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Solar cell keeps working long after sun sets
Researchers have constructed a photovoltaic cell that harvests energy from the environment during the day and night, making use of the heat leaking from …
Solar hydrogen: Better photoelectrodes through flash heating
Producing low-cost metal-oxide thin films with high electronic quality for solar water splitting is not an easy task. Especially since quality improvements of the …
Optimizer tool designs, evaluates, maximizes solar-powered cooling systems
Researchers have developed an optimizer tool to design, evaluate, and maximize the performance of different types of solar-powered adsorption under various operating scenarios. The …
Materials scientists finding solutions to biggest hurdle for solar cell technology
Materials scientists have discovered the major reason why perovskite solar cells -- which show great promise for improved energy-conversion efficiency -- degrade in sunlight, …
How to clean solar panels without water
Dust that accumulates on solar panels is a major problem, but washing the panels uses huge amounts of water. Engineers have now developed a …
Predicting solar cell performance from terahertz and microwave spectroscopy
Many semiconducting materials are possible candidates for solar cells. In recent years, perovskite semiconductors in particular have attracted attention, as they are both inexpensive …
Cutting losses: Engineering research equips solar industry for improved performance
Researchers have succeeded in identifying a technique that makes cadmium, selenium and telluride (CdSeTe) solar cells more efficient than silicon cells.