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AUGUST 2, 2022

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium (CTAC) —a $20-million initiative designed to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive, more efficient and develop new markets for solar cell products. efficiency in converting sunlight into electricity. competitiveness.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Researchers from the University of Houston (UH) have developed a cobalt(II) oxide (CoO) nanocrystalline catalyst that can carry out overall water splitting with a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of around 5%. Different sources of light were used, ranging from a laser to white light simulating the solar spectrum.

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JUNE 26, 2017

A team at Osaka University in Japan has developed a new material based on gold and black phosphorus to harvest a broader spectrum of sunlight for water-splitting to produce hydrogen. The three-part composite maximizes both absorbing light and its efficiency for water splitting. The LTO surface is partly coated with gold nanoparticles.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

Researchers at the University of Twente’s MESA+ research institute have made significant efficiency improvements to the technology used to generate solar fuels. They fabricated a highly efficient photocathode by spatially and functionally decoupling light absorption and catalytic activity. — Vijselaar et al.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

A research team led by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology (DGIST) Professor Jong-Sung Yu in Korea, with colleagues at UC Berkeley and Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, has successfully developed a new catalyst synthesis method that can efficiently decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen using solar light.

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MAY 13, 2019

A cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable way of making hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight is closer with new research from the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies. Most solar cells currently on the market are made of silicon; these are expensive to make and require a lot of very pure silicon to manufacture.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Michigan State University introduced an electric autonomous bus that will serve students, staff and faculty beginning early 2022 as part of the campus’ smart mobility ecosystem. Hope, which houses the largest solar carport array in North America. The bus’s 2.5-mile

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MARCH 14, 2017

A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has reported the light-driven photoreforming of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin to H 2 using semiconducting cadmium sulfide quantum dots in alkaline aqueous solution. CdS is an inexpensive, visible-light-absorbing photocatalyst with a bulk electronic bandgap of around 2.4

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Under the FOCUS program, projects will develop advanced solar converters that turn sunlight into electricity for immediate use, while also producing heat that can be stored at low cost for later use as well as innovative storage systems that accept both heat and electricity from variable solar sources. Arizona State University.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Researchers at the University of Southampton have transformed optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel using solar energy. Computerized tomography of a MOFC, showing buildup of TiO 2 (light blue particles) in the triangular channels. Zepler Institute, University of Southampton.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

A team of researchers at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea University, and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a new type of multilayered (Au NPs/TiO 2 /Au) photoelectrode that could boost the ability of solar water-splitting to produce hydrogen.

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JUNE 27, 2017

According to a new study led by a team at Duke University, airborne particulate matter and dust are cutting solar photovoltaic energy output by more than 25% in certain parts of the world, with roughly equal contributions from ambient PM and PM deposited on photovoltaic surfaces. Credit: ACS, Bergin et al. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Transparent solar cells can transform buildings into. A new approach by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor might dramatically extend the working life of solar windows. A new approach by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor might dramatically extend the working life of solar windows. forecast to reach 11.9

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MAY 4, 2018

As reported in an open-access paper in Nature Communications, the wafer-level photochemical diode arrays exhibited solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of ~3.3% Previous direct solar water splitters have achieved a little more than 1 percent stable solar-to-hydrogen efficiency in fresh or saltwater. in neutral (pH?~?7.0)

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Photo: Kyoto University An MIT-led team revealed a “guidebook” for how to tune surface properties of perovskites, a silicon alternative – here’s why that’s huge for solar. Their versatility opens up new avenues for solar installations, from urban buildings to portable, off-grid applications.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University has awarded $10.5 million for seven research projects designed to advance a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy. Light trapping in high?efficiency,

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today Anker is releasing its new SOLIX C800 Plus Portable Power Station , which we saw debut at CES 2024 and is the first power station with stowable camping lights that illuminates campsites and powers outdoor adventures. The SOLIX C800 Plus sports a compact 768Wh capacity with 1,600W of power output. hours via your car.

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MAY 18, 2017

The discovery was made by a joint research team led by Associate Professor Takashi Tachikawa (Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University) and Professor Tetsuro Majima (Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University). Their findings were published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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MAY 2, 2022

Using a hematite photocatalyst, a team led by researchers from Kobe University has succeeded in producing both hydrogen gas and hydrogen peroxide at the same time from sunlight and water. Recently, they have succeeded in increasing the light energy conversion efficiency by applying this technology to hematite (?-Fe under 600nm).

