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What Happens When Schools Go Solar?

May 3, 2019

Rooftop solar projects at schools could reduce harmful air pollution, help the environment, and enhance student learning...

U.S. Energy Use Rises to Highest Level Ever

April 15, 2019

The largest increases in energy supply came from natural gas, wind, and solar energy

More Efficient Solar Cells Imitate Photosynthesis

January 16, 2019

A team of researchers hopes to revolutionize solar technology

A New Way to Measure Solar Panel Degradation

January 11, 2019

Clustering-based computation may streamline the inspection of photovoltaic panels

'Sun in a Box' Would Store Renewable Energy for the Grid

December 6, 2018

Design for system that provides solar- or wind-generated power on demand should be cheaper than other leading options

Monitoring Air Pollution After Hurricane Maria

November 1, 2018

Researchers have shown that low-cost sensors that run on solar energy can be used to monitor air pollution after a disaster...

New Material, Manufacturing Process Use Sun's Heat for Cheaper Renewable Electricity

October 19, 2018

Solar power accounts for less than two percent of US electricity, but could make up more

Solar Powered Sea Slugs Shed Light on Search for Perpetual Green Energy

May 7, 2018

Near-shore animal becomes plant-like after pilfering tiny solar panels and storing them in its gut

Materials "Sandwich" Breaks Barrier for Solar Cell Efficiency

March 5, 2018

NYU Tandon Professor André D. Taylor's research team combines materials and borrows lessons from nature to build a bet...

80% of US Electrical Demand Could Be Met By Wind and Solar Power

February 28, 2018

Meeting 100% of the electical demand would require more investment in greater storage, transmission capabilities

World’s First Nighttime Solar Fuels Reactor Passes Test

February 21, 2018

Solar powered chemistry has one downfall—reactions stop at night. Now scientists have a solution

The Latest Developments at Synlight—the World's Largest Artificial Sun

February 8, 2018

With 149 high-performance xenon short-arc lamps to mimic natural solar radiation, the key focus of Synlight is on&n...

Scientists Discover Material Ideal for Smart Photovoltaic Windows

January 24, 2018

Berkeley Lab researchers make thermochromic windows with perovskite solar cell

Proton Transport in Graphene Shows Promise for Renewable Energy

January 23, 2018

The new findings demonstrated an increase in the rate at which the material conducts protons when it is simply illuminated wi...

Making Solar Energy More Efficient

January 5, 2018

Two doctoral students in the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design (Arc/D) have demonstrated methods of op...

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