Oct

31

Wet Processed Solar Cells Are More Highly Efficient

October 31, 2018 | Leave a Comment

Kanazawa University researchers have documented a new method for controlling the orientation of conducting molecules in organic solar cells that results in the enhanced light adsorption and performance of the cells. Solar cells are an alternate source of energy. A subtype of these, organic solar cells, make use of organic polymers inside the cell. Using […]

Oct

30

A Better Lithium Ion Battery Built Layer by Layer

October 30, 2018 | 1 Comment

Shinshu University scientists are now closer to a thin, high-capacity lithium-ion battery that could open the gates to better energy storage systems for electric vehicles. The research team was led by professor Katsuya Teshima, director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Science (CEES) at Shinshu University in Japan. They published their insights online in […]

Oct

25

Ceramic Now Used to Make Solar Heat Exchangers

October 25, 2018 | Leave a Comment

Purdue University scientists have developed a new material and manufacturing process that would make one way to use thermal solar power – the heat energy – more efficient in generating electricity. Solar power accounts for less than 2 percent of U.S. electricity but could make up more than that if the cost of electricity generation […]

Oct

24

New Catalyst For Coal To Liquid Fuel Process

October 24, 2018 | Leave a Comment

Eindhoven University of Technology researchers have developed iron-based catalysts that substantially reduce operating costs and open the door to capturing the large amounts of CO2 that are generated for the Coal To Liquid Fuel Process (CTL). World energy consumption projections expect coal to stay one of the world’s main energy sources in the coming decades, […]

Oct

23

A Better Form of Perovskite Found

October 23, 2018 | Leave a Comment

One useful property that so far has not been observed in perovskites is called “carrier multiplication”, an effect that makes materials much more efficient in converting light into electricity. Perovskites form a group of crystals that have many promising properties for applications in nano-technology. New research performed in collaboration between the University of Amsterdam (UA) […]

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