Loss of Backing Threatens Future of Africa-to-Europe Solar Supergrid
Proponents of solar energy have long dreamed of an intercontinental supergrid that would transport solar power from sun-drenched North Africa to Europe. The Desertec...
Nanoparticles Covert Solar Energy into Steam at Rice University
Scientists at Rice University Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) have discovered an effective way to use nanoparticles to convert solar energy into steam.
ACS Nano published...
Moth-Eye-Inspired Nanostructure Boosts Tandem Solar Cells’ Performance
A nanostructure inspired by the corneas of night–flying moths provided a triple-junction solar cell with broadband (400 nm to 1000 nm) and omnidirectional (at...
Concentrated Solar Power for High Temperature Chemical Reactions
The conditions to carry out some of the chemical reactions required for modern industry aren't easily achieved, some requiring millions of pounds of pressure,...
Rust and Solar Power Equals Free Hydrogen, Israel Institute Finds
Technion-Israel Institute may have found a way to revolutionize the solar industry, and researchers at the Institute believe their cost-effective approach would lead to...
New Hybrid Thermoelectric-Photovoltaic Device Demonstrated at UTA
For decades, photovoltaic devices have generated electricity directly from sunlight. Thermoelectric devices generate electricity from heat energy. Both devices have found their way into...
Water and Rust as Solar-Powered Hydrogen Storage
The journal Nature Photonics published an article that might hold the solution to storing solar energy regardless of the time of day. The technology...
“Pocket Solar Factory” Could Reduce Small-Scale Solar Panel Prices
For the most part, solar panels in calculators, cell-phone chargers, emergency radios, and the like, are a task done by hand. Individual silicon solar...
Side-Illuminated Solar Cell Boosts Energy Efficiency
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have created new concentrator solar cells that have a solar conversion efficiency of more than 40%...
River Garden Apartments: The Largest Southeast Neighborhood Powered by Solar Energy
Before Hurricane Katrina hit the Southeast coast, the St Thomas Housing Project was known as a low-income neighborhood with high crime rates. Nowadays, however,...
