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COMBO-CFB Project Develops Innovative Concept to Increase Solar Energy Production

The COMBO-CFB project, led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has developed a novel concept to increase the production of solar energy in the energy system. According to this research, this concept can reduce emissions and fuel consumption, stressing the climate by more than 33%.

10 May 2017

Sulfur Used for Storing Solar Energy Overnight

A research team from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) along with their European partners plans to build an advanced sulfur-based storage system for solar power. Mass chemical storage of solar power and its overnight use as a fuel are to be realized by means of a closed sulfur-sulfuric acid cycle.

4 May 2017

Light Plays a Critical Role in the Formation and Morphology of Perovskites

Perovskites are materials that have currently gained immense interest in solar energy technology as they prove to reduce the cost of solar cells to extremely low levels. Their efficiency majorly depends on the ability of individuals to control their deposition into films, however, the factors that influence the synthesis of perovskites are yet to be fully understood.

27 Apr 2017

High Efficiency Solar Cells Now Possible with New Simplified Fabrication Process

EPFL and CSEM researchers in Neuchâtel have developed a new amazing process for creating crystalline solar cells using electrical contacts at the rear, suppressing all shadowing at the front.

26 Apr 2017

Sunvapor and Horizon Nut Collaborate to Showcase New Low-Cost Solar Thermal Collector Technology

Sunvapor and Horizon Nut jointly announced on the eve of Earth Day that they are teaming up to demonstrate new technology that transforms solar energy into heat that can be used for all of the food industry's needs like steam pasteurization, drying, blanching, cleaning, and roasting.

24 Apr 2017

Solar Powered Water Harvester Can Draw Out Liters of Water from Desert Air

Researchers form UC Berkeley have demonstrated a water harvester device that is capable of pulling liters of water out of the air in desert like conditions. Whats better is that is powered directly from the sun.

14 Apr 2017

Researchers Synthesize Unique Material for New Generation Solar Elements

The team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) together with Swiss physicists had synthesised unique material for the new generation solar elements. Japanese company Tokyo Chemical Industry has acquired the licence for the patent of the invention.

13 Apr 2017