Scientists generate heat over 1,000 degrees Celsius with solar power instead of fossil fuel
Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland are developing a method to use solar energy to replace fossil fuels in high-temperature industrial processes like steel and cement production.
Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities
From DOE/Argonne National Laboratory 18/01/24 Bumblebees buzz from flower to flower, stopping for a moment under a clear blue Minnesota sky. Birds chirp, and tall grasses blow in the breeze. This isn’t a scene from a pristine nature preserve or national park. It is nestled between photovoltaic (PV) solar arrays on rehabilitated farmland. Researchers at […]
Bulky additives could make cheaper solar cells last longer
From University of Michigan 12/01/24 An insight into preventing perovskite semiconductors from degrading quickly, discovered at the University of Michigan, could help enable solar cells estimated to be two to four times cheaper than today’s thin-film solar panels. Perovskites may also be combined with the silicon-based semiconductors that are prevalent in today’s solar panels to […]
SwRI’s modular dam design could accelerate the adoption of renewable energy
From Southwest Research Institute 22/10/23 Southwest Research Institute has developed a new modular steel buttress dam system designed to resolve energy storage issues hindering the integration of renewable resources into the energy mix. The m-Presa™ modular steel buttress dam system facilitates the rapid construction of paired reservoir systems for grid-scale energy storage and generation using […]
Solar batteries: New material simultaneously absorbs light and stores energy
From University of Córdoba 09/08/23 The collaborative effort between the University of Cordoba and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Germany) is making progress on the design of a solar battery made from an abundant, non-toxic and easily synthesized material composed of 2D carbon nitride. Solar energy is booming. The improvement of solar […]