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Autonomous Solar-Powered Boat Constructed to Map the Sea

A couple of students at the Chalmers University of Technology have constructed an autonomous boat that is fueled by solar cells. Their aim is to use this boat to cross the Kattegat Sea to reach Denmark, and ultimately study the viabilities of using automatic vehicles at sea.

26 Jun 2019

The European Union and JUMEME Inaugurate New Solar-Powered Mini-Grid on Lake Victoria’s Mulumo Island in Kagera Region

JUMEME Rural Power Supply Ltd. (JUMEME), together with the European Union Delegation in Tanzania and its project partners, celebrated the launch of its newly constructed solar-powered mini-grid on Lake Victoria, Mulumo island in the region of Kagera.

From JUMEME Rural Power Supply Ltd. 25 Jun 2019

Next-gen Solar Cells Spin in New Direction

A new nanomaterial made from phosphorus, known as phosphorene, is shaping up as a key ingredient for more sustainable and efficient next-generation perovskite solar cells (PSCs).

24 Jun 2019

New Software Could Enable Simple Management of Rooftop Solar Panels

New software created at Sandia could enable business enterprises and homeowners find it easy to manage solar panels on rooftops.

21 Jun 2019

First Installation of Midsummer´S New Improved Integrated Solar Cell Roof Carried out in Kivik, Sweden

Midsummer’s new and slimmer energy-producing solar cell roof, ”Midsummer solar roofs”, have been successfully installed on a house in Kivik, in the southern part of Sweden.

From Midsummer AB 14 Jun 2019

Researchers Get Ready to Reboot Field of Aromatic-Fused Porphyrin Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Scientists from the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences at Kyoto University have developed a well-known variety of dye-sensitized solar cell more effectively by modifying and updating its structure.

13 Jun 2019

Scientists Increase Stability and Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells

Scientists from NUST MISIS and IPCE RAS (Moscow, Russia) together with Italian colleagues from University of Rome Tor Vergata managed to significantly increase stability and effectiveness of perovskite elements – promising materials for solar energy – by adding a layer of copper iodide (CuI).

12 Jun 2019

Researchers Produce Liquid Fuel from CO2 Through Artificial Photosynthesis

Chemists from the University of Illinois have been successful in producing fuels using carbon dioxide, water, and visible light by artificial photosynthesis.

23 May 2019

HZB Experts Explore Solar Hydrogen Production in Antarctica

The South Pole receives sunshine like the rest of the world—and in summer virtually around the clock. Rather than providing research stations in the Antarctic with crude oil for generating the electricity and heating they require, solar hydrogen could be made from sunlight in summer as a substitute.

23 May 2019