Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output
Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit CAMBRIDGE, MA -- In any ...
Tag: Energy Sources
The energy system of the future and Power-to-X
Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Jörg Roth In a joint research project of five Swiss competence centres for energy research, scientists of ...
Picturing access to energy for all in sub-Saharan Africa
The UN's Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for ...
Tiny granules can help bring clean and abundant fusion power to Earth
Credit: Elle Starkman Beryllium, a hard, silvery metal long used in X-ray machines and spacecraft, is finding a new role ...
Getting more heat out of sunlight
Material developed at MIT can passively capture solar heat for home heating or industrial applicationsCredit: Lin Zhao CAMBRIDGE, MA -- ...
Two-degree climate goal attainable without early infrastructure retirement
But achieving 1.5-degree climate-stabilizing goal requires power plants and other energy infrastructure to be retired earlyCredit: Public domain Washington, DC--If ...
Current pledges to phase out coal power are critically insufficient to slow climate change
Credit: Udo Schlög The Powering Past Coal Alliance, or PPCA, is a coalition of 30 countries and 22 cities and ...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2019
Credit: Adam Malin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Materials--Soft drink science Oak Ridge National Laboratory has teamed with ...
Danish researchers create worldwide solar energy model
Photovoltaic installations will have a huge impact on future energy systems, so it is crucial to know their performance at ...
‘Committed’ CO2 emissions jeopardize international climate goals, UCI-led study finds
Existing, planned fossil fuel-burning infrastructure must be retired early, replaced Irvine, Calif. - The nations that have signed agreements to ...
Well-meaning climate measures can make matters worse
Lifestyle changes can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and help protect nature. While some actions offer great potential, some aren't ...
NJIT conducts the largest-ever simulation of the Deepwater Horizon spill
Credit: NJIT In a 600-ft.-long saltwater wave tank on the coast of New Jersey, a team of New Jersey Institute ...
Local solutions to global climate challenges — NSF grant
Credit: Virginia Tech With extreme environmental events, such as drought, coastal and river flooding, and wildfires, increasing in frequency, there ...
UT study shows how to produce natural gas while storing carbon dioxide
Credit: NOAA New research at The University of Texas at Austin shows that injecting air and carbon dioxide into methane ...
NRL payloads deployed by SpaceX to study space weather and spacecraft propulsion
Credit: (Graphic courtesy of NASA/Ball Aerospace) WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers designed and built two science payloads that ...
UTSA to research environmental comfort at the San Antonio Missions
Credit: Photo Courtesy of Marcus Huerta (San Antonio, June 25, 2019) -- Working with local architecture firm Ford, Powell & ...
Surrey researchers clear runway for tin based perovskite solar cells
Researchers at the University of Surrey believe their tin based perovskite solar cell could clear the runway for solar panel ...
More energy needed to cope with climate change
The world is dependent on energy both for human wellbeing and society's continued development. Energy use is however also one ...
Next-gen solar cells spin in new direction
Phosphorene shows efficiency promise A nanomaterial made from phosphorus, known as phosphorene, is shaping up as a key ingredient for ...
Rooftop solar panels get boost from Sandia tool that previews a year on grid in minutes
Credit: Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Homeowners and businesses may now have an easier time getting solar panels on rooftops ...