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Compressed Air for Renewable Energy Storage Could Lower Costs, Improve Storage Capacity

In Europe, the two unpredictable resources sun and wind are becoming more and more important as key sources of energy. This underscores the fact that there is an increasing need for energy storage facilities because if the generated energy cannot be used instantly then it must be stored until it is required.

29 Mar 2017

Solar-Tectic Granted US Patent for Tin Perovskite Silicon Thin Film Tandem Solar Cell

Solar-Tectic LLC announced today that a patent application for a tin perovskite/crystalline silicon thin film tandem solar cell has been allowed by the US Patent and Trademark Office.

28 Mar 2017

Rice Team Develops Oxygen-Evolution Catalyst for Solar Applications

An efficient, simple-to-manufacture oxygen-evolution catalyst has been created by Rice University scientists. This catalyst matches well with semiconductors for solar water splitting, the changing of solar energy to chemical energy in the form of oxygen and hydrogen.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers Effectively Store Solar Energy in Chemical Liquid

Efficient solar energy storage in a chemical liquid has been demonstrated by a team of scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. The stored energy can be transported and then discharged as heat whenever required.

21 Mar 2017

Scientists Get One Step Closer to Ultra-Thin Silicon Solar Cells with Higher Efficiency

Despite the increase in the solar cell R&D in recent years involving emerging materials such as perovskites and organics, the inorganic crystalline silicon photovoltaics continue to be the most favored in the solar cell industry.

20 Mar 2017

ET Solutions Begins Construction of 60.9 MW Solar Power Project in Jordan

ET Solutions AG, a subsidiary of ET Energy, a global leading energy solutions provider, announced that it has started the construction of a 60.9 MW solar power project in Jordan for ACWA Power, a Saudi-based independent power producer.

16 Mar 2017

QMUL, Larkfleet Secure Funding to Enhance Revolutionary Solar Thermal Technology

A revolutionary solar thermal technology is to be tested in Mexico, thanks to funding secured by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and industry partner Larkfleet Ltd.

15 Mar 2017

VTT, ZAE Bayern Join Forces to Develop Emission-Free, Solar Powered 10kW Chiller

Demand and the need for cooling are growing as the effects of climate change intensify. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and German company ZAE Bayern have built an emission-free, solar-powered chiller; a pilot system has been tested in Finland and Germany.

14 Mar 2017

Researchers Use Solar Power to Generate Sustainable Fuel from Biomass

A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable and relatively cheap to produce. It's using natural light to generate hydrogen from biomass.

14 Mar 2017

Sistine Creates Custom Solar Panels to Mimic Home Facades and Other Environments

Residential solar power is on a sharp rise in the United States as photovoltaic systems become cheaper and more powerful for homeowners. A 2012 study by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) predicts that solar could reach 1 million to 3.8 million homes by 2020, a big leap from just 30,000 homes in 2006.

23 Feb 2017