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Beyond Basic Black: Adding Color to Solar Panels

Beyond Basic Black: Adding Color to Solar Panels

Researchers worldwide are finding ways to colorize solar panels to make them more acceptable to discriminating end users.


News Aug 31, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Refractive-index Engineering to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

Refractive-index Engineering to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers minimize cell-to-module losses in solar cells by optimizing the layers.


News Aug 29, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Could the Climate Bill Throw a Wrench in the Gears of Offshore Wind?

Could the Climate Bill Throw a Wrench in the Gears of Offshore Wind?

Utility-scale farms are finally breaking ground and the BOEM is accelerating its leasing, but fine print in the Inflation Reduction Act may lead to…


News Aug 26, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Sandia Engineers Deliver Power to Grid Using Innovative Brayton-Cycle Technology

Sandia Engineers Deliver Power to Grid Using Innovative Brayton-Cycle Technology

Sandia National Laboratories uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide in a closed-loop Brayton cycle to direct power to a local electric grid for…


News Aug 24, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Nuuve, MMA Set to Electrify Maritime Industry With Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Nuuve, MMA Set to Electrify Maritime Industry With Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Nuuve and MMA are working together to bring vehicle-to-grid technology to the maritime industry.


News Aug 22, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Navitas Acquires GeneSiC Semiconductor For $100 Million

Navitas Acquires GeneSiC Semiconductor For $100 Million

With its purchase of the high-power silicon carbide specialist, Navitas significantly expands its reach into the EV and solar markets.


News Aug 18, 2022 by Ian Hahn
What’s With Hydrogen? Separating Hype From Reality

What’s With Hydrogen? Separating Hype From Reality

The promises for a hydrogen future seem too good to be true. Here, we determine what's true and what's not.


News Aug 16, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Predicting Airflow Characteristics in Wind Turbines Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Predicting Airflow Characteristics in Wind Turbines Using Convolutional Neural Networks

Spanish researchers have devised a convolutional neural network to enhance the performance of powerful wind turbines.


News Aug 15, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
3D-Printed Carbon Lattice Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries

3D-Printed Carbon Lattice Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Researchers micro-engineered anode electrodes for sodium-ion batteries to cut battery manufacturing costs.


News Aug 15, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Giant Pumped Storage Hydropower Facility Opens in Switzerland

Giant Pumped Storage Hydropower Facility Opens in Switzerland

Fourteen years and more than $2 billion later, the Nant de Drance power plant has begun operation in the Swiss Alps.


News Aug 12, 2022 by Ian Hahn
SNL Researchers Unveil New Rotary Technology for Wind Turbines

SNL Researchers Unveil New Rotary Technology for Wind Turbines

An overview of Sandia National Laboratories’ new “Twistact” electrical contact device for direct-drive wind turbines.


News Aug 11, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
US Power Grid Adding Capacity

US Power Grid Adding Capacity

Wind power accounted for the biggest share of the more than 15 gigawatts of new generating capacity added in the first half of 2022.


News Aug 08, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Unigel to Build World’s Largest Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Plant

Unigel to Build World’s Largest Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Plant

Slated to commence operations in late 2023, the site will utilize three 20-megawatt electrolyzers to initially produce 10,000 tons of green…


News Aug 05, 2022 by Ian Hahn
Largest Solar Facility in Connecticut Completed in Record Time

Largest Solar Facility in Connecticut Completed in Record Time

Solar construction specialist Terrasmart took just seven months to construct the 66.5-megawatt facility—75 percent faster than the industry…


News Aug 05, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
Tesla and PG&E are Building California’s Largest Virtual Power Plant

Tesla and PG&E are Building California’s Largest Virtual Power Plant

After an invitation to some 25,000 Powerwall-owning PG&E customers, Tesla and the utility giant will look to build what they say could be the…


News Aug 04, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
California Explores Mixing Hydrogen Into Natural Gas Pipelines

California Explores Mixing Hydrogen Into Natural Gas Pipelines

The state’s utilities commission found that blends containing up to 5-20% of the volatile gas are generally safe, but above that level things get…


News Aug 03, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Floating Solar Tech Big on Benefits, Small on Installs

Floating Solar Tech Big on Benefits, Small on Installs

Although floating solar systems are an underutilized technology, some in the United States are taking advantage of its benefits.


Rolls-Royce, Hyundai Closer to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Rolls-Royce, Hyundai Closer to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

International companies like Rolls-Royce, easyJet, and Hyundai are exploring technologies to replace fossil jet fuels.


News Jul 29, 2022 by Kevin Clemens
GAF Energy to Build Second Solar Shingles Factory

GAF Energy to Build Second Solar Shingles Factory

GAF Energy plans to build a new factory in Texas to meet high demand for its Timberline Solar roof shingles.


News Jul 27, 2022 by Shannon Cuthrell
A New, Easier Way to Recycle Battery Materials

A New, Easier Way to Recycle Battery Materials

Separating valuable metals from caustic reagents is made easier using a novel emulsion flow technique.


News Jul 24, 2022 by Kevin Clemens