Solar’s Coming Boom-and-Bust: Why the Energy Transition May Oscillate After 2050
A new model shows that rapid solar deployment could trigger decades of production oscillations, while wind power grows smoothly toward ...
Tag: Photovoltaics
Front-Electrode Engineering Pushes Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells to 33% Efficiency
By replacing the standard transparent electrode with tungsten-doped indium oxide and using simulation-guided metal grid design, researchers achieved perovskite/silicon tandem ...
Porous ZnO Films Boost Solar Cell Efficiency with a Simple Polymer Trick
Researchers in Turkey have boosted silicon solar cell efficiency by about six percent using porous zinc oxide antireflection films made ...
Temporary Liquid Trick Grows Near-Defect-Free Perovskite Crystals for Solar Cells and LEDs
Researchers at UC San Diego, Princeton and Sungkyunkwan University have developed a volatile eutectic additive that temporarily liquefies during perovskite ...
Sizing the Sun: New Study Maps the Energy Limits of Stratospheric Airships
A new study maps how solar panel area, battery capacity, energy management strategy, season, and latitude jointly determine whether a ...
Solar, Wind and Seawater: Off-Grid System Turns Surplus Renewable Power Into Freshwater
A multi-objective optimization study of an off-grid solar-wind-battery-reverse osmosis system in Zabol, Iran, shows that using surplus renewable electricity to ...
Hydrogen-Bonded Cations Push Perovskite Solar Cells Toward 26% Efficiency and Lasting Stability
Researchers built 2D perovskite spacer cations in situ from formamidinium and n-hexyl phosphonic acid, achieving 26.32% efficiency and retaining over ...
Tofu Waste Transformed Into Nickel Ferrite Carbon Electrode for Platinum-Free Solar Cells
Researchers in India have built a platinum-free counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells by anchoring nickel ferrite nanoparticles to porous ...
Gazelle-Inspired Algorithm Learns to Stride Through Solar Shading Problems
Researchers have developed an enhanced gazelle optimization algorithm with a self-adaptive step size that achieves exact, repeatable maximum power point ...
Computer-Designed Naphthalene Molecules Point to Cheaper, More Efficient Organic Solar Cells
Quantum chemical simulations identify a dinitro-substituted naphthalene chromophore with a record-low energy gap and exciton binding energy as a leading ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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