Solar energy is associated with intermittency issues, as it only generates electricity when the sun shines. Certain PV systems can provide cost-effective power reserves for storing electricity.
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Discovering new materials could drive forward areas such as green technology and advanced electronics.
What would it mean to bring solar manufacturing back on shore in Australia?
Tandem solar cells promise to revolutionise the clean energy transition – but a shortage of materials means they must urgently be redesigned.
A new generation of flexible solar cells has been pioneered using a material known as perovskite.
Only 13% of US solar industry jobs are currently in manufacturing. The Biden administration hopes the sector will grow fast, but that might not be so simple.
The process of manufacturing gallium-doped solar panels was under a patent until last year. It’s only now that this method has started to pick up steam.
Solar cells make electricity directly from sunlight, but how do they do it?
The first commercial-scale installation of rooftop solar cells, printed with specialised inks, is a step towards an energy future in which solar power can be stuck to any roof or structure.
Silicon is cheap and a good semiconductor, but it’s bulky and rigid. Using organic polymers as semiconductors could yield solar panels with the physical characteristics of plastics.
Layering substances like graphene in new ways could help us to build quantum computers or transmit electricity over long distances.
Proteins guard their secrets closely, but once you get them to “sing”, there’s an enormous amount to learn.
Nanotechnology isn’t science fiction – you can find it in the latest TV screens, solar cells and tennis rackets.
Solar windows would need to trap enough light to generate power, while letting through enough to keep buildings light. Thankfully, newly developed semitransparent cells offer to do just that.
If harnessed properly, the sun holds tremendous potential to provide sustainable energy for the earth.
Individual light-harvesting protein complexes have a remarkable ability. Light, which is normally effectively harvested, is also used to finely control how much of it should be harvested.
Is solar power the technology of the future? It is certainly the fastest-growing energy generation technology in the UK. By the early 2020s, according to a new report, it will be cost-competitive with…
Whenever I tell people I work with solar cells I am asked the same two questions: are they ever going to be really cheap? And can you get me some? While the answer to the second question is no, the answer…
Self-cooling, longer lasting and more efficient solar cells are within reach simply by adding a thin layer of glass. A paper published today in the online journal Optica outlines a possible solution for…
A world record has been set for the conversion of sunlight into electricity using a newly designed solar cell structure…
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Photovoltaic Engineering, University of Oxford
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Senior research associate, UNSW
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Postdoctoral researcher in photosynthesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Associate Professor in Biophysics, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Research Assistant, Department of Applied Physics PhD candidate, Stanford University
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PhD Candidate [Photovoltaics & Renewable Energy Engineering], UNSW
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Research Fellow, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool
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Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Professor of Applied Photovoltaics, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer, Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW
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Research Associate in Energy Systems, The University of Texas at Austin
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Senior Research Officer at the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Swansea University