Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Researchers at Binghamton University's Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science have received a $254,737 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to examine the long-term stability and environmental effects of solar cells. The study, led by Assistant Professor Yuxin Wang from the School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, addresses the pollution ris

Paris, France (SPX) Nov 04, 2025 Concentrated solar power is gaining traction as a future renewable energy source due to its efficient thermal energy storage. Historically more costly and complex than photovoltaic systems, advances have made concentrated solar increasingly viable and adopted for sustainable energy production. Inigo Gonzalez de Arrieta of the Thermophysical Properties of Materials group at the University o

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology have developed a molten salt technique that restores the structure and performance of used high-nickel lithium-ion battery cathodes. This approach repairs degraded materials found in end-of-life batteries, allowing them to be reused in new batteries. Unlike standard recycling, which recovers metals but destroys atomic structure, this m

West Lafayette, IN (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Lithium-ion batteries power our phones, cars, and even homes; ensuring their safe and efficient behavior has become incredibly important. Using a simple optical technique, Purdue University researchers have observed a battery's individual particles lighting up as they charge - enabling a more complete picture of the battery's overall health and performance. "Lithium-ion batteries - in fact

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics have developed a novel catalyst featuring uniformly dispersed cobalt single atoms with a Co-N4 coordination structure. The team synthesized this material through thermal transformation using COPC as a precursor and phosphate-functionalized reduced graphene oxide as a support. This catalyst, Co@rGO-P, was combined with perylenetetracarboxyli

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 28, 2025 Research led by Dae-Hwan Kim and Kee-Jeong Yang at DGIST, in collaboration with Junho Kim from Incheon National University, has developed a technique to improve the efficiency of antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) solar cells. The method involves raising the heating rate during material thermal processing, which produces more uniformly aligned crystals and fosters efficient charge transport. Antim

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have succeeded in establishing a new benchmark for semi-transparent organic photovoltaic (ST-OPV) technology, an innovation enabling the integration of solar cells into windows, screens and other surfaces for urban environments. ST-OPVs address the crucial challenge of balancing transparency with high power conversion efficiency, combining attr

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Recent research has demonstrated that iron mineral-bacterial biofilms can effectively degrade environmental contaminants by leveraging solar energy. This novel approach not only enhances the breakdown of antibiotics such as tetracycline hydrochloride and chloramphenicol, but also presents a major advancement for sustainable pollution control and bioremediation. Scientists have discovered t

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 An international research team led by Professor Ghulam Dastgeer of Sejong University and Professor Zhiming Wang of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China has released a comprehensive review exploring how two-dimensional (2D) materials are transforming solar energy harvesting. Their work addresses the shortcomings of silicon-based photovoltaic technologies, focusing on break

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Swift Solar has completed a milestone demonstration of its domestically manufactured perovskite tandem solar technology in partnership with the US Department of Defense, recently rebranded as the Department of War. Deployed during the Cyber Fortress exercise in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in August, the operation marks one of the initial US-based deployments highlighting commercial readiness for S

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 As perovskite solar cells edge closer to mass production, heat-induced degradation continues to hinder their long-term stability. Researchers from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, led by Professors Zhongquan Wan, Junsheng Luo, and Chunyang Jia, have now demonstrated a multifunctional approach using Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets that enhances both thermal conductivity and

London, UK (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Researchers at the University of Cambridge have built a solar driven biohybrid that converts sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into formate, a fuel and versatile building block for downstream synthesis. The team says such devices could help de-fossilise chemical manufacturing responsible for roughly 6% of global carbon emissions. Their semi-artificial leaf couples light-harvesting organic