Scientists at Princeton Engineering have developed the first commercially viable perovskite solar cell, marking a milestone for a new class of renewable energy technologies. The research team predicts that their device can operate above industry standards for 30 years, much longer than the 20 years used as the threshold for solar cell viability. The device …
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The process of photosynthesis evolved in plants over millions of years, converting water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight energy into plant biomass and the foods that people and animals eat. This process, however, is very inefficient: only about 1% of the energy contained in sunlight reaches the plant. Scientists at the University of California, Riverside and …
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Global investment in offshore wind energy will increase as countries move towards cleaner energy sources, Rystad Energy reported. According to experts, investments in this area will more than double and reach $102 billion in 2030 compared to $46 billion last year. “The driving force behind this growth is a significant increase in capacity in Europe, …
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The Czech authorities have set energy sovereignty as their primary goal, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in an address to the people. “The government of the republic aims to stabilize the situation, find a way to energy sovereignty, as well as help both families and firms cope with the growing high cost, primarily for heat …
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All three coal-fired power plants in the Netherlands will soon operate at full capacity due to gas shortages in the coming winter, the newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad reported. According to the publication, the Dutch government is already preparing amendments to the legislation necessary to bring facilities to full capacity. On Jan. 1, rules came into …
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A plan to expand the solar panel production capacity of photovoltaic wafers at a plant in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been published by the Chinese company Shangji Automation, Yicai Global reported. The cost of the project is 14.8 billion yuan ($2.2 billion). The Wuxi-based silicon processing equipment manufacturer will build a new single-crystal …
In 2022, global energy sector investments will increase by 8% compared to 2021 and reach $2.4 trillion, as data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows. Most of this increase will come from investments in renewable energy sources (RES) and grids and energy efficiency improvements. In the five years since the Paris Agreement was signed …
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Major mining companies pay dividends instead of funding new projects that would speed up the green transition. Despite the rise in the cost of metals, mining companies are in no hurry to spend money. Limited spending could contribute to supply disruptions and to widen shortages of raw materials such as copper and zinc, which are …
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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel called for the increased use of solar energy and to increase the share of power in the country derived from renewable sources, local media reported. “On the longest day of the summer solstice in 2022, let us reflect for a moment on how much more we can use solar energy as …
The German government is looking for additional ways to save gas and fill underground gas storage (PHG), at the expense of more active use of coal power plants, DPA agency reported, citing the country’s Ministry of Economy. “Gas consumption should be reduced further. Instead, more gas should be pumped in the PHG, otherwise there will …
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