A research team, affiliated with UNIST has succeeded in achieving a power conversion efficiency (PEC) of 23.50% in a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell built with a special textured anti-reflective coating (ARC) polymeric film. According to the research team, the PCE of the device with the ARC film was sustained for 120 hours, maintaining 91% […]
Two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D COFs) are a new class of organic semiconductors, and have recently demonstrated great potential for solar fuel production. They are generally formed from the ordered p-p stacking of molecular layers, and usually possess periodic columnar p-arrays that can facilitate the interlayer charge transfer. Furthermore, the ordered assembly of organic […]
France is pulling out of a 1994 treaty that had the effect of protecting investment in fossil fuels when Europe is retooling towards a greener future, President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday. “France has decided to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty,” he told a news conference in Brussels after an EU summit, two days after […]
Solar panels are assembled at a factory in Hefei, East China’s Anhui province, on June 29. Photo: VCG Three of the world’s largest photovoltaics (PV) companies in China are reporting strong preliminary earnings and forecasts for the first three quarters, due chiefly to a growth in overseas demand for solar energy as Europe seeks alternative […]
Climate Update this week, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the sustainability business. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. One of the perks of working at Forbes is the fact that the magazine has been published for over a hundred years, which means there’s plenty of history at […]
A recent analysis reveals the daunting number of variables that must be considered when attempting to link agricultural production and solar energy. Federal scientists know that solar panels and crops can coexist and provide mutual benefits in certain scenarios. A recent study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) confirms this, but also shows that […]
