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New Study Reveals Storing Solar Power Increases Energy Consumption and Emissions

According to a study from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, homes with solar panels do not need on-site storage to enjoy the biggest financial and environmental benefits of solar energy.

31 Jan 2017

SolAmerica Announces Launch of 1.3 MW Solar Project in Plains, Georgia

Atlanta-based SolAmerica Energy, a leading solar, development and construction firm, today will be having a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its latest solar project, on February 8, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to Noon in Plains, Georgia.

30 Jan 2017

Foundations Laid for Entirely New Type of Solar Cell

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has laid the foundations for a completely new type of photovoltaic cell. In this new process, infrared radiation is turned into electrical energy with a different mechanism from that found in traditional solar cells.

25 Jan 2017

Kyoto University and Osaka Gas Use Nanotechnology to Boost Energy Conversion in Solar Cells

Light can be converted into electricity using solar cells. While the sun is a major source of light, the burning of natural resources such as natural gas and oil can also be harnessed.

19 Jan 2017

Study Directly Measures Perovskite Solar Film's Conversion Process

Global research is looking at solar cells created using films that imitate the structure of the mineral perovskite. But only recently a team from Case Western Reserve University has directly demonstrated that the films bear an essential property enabling them to efficiently convert sunlight into electricity.

12 Jan 2017

Researchers Investigate Cause of Rapid Degradation of Perovskite Solar Cells

While solar cell technology is currently being used by many industrial and government entities, it remains prohibitively expensive to many individuals who would like to utilize it.

26 Dec 2016

New Battery Test Cell Allows Separate Investigation of Anionic and Cationic Reactions

For years, small rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have reliably supplied billions of portable devices with energy. But manufacturers of high-energy applications such as electric cars and power storage systems seek for new electrode materials and electrolytes.

15 Dec 2016

Simple Processing Technique Could Reduce Cost of Organic Photovoltaics, Wearable Electronics

With a new technique for manufacturing single-layer organic polymer solar cells, scientists at UC Santa Barbara and three other universities might very well move organic photovoltaics into a whole new generation of wearable devices and enable small-scale distributed power generation.

6 Dec 2016

New Plug and Play Solar Panels Could Provide 57 GW of Renewable Energy

A new study shows a huge US market for plug and play solar energy, with billions of dollars in retail sales and energy savings. So what's holding up widespread use?

6 Dec 2016

Engineers Achieve Highest Efficiency Rating for Perovskite Solar Cells

They’re flexible, cheap to produce and simple to make – which is why perovskites are the hottest new material in solar cell design. And now, UNSW engineers have smashed the world efficiency record.

2 Dec 2016