Category: INNOVATION

Finding a good way to store solar energy is essential. Battery storage tends to be expensive and impractical for remote[…]

An easy one-step technique could speed up commercialization of perovskite solar cells made from inexpensive, abundant materials. It promises to[…]

A new portable solar-powered device harnesses the sun’s energy generating steam efficiently at high temperatures and pressures even in hazy[…]

A new material works like a luminescent solar concentrator and can be applied to textile fibers. Thus jackets, T-shirts. etc.[…]

Photo: Dennis Schroeder, NREL Transparent glass panes using special thermochromic materials coated on glass or sandwiched between glass panels can[…]

Scientists have derived design rules for light-absorbing dyes able to help make organic solar cells more efficient, while tailoring their[…]

A supercapacitor made partly from from the plant polymer lignin is a step towards sustainable energy storage. Supercapacitors are energy-storage[…]

Researchers have found a way to convert low-grade heat into electricity using a liquid-based device called a thermocell. The inexpensive[…]

Photo by Lea Ruefenacht An innovative energy-efficient technology called the Cold Tube would make it possible to cool a person[…]

Researchers have made a standalone device that can convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into formic acid and oxygen. The […]