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Using these electric vehicles as a means of buffer storage allows the potential of wind farms and solar plants for carbon-neutral energy generation to be exploited to an even greater degree. Although the fleet of electric vehicles on our roads keeps growing, this only results in a slight increase in the amount of electric power required.

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JULY 7, 2022

After more than 25 years’ work and technological hurdles beyond counting, the Webb team has launched and stationed its mammoth observatory in solar orbit—and brought its instruments below 40 kelvins (minus 233 ºC), cold enough to see the early universe more than 13.5 billion years ago. NASA/STScI Why five layers?

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Researchers from UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a new technology for direct solar water-splitting—i.e., When immersed in water with visible light irradiation (? ? Credit: ACS, Liu et al. Click to enlarge. hydrogen evolution rate and (?)

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MARCH 6, 2014

Liquid Light unveiled its new process for the production of major chemicals from carbon dioxide, showcasing its demonstration-scale “reaction cell” and confirming the potential for cost-advantaged process economics. Further, Liquid Light’s process can sequester carbon when using energy sources such as solar, hydro, wind or nuclear power.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Gerhardt had joined with Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) to offer training programs—and certification— to aspiring ebike mechanics. Ten years later, 11 TEVA of NC members, representing 1 out of every 10 people in the chapter, had followed Gerhardt into becoming Certified Light EV Technical instructors.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A new study, led by academics at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, has used semi-artificial photosynthesis to explore new ways to produce and store solar energy. Their method also managed to absorb more solar light than natural photosynthesis. This could be a great platform for developing solar technologies.

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APRIL 29, 2015

The US Department of Energy announced $75 million in funding to renew the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis ( JCAP ), a DOE Energy Innovation Hub originally established in 2010 with the goal of harnessing solar energy for the production of fuel. The research program involves eight core projects: Light Capture and Conversion.

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APRIL 3, 2016

While many technical advances have made solar cells more efficient and affordable, a disadvantage remains in the fact that solar cells produce no power when it’s raining. c), d) The operational principle of the flexible solar cell under sunlight. 2016) “A Solar Cell That Is Triggered by Sun and Rain.” mV and 7.17

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

Wiley at Duke University has introduced a new electrocatalyst for water oxidation consisting of a conductive network of core-shell nanowires that is just as efficient as conventional metal oxide films on indium tin oxide (ITO) and a great deal more transparent and robust. times more light. Chen et al. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 12, 2023

He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1949 from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore, and earned a Ph.D. Adolf Goetzberger Photovoltaics pioneer Life Fellow, 94; died 24 February Goetzberger was an early proponent of solar energy technologies. The research paved the way for more effective solar power generation.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

GE Energy Industrial Solutions has reached a partnership agreement to work with Inovateus Solar, a US solar-power distribution and integration company, to build new solar carports with electric vehicle (EV) chargers.

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JULY 31, 2020

The Center for Hybrid Approaches in Solar Energy to Liquid Fuels (CHASE) , led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, seeks to develop hybrid photoelectrodes for fuel production that combine semiconductors for light absorption with molecular catalysts for conversion and fuel production.

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APRIL 14, 2012

These consortia—led in theUS by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Florida, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)—will bring together experts from national laboratories, universities, and industry in both the US and India. MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. Thermax Ltd.;

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Duke University researchers have engineered rhodium nanoparticles that can harness the energy in ultraviolet light and use it to catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide to methane, a key building block for many types of fuels. So we get to choose how the reaction goes with light in a way that we can’t do with heat.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel strategy to improve the efficiency and performance of non-aqueous lithium-oxygen (Li-air) batteries. By utilizing solar energy, the device can be charged with a ‘negative’ overpotential, which is otherwise thermodynamically impossible. —Yu et al.

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MAY 11, 2020

The solar water splitting capacity was greatly enhanced by making the nano-particles in the mesocrystal structures smaller. In addition to being safe, inexpensive and stable (pH > 3), Hematite can absorb a wide range of visible light (approx. The oxidation potential is 1.23V. Zhang et al. Hematite is a type of iron oxide ore.

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JUNE 15, 2015

A team at McGill University in Canada has developed a reversible hydrogen storage/release system based on the metal-catalyzed hydrogenation and photo-induced dehydrogenation of organic cyclic hydrocarbons at room temperature. under visible light illumination (420–600 nm) without any other energy input.

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JULY 2, 2018

Scientists in Japan have shown that an oxyfluoride is capable of visible light-driven photocatalysis—i.e., converting solar energy to fuel energy using visible-light-absorbing semiconductor materials. The finding opens new doors for designing materials for artificial photosynthesis and solar energy research.

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