The team tested the battery prototype with cesium-137 and cobalt-60, common radioactive byproducts of nuclear reactors. Using cesium-137, the battery produced 288 nanowatts of power, while cobalt-60 ...

China’s Huaneng Group has switched on a 250 MW solar plant collocated with a 250 MWh energy storage system in Tibet, marking ...

Porous volumetric solar receivers volumetrically absorb solar radiation and achieve efficient solar-to-thermal energy conversion. Despite recent advances, however, challenges must be overcome for ...

Perovskite solar cell research has made remarkable progress ... including light emitting diodes (LEDs) and radiation detectors, she adds. The first generation of conventional perovskite ...

For solar panels to work optimally, it is essential that they can absorb as much of the incoming solar radiation as possible. Soiling and, on the other hand, damage to the solar panel glass will ...

These perovskites that contain both lead and tin have enabled us to make solar cells with remarkably low voltage loss. Understanding these materials and making thicker films that absorb light more ...

India's capacity to generate solar power could fall by 600-800 gigawatt-hour before mid-century due to air pollution and climate change, a study has projected.

China has boosted spending on its power networks to allow them to absorb more electricity from its world-leading buildout of solar plants. Grid investment jumped by about 33% in the first two ...