In 2005, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from residential energy use hit an all-time high in the United States. Each year since emissions have dropped at...
Solar-power developers need to explore using lower-quality agricultural land for solar energy, incentivize dual-use (combined agriculture and solar)...
Researchers in the materials department in UC Santa Barbara's College of Engineering have uncovered a major cause of...
Land productivity could be greatly increased by combining sheep grazing and solar energy production on the same land, according to new research by Oregon State...
A new study has found Australia's government-owned airports could produce enough electricity to power 136,000 homes, if they...
Scientists have identified the primary cause of failure in a state-of-the-art lithium-metal battery, of interest for long-range electric...
There is no cheaper way to generate electricity today than with the sun. Power plants are currently being built in sunny locations that will supply...
A new study by Oregon State University researchers found that shade provided by solar panels increased the abundance...
QUT researchers have used carbon dots, created from human hair waste sourced from a Brisbane barbershop, to create...
Imagine the process of distributing electricity to homes from the power grid is like travellers boarding a train....
The cost of harvesting solar energy has dropped so much in recent years that it's giving traditional energy sources a run for their money. (more…)
EPFL scientists have developed a new dye for solar cells that enables high power-conversion efficiency while being simple...
The recent power outages in Texas brought attention to its power grid being separated from the rest of...
Materials called perovskites are widely heralded as a likely replacement for silicon as the material of choice for solar cells, but their greatest drawback is...
Perhaps the most frustrating limitation of owning an all-electric car is how long it takes to fully charge...
Lithium-ion batteries have made possible the lightweight electronic devices whose portability we now take for granted, as well...
