Customizable smart window technology could improve energy efficiency of buildings
A customizable smart window harnesses and manipulates solar power to save energy and cut costs. Windows play multiple crucial roles in our homes. They illuminate,...
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Cooling mechanism increases solar energy harvesting for self-powered outdoor sensors
Sensors placed in the environment spend long periods of time outdoors through all weather conditions, and they must...
New solar research presents a statistical model for recognizing and forecasting cloud cover
A new mathematical model for predicting variations in solar irradiance has been developed at Uppsala University. It may...
How machine learning could help design lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells for better performance
A new machine-learning algorithm allows researchers to explore possible designs for the microstructure of fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries, before running 3D simulations that help...
New material, modeling methods offer promise for lightweight materials and advances in energy storage
The explosion of mobile electronic devices, electric vehicles, drones, and other technologies have driven demand for new lightweight...
Bifacial solar panels with trackers prove to be the most cost-effective form of solar electricity generation
Solar power systems with double-sided (bifacial) solar panels -- which collect sunlight from two sides instead of one...
Using artificial intelligence and advanced cameras to understand and monitor solar project effects on birds
As more solar energy systems are installed across the United States, scientists are quantifying the effects on wildlife. Current data collection methods are time-consuming, but...
Effective and inexpensive strategy to transform solar cells from opaque to transparent
Researchers in Korea have found an effective and inexpensive strategy to transform solar cells from opaque to transparent....
Tests on new designs for next-gen solar cells can now be done in minutes instead of days thanks to a new system
Tests on new designs for next-gen solar cells can now be done in hours instead of days thanks...
Breakthrough technology has the potential to reduce grid level renewable-based energy loss
Experts from the University of Surrey believe their dream of clean energy storage is a step closer after...
Scientists have created and tested a single-crystal electrode that promises to yield pivotal discoveries for advanced batteries
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Scientists have come up with a novel way to use silicon anodes in next-generation high-performing lithium-ion batteries
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have come up with a novel way...
New technology uses recently launched satellites to track and estimate cloud cover to optimize solar panel output
The output of solar energy systems is highly dependent on cloud cover. While weather forecasting can be used...
Machine learning method predicts battery health with 10x higher accuracy than current industry standards
Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict battery health with 10x higher accuracy than current industry standard, which could aid in the...
Newly engineered solar glass—could turn windows in buildings, and skyscrapers to solar panels
Solar panels are a popular method for capturing solar energy but they have some limitations, they need lots...
Scientists have made a breakthrough in the development of a new generation of electronics
Scientists have made a breakthrough in the development of a new generation of electronics that will require less...