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By By KAREEM FAHIM Saddled for decades with feckless leaders and now in the midst of a civil conflict, Yemenis have been forced to adapt. Read more here:: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/world/middleeast/yemen-war-solar-power-economy.html

Researchers have successfully explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells. The new findings will accelerate the development of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar cells. The goal is to be able to use iron-based dyes in solar cells in the future. By using iron instead of…

By Rentricity Inc. New purchased water infrastructure to include NSF qualified energy recovery solution for 100 kilowatts of renewable electricity. [PR.com] Read more here:: http://www.pr.com/press-release/671641

By heather.lammers@nrel.gov (Heather Lammers) Series of reports examine progress toward SunShot Initiative goals, identify emerging solar energy R&D opportunities for 2020 and beyond May 18, 2016 Analysts and researchers at the Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) played a significant role in a suite of studies released today…

Australian engineers have edged closer to the theoretical limits of sunlight-to-electricity conversion by photovoltaic cells with a device that sets a new world efficiency record. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/-uhfguMbkvU/160517121811.htm

A new study has found both the cause and a solution for the pesky tendency of perovskite solar cells to degrade in sunlight, a research breakthrough potentially removing one roadblock to commercialization for this promising technology. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/k0hXPSMnSSc/160517101538.htm

Fuel cells, which generate electricity from chemical reactions without harmful emissions, have the potential to power everything from cars to portable electronics, and could be cleaner and more efficient than combustion engines. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/fuel_cells/~3/AEya7fWslRM/160516135841.htm

By By JAMES GLANZ and RAMI NAZZAL Experts say the $100,000 environmental venture is the first substantial one in the West Bank to be financed by a group involving Muslims and Jews in the U.S. Read more here:: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/world/middleeast/solar-project-pairs-muslims-and-jews-to-aid-west-bank-farmers.html

By heather.lammers@nrel.gov (Heather Lammers) Ken Caryl Middle School sweeps the speed awards May 14, 2016 Fifty-seven teams from 15 Colorado middle schools gathered at Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton today for the 26th Annual Junior Solar Sprint and Lithium-Ion Battery car competitions. The day’s event drew nearly 200 students…

Recently, engineers placed a single layer of MoS2 molecules on top of a photonic structure called an optical nanocavity made of aluminum oxide and aluminum. The results are promising. The MoS2 nanocavity can increase the amount of light that ultrathin semiconducting materials absorb. In turn, this could help industry to…