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The Secret to Better Solar Cells? Think Like a Baker
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (1135+ words) UNSW Sydney researchers have uncovered a new way to improve a promising next-generation solar cell material by making sure its ingredients stay evenly mixed while it's being made. UNSW engineers have harnessed the fundamental skills of bakers to ensure next-generation…...
Solar Power’s Looming Crisis: Growing PV Waste Could Turn Into a $100 Billion Industry
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (657+ words) The world’s rapid shift to solar power is creating a massive new waste problem, with up to 402 million tons of discarded solar panels projected to accumulate globally by 2060, according to new research involving Adelaide University. The study, involving researchers from…...
Replacing Lithium With Sodium for Affordable Green Energy Storage Solutions
2+ week, 1+ day ago (669+ words) For Hugh Smith, the challenge of building an energy-secure future isn't about creating the world's "best" battery. It's about designing the right battery for the right job. "I've believed for a very long time that the biggest engineering problem humanity…...
Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells: Latest Research and Applications
2+ week, 4+ day ago (673+ words) Several results reported in 2024 and 2025 illustrate how quickly the field is moving. Researchers at the Korea Institute of Energy Research reported a flexible perovskite/CIGS tandem cell reaching 23.64% PCE, using a lift-off process that fabricates the device on rigid glass…...
Could Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries Remove the Need for Lithium-Ion?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (748+ words) Zinc is a preferable anode because each ion transfers two electrons, giving a high theoretical capacity of 820 mAh g-1, and its redox potential of -0.76 V versus the standard hydrogen electrode is suited to aqueous systems.1 Zinc is also stable enough in…...
New AI Framework Aims to Improve Battery Metal Recovery
3+ week, 2+ day ago (495+ words) Researchers from the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center join the University of Southern California in a project announced today by the DOE to help secure the U.S. supply of critical minerals. The U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will lead a Genesis…...
Dirty Solar Panels Could be Costing UK Businesses Thousands
3+ week, 4+ day ago (365+ words) New performance data from commercial solar specialist Absolar suggests dirty solar panels could be costing UK businesses thousands of pounds in lost electricity generation every year. With routine cleaning, output could be increased by up to 16.6%. Absolar is currently carrying…...
In-Situ DEMS is Accelerating the Development of Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries
3+ week, 4+ day ago (221+ words) Figure 1. In situ DEMS analyses were conducted using the Hiden HPR-40 DEMS. Image Credit: Hiden Analytical Figure 2. The Hiden HPR-40 DEMS integrated an electrochemical cell with mass flow meters. Image Credit: Hiden Analytical 3. Journal of Energy Storage 110 (2025) 115335.4. Journal of Energy…...
What is the Sweet Spot for Home Solar and Battery Systems?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (550+ words) For Australian households looking to reduce their electricity bills, finding the best balance between rooftop solar and battery storage can be a challenge. In a new paper published in SCI Sustainability, Adelaide University researchers have crunched the numbers to give…...
Solar Breakthrough Cuts Scarce Metal, Bringing Cheaper Clean Energy Closer to Market
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (409+ words) An international team of researchers has built the first high-performance, commercially sized tandem solar cell that doesn't rely on the scarce and expensive metal, indium. Published in Science, the breakthrough replaces indium-based oxide with abundant tin oxide, a material that…...