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Researchers use quantum computing method to optimize molecular photoswitches for solar energy harvesting

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Molecular photoswitches that can both convert and store energy could be used to make solar energy harvesting more efficient. The procedure was based on a dataset of more than 400,000 molecules, which the researchers screened to find the optimum molecular structure for solar energy storage materials.

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University of Surrey awarded £1.1m to advance solar-thermal devices

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A University of Surrey project has been granted £1.1m to innovate cutting-edge solar-thermal devices to enhance solar energy capture. The post University of Surrey awarded £1.1m to advance solar-thermal devices appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Synhelion starts construction of DAWN demo plant to produce solar fuels

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ETH Zurich spin-off Synhelion has started the construction of DAWN—its own industrial plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat. The production process—using only solar heat—was first demonstrated in 2019 in a mini-refinery on the roof of ETH Zurich. Earlier post.)

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Texas awards $3.2M in EV infrastructure grants to Plano-Based Universal EV Chargers

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Texas-based Universal EV Chargers has been awarded $3.2 Universal EV Chargers has also won grants in Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The company launched in 2021 as a division of Universal Green Group, which has been a solar energy competitor in Texas and the Southwest since 2009.

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Rutgers University is still a trailblazer in parking lot solar

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Rutgers University is going to install 16 solar carports that total 14.5 more… The post Rutgers University is still a trailblazer in parking lot solar appeared first on Electrek. megawatts (MW) in parking lots across its five campuses.

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Australian university says it can support 100 pct EVs and cheap charging with more solar

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Australian university says it could support 100 per cent EVs, and deliver charging at a nominal fee, and lower its electricity bill if it doubled the amount of solar on campus. The post Australian university says it can support 100 pct EVs and cheap charging with more solar appeared first on The Driven.

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DOE awards $2.7M to U Florida, Synhelion to support production of hydrogen from concentrated solar

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Synhelion and its partner the University of Florida announced that their joint project has been awarded US$2.7 million from the US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). Close-up of Synhelion’s proprietary solar receiver, which delivers high-temperature process heat beyond 1,500 °C.

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