Last Thursday, state regulators gave the green light for the construction of a massive solar farm in southeast Dane County, which advocates say will help disentangle Wisconsin’s energy grid from fossil fuels and facilitate the switch to sustainable energy. Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission voted 2-0, with one member abstaining, to allow Invenergy to build the […]
A German research team has developed a tandem solar cell that reaches 24 per cent efficiency – measured according to the fraction of photons converted into electricity (i.e. electrons). This sets a new world record as the highest efficiency achieved so far with this combination of organic and perovskite-based absorbers. The solar […]
Perovskites are a family of materials that are currently the leading contender to potentially replace today’s silicon-based solar photovoltaics. They hold the promise of panels that are far thinner and lighter, that could be made with ultra-high throughput at room temperature instead of at hundreds of degrees, and that are cheaper and easier to […]
Renewable energy prices have fallen by more than 70 percent in the last decade, driving more Americans to abandon fossil fuels for greener, less-polluting energy sources. But as wind and solar power continue to make inroads, grid operators may have to plan for large swings in availability. The warning comes from Upmanu […]
China is important in the production of solar panels needed for the world to achieve its goal of climate change. The solar power industry is currently hit by China’s strong control of Covid measures, with equipment manufacturers cutting back on production amid complaints of delayed shipping and labor issues. Solar companies are seeing “significant damage” […]
Renewable energy prices have fallen by more than 70 percent in the last decade, driving more Americans to abandon fossil fuels for greener, less-polluting energy sources. But as wind and solar power continue to make inroads, grid operators may have to plan for large swings in availability. The warning comes from Upmanu […]
