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Tethered orbital data centers aim to power AI with solar energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Penn Engineers have proposed a solar-powered orbital data center architecture that could scale to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence computing without drawing electricity from terrestri ... more 
Organic devices bring light emission and solar power togetherTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Organic semiconductors are thin, flexible materials that already underpin many consumer displays, and researchers now report a strategy that lets these materials both emit light efficiently and harv ... more 
Gold supraballs boost broadband solar absorptionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 Sunlight carries a wide range of wavelengths, but many solar harvesting technologies only tap a portion of that spectrum, limiting their efficiency. Researchers have now shown that tiny self-assembl ... more 
India's solar-panel boom: full throttle today, uncertain tomorrowMundra, India (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 The race for green energy is on. India, driven by soaring electricity demand and a push to reduce reliance on China, is rapidly producing solar panels, fuelling a booming yet uncertain market. ... more |
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Rare Mojave milkvetch thrives amid Gemini solar arrayLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Surveys at one of the largest solar energy facilities in the Mojave Desert indicate that a rare annual plant is not only persisting but flourishing under a construction approach designed to preserve ... more 
Engineered ligands deliver durable high efficiency perovskite solar cellsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Scientists have reported a new way to make perovskite solar cells both highly efficient and markedly more stable, directly tackling one of the main obstacles to bringing this emerging photovoltaic t ... more 
Quantum simulator sheds light on how nature moves energy in systems like photosynthesis and solar conversionHouston, TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 Researchers led by Rice University's Guido Pagano used a specialized quantum device to simulate a vibrating molecule and track how energy moves within it. The work, published Dec. 5 in Nature Commun ... more 
Spacer layout boosts performance of single component organic solar cellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 The performance of single component organic solar cells depends strongly on the spacer units built into their molecular design. Spacer attachment position on a double cable polymer backbone has rece ... more |
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Hebrew University team develops flexible color tunable solar window technologyParis, France (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 A new solar cell that is designed to work in locations like windows and flexible surfaces where traditional panels cannot has been developed by nanotechnology researchers at the Hebrew University of ... more |
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Perovskite betavoltaic cell sets record efficiency using carbon 14 sourceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 A research team at DGIST has developed a perovskite based self powered betavoltaic battery that achieves what they report as the worlds highest conversion efficiency for this class of device while m ... more 
Game theory study maps pathways for rural solar prosumers in ChinaJinan, China (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 As global energy transitions accelerate, distributed photovoltaic systems have become a cornerstone of rural energy transformation in China, shifting many rural households from passive energy consum ... more 
SwRI tests rooftop solar fire behavior and mitigation optionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 Southwest Research Institute has carried out a series of large scale fire tests to examine how flames spread beneath photovoltaic panel installations on flat commercial and industrial rooftops. The ... more 
Theory links photon condensation and heat engine physicsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 Physicists at Trinity College Dublin have developed a new theoretical framework that connects photon condensation in optical microstructures with the fundamental limits of heat engines, potentially ... more |
Volvo Cars pauses battery factory after fruitless partner searchStockholm (AFP) Jan 13, 2026 Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said Tuesday that it was pausing operations at a battery factory under construction, dismissing all 75 workers there, after failing to find a partner for the business. ... more
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3D printed solar cells bring color tuned power to windows and curved surfacesLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a semi-transparent, flexible perovskite solar cell that generates electricity while allowing control over both light transmission and ... more 
Osmium dye boosts long wavelength solar hydrogen outputTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 Generating hydrogen from sunlight offers a route to low carbon fuel production by converting solar energy into chemical energy stored in hydrogen. Researchers use photocatalysts to absorb light and ... more 
Lithium ion battery study on Tiangong space station explores microgravity effects on performanceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 A lithium ion battery experiment has been completed aboard China's Tiangong space station, focusing on basic electrochemical processes that govern performance and lifetime. Researchers at the Dalian ... more 
3D mapping shows how passivation boosts perovskite solar cellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 Perovskite solar cells are attracting interest as lower-cost, high-efficiency alternatives to silicon photovoltaics, but defects in their thin films hinder charge transport, waste energy, and reduce ... more |
German renewable energy shift slowed in 2025Berlin (AFP) Jan 5, 2026 The share of renewables in German power production almost stagnated in 2025, data showed Monday, as concerns grow about a shift away from green policies under conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz. ... more  
Satellite and model fusion boosts China solar radiation forecastsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 31, 2025 The intermittent output of solar power creates challenges for grid operators who must keep supply and demand in balance. Traditional numerical weather prediction models often handle cloud initializa ... more 
Chitin based carbon aerogel boosts stable thermal energy storageTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A team of materials scientists has developed a bio based carbon aerogel derived from chitin that improves thermal energy storage in shape stabilized phase change materials while addressing leakage d ... more 
PCBM additive strategy lifts efficiency and durability of inverted perovskite solar cellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Researchers at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have engineered an optimized electron transport layer for inverted perovskite solar cells that raises both ... more |
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China's rare earths El Dorado gives strategic edgeGanzhou, China (AFP) Dec 21, 2025 Buried in the reddish soil of southern China lies latent power: one of the largest clusters of crucial rare earths is mined around the clock by a secretive and heavily guarded industry. ... more 
Redesigned carbon framework boosts battery safety and powerTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a covalently bridged fullerene framework that allows carbon-based lithium-ion battery anodes to store lithium in a more stable configuration while sup ... more 
NUS team boosts durability of vapor deposited perovskite silicon tandem solar cellsSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a vapour-deposition process that significantly enhances the long-term and high-temperature stability of perovskite-silicon (S ... more 
Bilayer tin oxide layer boosts back contact perovskite solar cell efficiency and stabilityTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated that a bilayer tin oxide electron transport layer can raise the efficiency and stability of back-contact perovskite solar cells while addressing key inte ... more |
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Germanium oxide interface boosts tin monosulfide thin film solar cell efficiency and stabilityTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Researchers at Chonnam National University in the Republic of Korea report that a nanometer scale germanium oxide layer can address a longstanding bottleneck in tin monosulfide thin film solar cells ... more |
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Acid treated carbon nanotubes raise efficiency and durability of flexible perovskite solar modulesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Flexible perovskite solar modules are emerging as a candidate for lightweight, bendable photovoltaics, but maintaining high efficiency while preserving long term stability and low cost remains diffi ... more 
Asymmetric side chain design boosts thick film organic solar cell efficiencyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Researchers from Beijing Normal University and Qingdao University have developed a nonfused ring electron acceptor (NFREA) called TT-Ph-C6 that improves the performance of thick-film organic solar c ... more 
FEOC and the Black Ships: How America Is Replaying Gunboat Diplomacy Against ItselfTorrance CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry sailed four coal-powered warships into Edo Bay and pointed their cannons at Japan. The ships belched black smoke, rattled the shoreline, and terrified a nation that ... more 
Molecular contacts push tandem solar cells to 31.4 percent efficiencyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Researchers in Munich and international partners have raised the efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells to 31.4 percent by tailoring the molecular contacts at the interface between the ... more |
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