Scientists have been trying for years to make a practical lithium-ion battery anode out of silicon, which could store 10 times more energy per charge than today’s commercial anodes and make high-performance batteries a lot smaller and lighter. But two major problems have stood in the way: Silicon particles swell,…
Researchers report the catalysis of a highly specific chemical reaction where oxygen from the air is one ingredient and the other, an organic molecule, is selectively ‘oxidized’. A simple manganese compound catalyses this reaction. This type of methodology is an important step for the discovery of new catalysts, for example,…
For the first time, researchers have shown that a very efficient vertical charge transport in semiconducting polymers is possible by controlled chain and crystallite orientation. These pioneering results enhance charge transport in polymers by more than 1,000 times, have implications for organic opto-electronic devices. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/bzvCQb7Xs8Q/160128113819.htm
Global PV inverter Direct Drive Centrifugal Industry 2016 and analysis by 2020 analyzed the world’s main region market size, share, trends, conditions, including the product price, profit, capacity, production, capacity utilization, supply, demand and industry growth rate etc. The PV inverter Direct Drive Centrifugal market research report distils the most…
Northumbria University has taken significant steps to increase its use of solar energy to help reduce its carbon emissions. The University has just completed an investment in one of the largest installations of solar panels in Newcastle on the roof of its Sport Central facility, and has also refurbished existing…
A research team at Umeå University in Sweden has showed, for the first time, that a very efficient vertical charge transport in semiconducting polymers is possible by controlled chain and crystallite orientation. These pioneering results, which enhance charge transport in polymers by more than 1,000 times, have implications for organic…
An international research team has simplified the steps to create highly efficient silicon solar cells by applying a new mix of materials to a standard design. Arrays of solar cells are used in solar panels to convert sunlight to electricity. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/EWwaWoz7W2s/160128074343.htm
The overwhelming majority of photovoltaic installations world wide are equipped with solar cells made of crystalline silicon. That could change in the future, according to results of an analysis by the Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung (ZSW) and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien and Energy (HZB) along with international partners…
Two new best practice guides launched in London today by the BRE National Solar Centre will help solar PV installers and consumers select, install and operate battery storage systems so they work at optimum levels with Solar PV systems. The guides are issued at a key time in the market…
Munich, 28 January 2016: BayWa r.e. has sold Lynt Farm solar park with an output of around 27 MWp to MEAG, the asset manager of Munich Re. Closing took place on 31 December 2015. The solar farm is situated approximately 40 kilometres to the southeast of Oxford and was realised…
