All Sustainable energy articles – Page 9
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NewsLights 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
Challenging efficiency records of solar hydrogen production
Lack of standardised techniques indicates we are basing our future on inaccurate numbers
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Research
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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Research
A bright future for silicon solar cell recycling
Hydrofluoric acid eliminated from silicon salvage process
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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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Research
Displacing precious metals in solar cells
Iron-based complex could cut costs of dye-sensitised 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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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
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Research
Single catalyst simplifies water splitting
Nickel phosphide could power up sustainable fuel production by generating both hydrogen and oxygen from water
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News
Austria to sue EU over UK nuclear aid
Claims that subsidies damage renewables’ prospects likely to delay new nuclear in the UK by at least another two years
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Research
Research shines light on perovskite solar cell manufacturing
Efficiency record for perovskites may be broken after development of new manufacturing method
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Opinion
The nuclear danger of iodine
It may not be an element you think of as problematic. But, as Mark Foreman explains, iodine causes very complicated problems in nuclear accidents
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Research
Micromotor catalyst powers up hydrogen production
Catalytic particles offer new cheaper and safer way of storing hydrogen for vehicles
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Urine-fuelled distress signal
Origami device that broadcasts on emergency power could find use in remote locations
