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Chalmers Researcher Facilitates Progress of Wave Power Industry

With 72% of the earth’s surface covered by the ocean, wave energy, thus, possesses a significant potential to gratify a substantial percentage of the global energy supply. The task is to decrease costs and enhance the wave energy system’s performance. In that case, the Chalmers scientist Shun-Han Yang has aided the industry to optimize their positions.

29 Apr 2019

Caffeine Helps Improve Perovskite Solar Cells' Efficiency and Stability

Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Solargiga Energy in China have discovered that caffeine can help make a promising alternative to traditional solar cells more efficient at converting light to electricity.

25 Apr 2019

Imperial Launches Clean Power Programme Addressing Global Transition to a Low-Carbon Energy System

Imperial introduces the Clean Power Programme, a Professional Certificate Programme about the worldwide shift to a low-carbon energy system.

16 Apr 2019

Renewables Offer Better Hope for Tackling Climate Change than Capturing Carbon from Power Stations

According to a new study reported in Nature Energy, wind turbines and solar panels combined with energy storage provide a better hope for addressing climate change than attempting to capture carbon from fossil fuel power stations.

9 Apr 2019

Imec and Jolywood Achieve a Record of 23.2 Percent with Bifacial n-PERT Solar Cells

Today, at SiliconPV 2019, imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies and partner in EnergyVille, announces that its n-PERT (Passivated Emitter and Rear Totally diffused) solar cells developed with Jolywood, a leading Chinese manufacturer of n-type bifacial solar cells and modules, have reached a certified front-side conversion efficiency of 23.2 percent.

From Jolywood(Suzhou) Sunwatt Co.,Ltd 8 Apr 2019

$1.2m Renewable Energy Project a Win for Consumers and Industry

How much difference can five minutes make? Quite a lot, actually, when it comes to weather forecasting.

8 Apr 2019

Midsummer Moves into the Customer Market for Solar Panels with New BIPV Metal Sheet Solar Roof

Swedish solar energy technology leader Midsummer, today launches its new energy producing metal sheet roof “Midsummer solar roofs”.

From Midsummer AB 8 Apr 2019

Vestas and Mercury Sign Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contract for the 119-MW Turitea Wind Farm

Vestas has signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with Mercury, an electricity generator and retailer based in New Zealand, for the 119 MW Turitea Wind Farm.

1 Apr 2019

New Joint UK-China Research Centre Open to Opportunity of $100bn Offshore Wind Market

A new £2million joint UK-China offshore wind research centre has opened today (Thursday 21st March) in Yantai City, the highlight of a week-long trade mission to China for 11 innovative UK companies eager to explore opportunities presented by the world’s fastest growing offshore wind market.

From ORE Catapult 26 Mar 2019