Here comes the sun
It's no surprise Western Australia has a lot of sunshine. But what are we doing with it?
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Jun 6, 2019
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News tagged with solar technology
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New research to explore technology needed for peer-to-peer 'free trade' in excess energy
Households and businesses that generate their own power through micro-renewables, such as solar panels and wind turbines, may soon be able to decide where to distribute their extra energy thanks to funding from the Engineering ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 30, 2019
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Costa Rica bets on ending fossil fuel use by 2050
Eric Orlich and his wife Gioconda Rojas own two electric vehicles, which they charge at home in the garage thanks to solar panels on their roof.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 20, 2019
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New research exposes extent of mineral demand for renewable energy technologies
The growing demand for minerals and metals to build the electric vehicles, solar arrays, wind turbines and other renewable energy infrastructure necessary to meet the ambitious goals of the Paris Climate Agreement could outstrip ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 18, 2019
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Scientists boost stability of low-cost, large-area solar modules
Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have resolved a fundamental weakness in a promising solar technology known as Perovskite Solar Cells, or PSCs. Their innovations appear ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 22, 2019
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Power stations driven by light
Green plants, algae and some bacteria use sunlight to convert energy. The pigments in chlorophyll absorb electromagnetic radiation, which induces chemical reactions in electrons. These reactions take place in the nucleus ...
Materials Science
Jan 16, 2019
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How African cities can harness green technologies for growth and jobs
In 1967 one gigabyte of hard drive storage space cost US$ 1m. Today it's around two US cents. Computer processing power has also increased exponentially: it doubles every two years. This is just the tip of the iceberg when ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 19, 2018
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Nanotechnology solution for photovoltaic systems
Photovoltaic (PV) systems, which harvest sustainable and clean energy from the sun, accumulate dirt or particles like dust, water and sand. This build-up leads to a reduction in the light energy reaching the solar cells and ...
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 3, 2018
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Austin solar power startup's vision: Put product 'on every rooftop'
A few years ago, Omeed Badkoobeh was living in China and often traveling to remote locations when he noticed a trend that intrigued him—how often towns were relying on fuel-based generators for power
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 29, 2018
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High-performance solar cells: Physicists grow stable perovskite layers
Crystalline perovskite cells are the key to cutting-edge thin-film solar cells. Although they already achieve very high levels of efficiency in the laboratory, commercial applications are hampered by the fact that the material ...
Materials Science
Nov 9, 2018
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