Sustainable energy – Page 12
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Research
Stable caesium-doped perovskites boost silicon solar cells
Caesium may help to eliminate problem of halide segregation in perovskites
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News
Lights out for UK’s oldest nuclear power plant
Full decommissioning process of Wylfa site will take up to 90 years
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Research
Graphene sieves deuterium from hydrogen
Atom-thick materials could make heavy water production 10 times cheaper than conventional technologies
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Challenging efficiency records of solar hydrogen production
Lack of standardised techniques indicates we are basing our future on inaccurate numbers
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Cutting edge chemistry in 2015
We take a look back at the year’s most interesting chemical science stories
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Research
Nanodots pencil in way to boost solar cells
Nanoparticles made from pencils’ graphite show interesting optoelectronic properties
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News
Perovskite boosts silicon solar cell efficiency
Silicon industry will be ‘beating a path to the door’ of inventors, says scientist
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Research
Capturing infrared to give solar cells a lift
Quantum dots could help solar devices break efficiency limit
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A bright future for silicon solar cell recycling
Hydrofluoric acid eliminated from silicon salvage process
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News
Nuclear deal to free Iranian scientists professionally but not politically
Agreement will see most sanctions lifted ending an embargo that has damaged the nation’s research programme and severed educational ties
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Podcast
Chemistry World podcast – November 2015
This month we meet chemisty Nobel winner, Thomas Lindahl, and we learn how bio-markers might be used to determine the time of death
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Research
Thin film perovskite solar cell passes the efficiency test
Michael Grätzel’s team looks to cut through the hype with device tested by national test lab
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Podcast
Chemistry World podcast – October 2015
This month, we chart a course through chemical space and discover the potential problems of cleaning up Sellafield
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Research
Displacing precious metals in solar cells
Iron-based complex could cut costs of dye-sensitised solar cells
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Research
Carbon nanotube rectenna directly converts light into electricity
The nanotube array confirms a 40-year old theory and may offer a new way of constructing solar cells
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Business
Drax pulls out of carbon capture power station plans
Energy giant says government policies have slashed income and made carbon capture project too costly
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Feature
Stuck in the sludge
Matthew Gunther finds chemists are trying to decommission the most dangerous nuclear waste site in Europe
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Research
Ultralight solar cells designed to drive drones
Researchers have shown perovskite solar cells just 3μm thick can power miniature model aircraft
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Processed perovskite has superior stability
New solar cell is stable, moisture resistant and has an efficiency of 16%
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Research
Water-efficient crops offer solution to food versus fuel debate
A previously overlooked group of plants could be important for producing sustainable bioenergy