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Ways to Sustainably Restructure the Energy System to Go Fossil Fuel-Free

New research at Empa describes how much more work is needed for Switzerland to sustain without fossil fuels in the future.

10 Jul 2019

Using Molecular Solar Thermal Storage to Create a Pleasing Indoor Climate

A window film designed using a particular molecule is likely to take the edge off the worst midday heat and rather distribute it evenly from morning to evening.

9 Jul 2019

Cost-Effective Way to Obtain Energy-Rich Organic Molecules from Algae

Scientists at the University of Tsukuba have come up with a new method of using nanoporous and porous graphene foams to harvest energy and organic molecules from algae.

9 Jul 2019

Solar Energy Could Meet the Electricity Demand of BRI Countries

Scientists reported on June 27th, 2019 in the journal Joule that the area covered by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) holds considerable potential to be powered by solar energy.

28 Jun 2019

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