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New discoveries are making silicon production cleaner, and solar cells of the future will become even more environmentally friendly. Steinar Brandslet reports from Norway. Solar cells are largely made of silicon. But the silicon...
Researchers in Australia have resolved a fundamental challenge preventing the wide uptake of next-generation perovskite solar cells. Their work helps the cells cope with exposure to light. Metal-halide perovskites, a class of hybrid organic-inorganic...
The search for the perfect solar cell is not yet over. Norwegian researchers are now adopting a new approach to the cells’ raw material, crystalline silicon, with the aim of making the electricity-generating cells...
A promising type of perovskites, or human-made crystals that can convert sunlight into electricity, could for the first time be stabilized. The new findings pave the way to solar panels that are easy to...
Coffee gives people a boost in the morning. A “cuppa” might help solar panels, too. Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Solargiga Energy in China realized that caffeine is an alkaloid...
An iron molecule that can function both as a photocatalyst to produce fuel and in solar cells to produce electricity has been discovered. It could replace the more expensive and rare metals used today....
The solar-powered aircraft by SolarStratos completed its first test flight over Payerne, Switzerland. The ultra-light aircraft will one day be able to fly to the edge of space. The Payerne airfield in Switzerland was...
The market for photovoltaic systems is highly competitive. In order to achieve higher efficiency and reduce costs, manufacturers are continuously optimising the production processes. Two improved techniques have emerged recently and are presented in...
A group of European scientists have made a technology breakthrough that paves the way towards to producing cheaper solar cells and LED lighting panels. Their discovery could be used to make commercial products already...
A high-efficiency, low-cost solar cell can be made using the lead recovered from discarded lead-acid car batteries. The development could prove a boon to both the environment and human health, say the MIT researchers...
Inspired by the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed solar cells that can track the sun, enabling them to capture nearly 40 per cent more energy...
After nearly one month of waiting on the ground in Japan, Solar Impulse 2 finally took off for Hawaii. The solar-powered airplane is attempting to fly around the world without using a drop of...
Researchers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a new kind of solar cell that combines two different layers of sunlight-absorbing material in order to harvest a broader range of the sun’s energy. The...
Researchers at Queen’s Mary University of London (QMUL) have developed cheap solar cells with chemicals found in the shells of shrimps and other crustaceans. The shells contain chitin and chitosan, which are readily available...
Solar Impulse has unveiled its flight path for its historic flight. Powered only by energy from the sun, the aircraft will cross two oceans and four continents on its round-the-world flight. The Solar Impulse...
