOs by AFP Staff Writers Jakarta (AFP) June 26, 2025 Environmental groups raised concerns Thursday over a $6 billion Indonesian EV battery megaproject backed by Chinese giant CATL which is set to open on a once-pristine island, as Jakarta exploits its huge supply of […]
Breaking symmetry to boost solar cell performance by Riko Seibo Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Jun 26, 2025 Researchers at Kyoto University have unveiled a novel approach to overcoming long-standing limitations in solar cell efficiency by tapping into an advanced quantum process known as the bulk photovoltaic effect. This effect, distinct from conventional photovoltaic mechanisms, […]
Charging indoor devices with light from lamps and LEDs by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2025 Perovskite solar cells (PeSCs) may soon power household electronics not from sunlight, but from fluorescent bulbs and ambient indoor lighting. Researchers from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan have developed PeSCs tailored […]
