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09/10/2024

Innovative solar cell is its own battery

An innovative hybrid solar device that combines a PV panel and energy storage has achieved record levels of energy storage efficiency for such a device. And unlike conventional batteries, the molecular solar thermal energy storage (MOST) device doesn't rely on scarce materials.

09/10/2024

NASA releases first photo of 860-square-foot solar sail in orbit
The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System could pave the way for new, ultrafast forms of space travel.

The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System could pave the way for new, ultrafast forms of space travel.

08/10/2024

Chart: Solar power keeps beating expectations
Energy forecasters have long underestimated the speed at which solar power is growing around the world. It’s not the first time that’s happened.

Energy forecasters have long underestimated the speed at which solar power is growing around the world. It’s not the first time that’s happened.

08/10/2024

Ecoflow’s Solar-panel Power Hat Hands-on At Ifa 2024: Meet The World’s First ‘wearable’ Device Charger!

https://www.yankodesign.com/2024/09/06/ecoflows-solar-panel-power-hat-hands-on-at-ifa-2024-meet-the-worlds-first-wearable-device-charger

https://youtu.be/CTTUN14F44o Yamaha, a piano company, also makes motorcycles. Bose, an audio company, happens to also make suspension seats for truck drivers. And EcoFlow, a company known for its portable power stations, decided to enter the fashion market. However, it isn't that much of a curveball...

07/10/2024

How Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels
The country’s residents installed 200MW of balcony solar during the first half of 2024. It’s becoming an increasingly popular way to take climate action in Germany.

The country’s residents installed 200MW of balcony solar during the first half of 2024. It’s becoming an increasingly popular way to take climate action…

07/10/2024

Clean electricity breaks new records, with renewables on track for another strong year

Clean electricity breaks new records, with renewables on track for another strong year Research from BloombergNEF highlights that more than 40% of the world’s electricity came from zero-carbon sources for the first time in 2023; 14% from wind and solar. 27 August 2024 Press Release According to a ...

06/10/2024

Turning seawater into fresh water using solar-powered technology'

05/10/2024

The Hague becomes first city in the world to ban advertisements for fossil fuels and high-carbon ser
From January 1st 2025 street advertising for fossil fuels will be banned by law in the Netherland’s third largest city

The Hague becomes first city in the world to ban advertisements for fossil fuels and high-carbon ser From January 1st 2025 street advertising for fossil fuels will be banned by law in the Netherland’s third largest city 17 September 2024 Press Release The Hague will ban street advertising for foss...

04/10/2024

Great Britain Generates More Than 80% of Summer Electricity From Renewables

Great Britain just had its greenest summer on record, with less than one-fifth of electricity coming from non-renewable sources.

03/10/2024

US solar manufacturing capacity has quadrupled thanks to climate law
The Inflation Reduction Act has sparked a boom in domestic solar panel manufacturing, though the U.S. still depends on China for certain steps of the supply chain.

The Inflation Reduction Act has sparked a boom in domestic solar panel manufacturing, though the U.S. still depends on China for certain steps of the…

02/10/2024

Solar and batteries are helping Texas weather heat waves. Here’s how.

Relentless heat has caused Texas to keep breaking electricity-demand records this summer. Good thing solar and batteries are breaking records, too.

01/10/2024

Sodium-ion batteries have several advantages over conventional batteries. They contain no critical raw materials such as lithium or cobalt - and could make stationary energy storage and electromobility much more cost-effective.

Sodium-ion batteries have several advantages over conventional batteries. They contain no critical raw materials such as lithium or cobalt - and could

30/09/2024

Chart: Solar power is shattering global records
A staggering 428 gigawatts of solar capacity was installed last year — more than in the previous two years combined.

A staggering 428 gigawatts of solar capacity was installed last year — more than in the previous two years combined.

29/09/2024

Solar panels across the globe at risk: The phenomenon from space that could destroy them

Experts are clear about what's happening with solar panels across the globe: This energy is at risk as this phenomenon comes from the space

29/09/2024

'Massless' battery promises a 70% increase in EV range

Researchers say they've built and tested a 'structural battery' that packs a device or EV's chassis with energy, saving a ton of weight. It could unlock smartphones as thin as credit cards, laptops at half the weight and a 70% boost to EV range.

28/09/2024

Solar panels and crops could meet 68% of central Europe’s energy demand

Combining farming with green energy production could also increase food security and generate additional income for farmers, according to a new study.

28/09/2024

In Possible ‘Turning Point,’ China Approved Significantly Fewer Coal Plants in First Half of 2024

The first half of 2024 saw new coal-fired power plant approvals fall significantly in China, a new report by Greenpeace East Asia said.

27/09/2024

Chart: Almost all new US power plants are carbon-free
The U.S. is pretty much only building clean energy these days, and mostly solar and batteries. That’s good news — but the pace still needs to pick up.

The U.S. is pretty much only building clean energy these days, and mostly solar and batteries. That’s good news — but the pace still needs to pick up.

27/09/2024

Renewables Generated 40% of Global Electricity for First Time Ever in 2023

For the first time last year, more than 40% of the planet’s electricity was generated by zero-carbon sources — 14% from solar and wind.

26/09/2024

Hydrogen or battery? World-first train glides along on either

The company that broke a Guinness World Record this year with its all-hydrogen train has just announced another world first. Stadler Rail has developed a fleet of train cars that can run on either hydrogen or battery power for branch rail services.

26/09/2024

In a paper published in May, scientists looked for signs of solar panels on Earth-like exoplanets, believing they would reflect ultraviolet light to become visible

Intelligent alien societies may be scattered across the galaxy and beyond, but scientists say they are too advanced to be detected. Researchers used an unconventional method to find signs of extrat…

25/09/2024

World's first zinc-ion battery megafactory opens for business

Sweden’s Enerpoly has flung open the doors to its zinc-ion battery megafactory in the north of Stockholm – making it the first manufacturing facility to use this battery technology at a large scale in the world.

25/09/2024

New bendable bifacial perovskite solar cell offers 27% efficiency
Built with layers of materials, either printed or coated from liquid inks or vacuum-deposited, perovskite solar cells are thin-film devices.

Researchers have proposed bifacial electron transport layer-free perovskite solar cells, which offer power conversion efficiency of over 27%.

24/09/2024

Ultra-thin solar 'coating' can turn phone cases and EVs into mini power generators
Cheap and flexible perovskite solar cells could revolutionize solar power, making it easier than ever to power the world with sunlight.

Cheap and flexible perovskite solar cells could revolutionize solar power, making it easier than ever to power the world with sunlight.

24/09/2024

SolarDuck to build Japan’s first offshore floating solar demonstrator

SolarDuck has been awarded a contract to develop Japan’s first offshore floating solar power generation and automated sailing boat technology demonstrator.