CEMEX and Synhelion Achieve Breakthrough in Cement Production with Solar Energy. CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) and Synhelion announced the successful production of the world’s first solar clinker, the key component of cement, a significant step towards developing fully solar-driven cement...
Breakthrough in Converting CO2 into Fuel Using Solar Energy. A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has shown how solar power can convert carbon dioxide into fuel, by using advanced materials and ultra-fast laser spectroscopy. The breakthrough could be an important piece of the puzzle...
KTU Researchers Developed Materials for Extremely High-efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells. A group of chemists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania synthesised materials that were used for constructing a record-breaking perovskite solar module, with an efficiency of 21.4 per...
Spray-on Coating Could Make Solar Panels Snow-resistant. In an advance that could dramatically improve the productivity of solar panels in cold climates, a University of Michigan-led team has demonstrated an inexpensive, clear coating that reduced snow and ice accumulation on solar panels,...
A Wiki for Perovskite Solar Cell Research. An international team of experts has collected data on metal halide perovskite solar cells from more than 15,000 publications and developed a database with visualisation options and analysis tools. The database is open source and provides an overview...
Newly Developed Solar Materials Could Uusher in Ultrathin, Lightweight Solar Panel. A race is on in solar engineering to create almost impossibly-thin, flexible solar panels. Engineers imagine them used in mobile applications, from self-powered wearable devices and sensors to lightweight...
Making Solar Energy Even More Sustainable with Light-powered Technology. An international team of scientists have identified a new process using coordination materials that can accelerate the use of low-cost, Earth-abundant materials with the potential to transform the energy sector by...
Creating Solar Cells and Glass From Wood – or a billion tons of biowaste. A digital, urbanised world consumes huge amounts of raw materials that could hardly be called environmentally friendly. One promising solution may be found in renewable raw materials, according to research published in ...
Solar Cells get Boost from GaAs Nanowires. Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have developed semiconductor nanowires from gallium arsenide to make an ultrahigh power-per-weight ratio solar cell. The team claims that if it is placed on top of a traditional...
Technical Feasibility of Sustainable Fuels Production Demonstrated. Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed the process technology that can produce carbon-neutral transportation fuels from sunlight and air. Now, in a Nature publication, they demonstrate the stable and reliable operation...