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Roll-to-Roll Printed Perovskite Solar Cells Deliver Record Efficiency

A new study reports the highest efficiency ever recorded for full roll-to-roll printed perovskite solar cells, marking a key step on the way to cheaper and more efficient ways of generating solar energy.

9 Jul 2020

Wood-Based Steam Generator Harnesses Solar Energy to Purify Water

According to the United Nations, about one-fifth of the world's population lives in areas where water is scarce.

9 Jul 2020

University of Manchester Summit Focuses on Greener Economy, Sustainable Development

Biotechnology's game-changing role as a catalyst to reboot the economy and build a more sustainable future will be the focus of a summit co-hosted by The University of Manchester.

9 Jul 2020

Solar-Assisted Heating Networks Could Reduce Impact of Conventional Heat Generation

More than 40% of energy consumption in the European Union is by buildings and 63% of this figure is due to residential dwellings.

7 Jul 2020

Sydney Flicks the Switch to 100% Green Power

From today, The City of Sydney will be powered using 100 per cent renewable electricity, generated from wind and solar farms in regional NSW.

1 Jul 2020

Researchers Solve a Controversial Questions on Photosynthesis

By developing innovative methods to visualize energy changes in subcellular compartments in live plants, the team of Dr Boon Leong LIM, Associate Professor of the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong, recently solved a controversial question in photosynthesis: what is the source of NADH for mitochondria to generate ATP? The results were just published in the journal Nature Communications.

1 Jul 2020

Solar-Powered Organisms Achieve Efficient Light Energy Harvesting

By quieting their "noisy" photosynthetic antennae networks and tuning them to their environments, solar-powered organisms achieve remarkably efficient light energy harvesting, according to a network theory report.

26 Jun 2020

New Laser-Based Technique for Effective Degradation of Cellulose into Biofuel

Researchers from Japan have designed a new laser-based method that makes degradation of cellulose simpler. This reaction does not need drastic conditions, and thus can support efficient cellulose application in several industries, particularly environmental technology.

24 Jun 2020

Climate Benefits Outweighed the Cost of PV Systems in the Past Decade

Over the past decade, the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays has fallen rapidly. But at the same time, the value of PV power has declined in areas that have installed significant PV generating capacity.

24 Jun 2020

Impacts on Clean Energy Innovation Could Outweigh COVID-Era Emissions Benefits

The short-term environmental benefits of the COVID-19 crisis, including declines in carbon emissions and local air pollution, have been documented since the early days of the crisis.

23 Jun 2020