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Photosynthesis-Based Discovery Could Pave Way for More Efficient Artificial Solar Cells

According to a team of Researchers at Georgia State University, more efficient artificial solar cells could be designed using a natural process that occurs during photosynthesis.

30 Aug 2017

New Method for Selective Solar Absorbers that Display High-Performance and Durability

A team of researchers led by Yuan Yang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Columbia Engineering, together with colleagues at the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University, and Stanford University have created a new, scalable, and low-cost “dip and dry” technique for fabricating a very efficient selective solar absorber (SSA) that can harness and convert sunlight to heat for use in a broad range of energy-related applications, from heating water and producing steam to residential heating.

29 Aug 2017

Producing Hydrogen from Water Through Solar Water Splitting

Metal oxides are highly favorable for producing stable and inexpensive photoelectrodes for solar water splitting by using sunlight to produce hydrogen. However, metal oxides are not so efficient in carrying out the process.

29 Aug 2017

New Strategies to Further Enhance Perovskite Solar Cell Performance

Photovoltaic conversion is considered to be the ultimate solution to the mankind's constantly growing demand for energy, yet the standard silicon-based solar cells are costly to produce, and the production itself deals with intensive energy consumption.

29 Aug 2017

RIT Researchers Use Nanowires to Enhance Solar Cell Technology

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are expanding solar cell technology using nanowires to capture more of the sun’s energy and transform it into usable electricity.

28 Jul 2017

New Optimization Model Could Provide Higher Solar-Power Integration in Residential Photovoltaic Systems

It has been established that solar power is a source of mainstream power generation throughout the world. A number of photovoltaic (PV) systems have been installed in residential homes at or near the distribution site.

26 Jul 2017

MIT Chemist Investigates Electrons and Chemical Bonds to Enhance Sustainable Energy Solutions

Troy Van Voorhis remembers being jolted by the announcement in 1989, when he was in the seventh grade, that researchers had successfully demonstrated cold fusion.

25 Jul 2017

Non-Toxic Alternative to Replace Lead-Based Solar Cells

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the United States have used theoretical and experimental techniques to demonstrate how bismuth – the so-called “green element” which can be found right next to lead on the periodic table - could be used in low-cost solar cells.

19 Jul 2017

Nanomaterial catalyst has potential to improve solar energy storage

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland have developed a new material that acts as a catalyst within the electrolyser, potentially making such devices cheaper and more efficient in the future.

18 Jul 2017

Rooftop Concentrating Photovoltaics Perform Better than Silicon in Outdoor Testing Study

In a head-to-head competition, a concentrating photovoltaic system with embedded microtracking can produce more than 50% extra energy daily than standard silicon solar cells, according to a team of Engineers who field tested a prototype unit over two sunny days in Fall last year.

18 Jul 2017