China’s CATL unveils battery planned to power planes by AFP Staff Writers Shanghai (AFP) April 19, 2023 China’s CATL said Wednesday it was working with partners to develop electric passenger planes as they unveiled a condensed matter battery it said was strong enough to power such an aircraft. The world’s biggest […]
Tiny biobattery with 100-year shelf life runs on bacteria by Staff Writers Binghamton UK (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 A tiny biobattery that could still work after 100 years has been developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Last fall, Binghamton University Professor Seokheun “Sean” Choi and his […]
KISTERS unveils breakthrough HailSens360 technology for solar farms by Staff Writers Sacramento CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 KISTERS has announced the launch of the HailSens360, a world-first, early warning and hail monitoring system combining advanced hail sensing instrumentation with sophisticated cloud-based software, providing solar O&M teams streamlined access to localized, severe weather […]
Stable organic solar cells would enable cheaper electricity by Staff Writers Cambridge UK (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Due to the recent improvements in the efficiency with which solar cells made from organic (carbon-based) semiconductors can convert sunlight into electricity, improving the long-term stability of these photovoltaic devices is becoming an increasingly important topic. […]
Next decade decisive for PV growth on the path to 2050 by Staff Writers Golden CO (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Global experts on solar power strongly urge a commitment to the continued growth of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing and deployment to power the planet, arguing that lowballing projections for PV growth while waiting for […]
Chemists propose ultrathin material for doubling solar cell efficiency by Staff Writers Fort Collins CO (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Solar power technologies, which use solar cells to convert sunlight to electricity or storable fuels, are gaining momentum in a world looking beyond fossil fuels for its energy needs. The dark bluish […]
