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Researchers Work to Develop High-Temperature “Concentrating Solar Power” System

The Department of Energy will award 10.5 million dollars to Sandia National Laboratories for the research and design of a highly efficient and less expensive solar energy system.

23 May 2018

Researchers One Step Closer to Building Carbon-Recycling System

A carbon-recycling system that can harvest solar energy to transform water & CO2 into liquid fuels, could become a reality. By improving parts of the system, two-electron chemical reactions can be performed: a significant development over the energy inefficient one-electron reactions.

17 May 2018

MIT's Flux Solar Vehicle Goes on a Road-Testing Trip

On a recent April afternoon, MIT sophomore Francis Wang drove out of the Edgerton Center's Area 51 garage, took a left on Massachusetts Avenue, a right onto Albany Street, and then a left through the wide doors into Johnson Rink.

17 May 2018

Artificial Photosynthesis Could Lead to Harvesting of Clean Hydrogen Fuel

A recently developed stable artificial photosynthesis device is capable of doubling the efficiency of harnessing sunlight to break apart both salt and fresh water, producing hydrogen that can then be utilized in fuel cells.

4 May 2018

Northeast Sea Slug Shows Researchers Path to Achieve Artificial Photosynthesis

A research performed by Rutgers University–New Brunswick and other researchers has demonstrated that raw materials from algae are absorbed by a Northeast sea slug to provide its lifetime supply of solar-powered energy.

3 May 2018

Stanford Team Creates Water-Based Battery to Store Wind and Solar Energy

Researchers at Stanford have built a water-based battery that is capable of providing an inexpensive way to store solar or wind energy produced when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining so it can be fed back into the electric grid and be redistributed when there is a high demand.

2 May 2018

Innovative Way for Choosing Best Solar Cell for Specific Location and Installation Type

Which one sounds better— a groundbreaking kind that delivers more power for a specific area but is expensive, or a conventional, off-the-shelf kind of solar panel?

2 May 2018

Mini Solar Factory Upgraded That Works When It's Cloudy

Sustainable and economical production of, for instance, medicines could perhaps be possible with the aid of sunlight. The 'mini-factory' in the shape of a leaf that was showcased by chemical engineers from the Eindhoven University of Technology in 2016 has made this a reality.

25 Apr 2018

SOLAR ATMOSPHERES OF WESTERN PA ADDS MILLING CENTER

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA recently installed a second machining center to support its newest service for customers – tensile testing. $$IMAGE$$ By adding a brand new fully programmable 8100 RPM Haas VF2...

17 Apr 2018

Nanoresonator Coating Enhances Efficiency of Solar Cells

Researchers have created a nanoscale coating for solar cells that enable the absorption of around 20% more sunlight when compared to uncoated devices. They achieved this by trapping light with the help of an optical version of a whispering gallery.

17 Apr 2018