MIT and Google Develop Simulator to Accelerate Solar Cell Development
Researchers at MIT and Google Brain have developed a computational simulator that can help predict whether changes to materials or design will improve performance in new photovoltaic (PV) cells. The ...
Researchers Claim 29.8% Conversion Efficiency in Perovskite Silicon Tandem Solar Cell
Researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have claimed to have set a new conversion efficiency record of 29.80% in a tandem solar cell made of perovskite and silicon. The result was ...
Researchers Claim to Have Developed a Reactor for Cost-Effective Hydrogen Production
A team of scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) Mohali claimed to have developed a prototype reactor that operates under natural sunlight to produce around 6.1 ...
Off-Grid Solar Could Create 570,000 Jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2022: Report
The off-grid solar value chain can create up to 570,000 jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2022, excluding manufacturing, the UCL Engineering for International Development Centre has said in a recent report. Despite ...
Machine Learning Can Accelerate Hydrogen Infrastructure Creation
A team of materials and computer scientists from Sandia National Laboratories and international collaborators used computational approaches to elucidate new high-entropy alloys with attractive hydrogen storage properties and direct laboratory ...
A New Technology Could Prevent Fires Caused by Lithium-Ion Batteries
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) scientists have claimed to have invented a battery component that provides an added layer of protection to prevent short circuits, the leading cause of fires in ...
Residential Solar System Sizes Continue to Rise in the U.S.: Berkeley Lab
The Berkeley Lab has found that solar photovoltaic (PV) system sizes continue to grow in the United States. In 2020, the median was 6.5 kW for residential systems, up from ...
Perovskite Solar Cells to Be Tested in Space
To lower the cost of specialized photovoltaic (PV) panels used to generate electricity in space — like the ones used in Mars rovers and space probes — researchers at the ...
Using Hydrogen to Economically Backup Wind and Solar Power: MIT Research
According to research supported by the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), hydrogen-fired power generation can be a cost-effective alternative to backing up solar and wind power. Emre Gençer and Drake D ...
Researchers Claim to Have Found a Stable, High Energy Density Lithium-Metal Battery
Researchers from Helmholtz Institute Ulm and Cheongju University have developed a new lithium-metal battery that claims to offer an extremely high energy density of 560 watt-hours per kilogram with remarkably ...
Researchers Develop a Stable Catholyte for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries
Researchers at the University of Akron, United States, have asserted that they have developed the most stable catholyte (positive electrolyte) for aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFB) and demonstrated cells that ...
Bifacial Solar Cell Using Laser Processing Claims Record Power Output of 29%
Researchers at Australian National University claim to have produced a more efficient type of solar cell using laser processing. The cell produced is supposedly a true bifacial solar cell with ...
Researchers Develop Device to Recover Waste Heat from Photovoltaic Units
Scientists from the University of Milano-Bicocca, University of Rome Tor Vergata, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have fabricated a thermally-coupled electrically-separated hybrid thermoelectric, photovoltaic system (HTEPV)-based device based on a ...
Using Covalent Organic Frameworks as Photocatalysts for Solar-to-Fuel Production
A multinational team of researchers have shown that covalent organic frameworks (COFs), a new class of light-absorbing compounds (photocatalysts), could be utilized as a potential solution for solar-to-fuel production. The ...
Indian Researchers Develop a Dendrite-Free Zinc-Iron Redox-Flow Battery
The widespread deployment of renewable energies such as wind and solar has increased the demand for energy storage. Redox-flow batteries are scalable energy-storage devices that are one of the most ...
Researchers Claim Power Conversion Efficiency of 12.2% for Flexible CZTS Thin-Film Solar Cells
Researchers from the Center for Thin Film Solar Cell at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) claimed to have achieved a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 12.2% ...
New Electrolyte Found to Achieve Greater Energy Density in Lithium-Ion Batteries
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other organizations have found a novel electrolyte that could make it possible for lithium-ion batteries, which now typically ...
Researchers Develop Efficient and Non-Toxic Tin Monosulfide Solar Cell
A team of researchers at the Tohoku University, Japan, have claimed that they have created an efficient tin monosulfide (SnS) solar cell that can help promote affordable and clean energy ...
Researchers Develop Method to Enhance Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, have claimed that they have developed a new method to increase perovskite solar cells' efficiency by utilizing ions. The ...
Researchers Develop High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery
Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, have identified a new catalyst material that can enhance lithium-sulfur batteries' performance and durability. The researchers said the lithium-sulfur ...
Chennai Researchers Claim a New Method to Improve Multicrystalline Silicon Ingots
Researchers at the SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, have claimed that they have developed high-performance multicrystalline silicon ingots through the directional solidification (DS) method. The researchers explained that multicrystalline silicon ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Rajputana Stainless Signs PPA for 3 MW of Solar With KPI Global
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: KPI Global has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Rajputana Stainless for 3 MW of solar ...
Researchers Aim to Develop Solar Minimodules With a Conversion Efficiency of Over 15%
A team of researchers at the University of Bristol, in collaboration with researchers from Northumbria University and Loughborough University, aim to develop solar minimodules with a conversion efficiency of over ...
US-Based Barrel Energy to Set Up Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facility in India
Barrel Energy, a U.S.-based lithium-ion battery manufacturer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyderabad-based Roshan Energy Technologies to develop and manufacture lithium-ion batteries in India and North America. Barrel ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: EIB Provides €50 Million to Forsee Power to Expand Battery Business
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €50 million (~$60.70 million) loan to Forsee Power, a ...
