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NewsWorld’s first graphene-enabled perovskite solar farm trial up and running
A test bed solar energy system using graphene–perovskite panels has delivered ‘very promising’ early results
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Business
Overcoming hydrogen hype
European strategies set up hydrogen’s potential contribution to lowering carbon emissions
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Research
Photo-rechargeable zinc-ion devices merge solar cell and battery tech
A low cost and stable battery that can recharge itself in sunlight could help make energy more accessible in developing rural areas
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Business
Sidestepping the efficiency limits of solar power with Cambridge Photon Technology
Optical layer with quantum dots and organic semiconductors could raise power output by up to 20%
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Research
Hydrogel boosts power of self-cooling solar panels
Material that sucks water from air increases solar cells’ performance by up to 19%
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Research
Energy harvesting device runs on shadows
Study endorses shadows as an untapped source of renewable energy
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Research
Light-harvesting clusters and titanium dioxide cooperate to fix nitrogen
Atomically precise metal clusters continue to gather momentum by catalysing the production of ammonia
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Research
Tiny holes turn silicon solar cells transparent
South Korean researchers hope their new design for silicon solar cells may one day replace windows
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Research
Large, high-quality perovskite films for solar cells created at record speed
High speed deposition of perovskite films paves the way to commercialisation of promising solar technology
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Podcast
Gallium arsenide
Brian Clegg introduces gallium arsenide – the supercar of the semiconductor scene
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Research
Can organic solar cells stand the test of time?
Devices road-tested in blistering conditions equivalent to that of 37 suns
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Research
Ultraslim solar cells retain healthy efficiency
A patterned reflector on the back of a thinned-down GaAs cell traps light in the device, keeping efficiency near 20%
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Opinion
The Solar Army marches on
High school students in Puerto Rico are using chemistry to combat climate change
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Feature
Taking a leaf out of plants’ books
Learning to mimic natural photosynthesis on an industrial scale might open the door to a fossil fuel-free future. Nina Notman investigates
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Research
11 million floating solar farms could eliminate carbon emissions from transport
Marine methanol factories could produce fuel from seawater and carbon dioxide
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Research
Perovskite photovoltaics get their groove on
Clever structure boosts efficiency and cuts production costs
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Research
Low wind power costs pump up hydrogen economy prospects
Combining clean energy sources with electrolysis is already cost competitive for producing gas for niche applications
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Research
Solar cell tries its hand at organic synthesis
Nitrogen heterocycles can be attached to aromatic compounds in a single step using an iron oxide photocatalyst under visible light
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Feature
Perovskites beyond solar cells
From solar cells and LEDs to catalysts and quantum computing, James Mitchell Crow asks if there is anything perovskites can’t do
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News
First building-integrated deployment shows perovskite solar’s growing maturity
Modules based on lightweight printed hybrid organic-inorganic films start to collect important real-world data
