Rinnovabili • New solar cell with chalcogenide perovskites developed in Mexico
Energy
New solar cell with chalcogenide perovskites developed in Mexico

Chalcogenide perovskites show strong potential as a non-toxic, stable alternative for high-efficiency solar cells in new Mexican study

Rinnovabili • CdTe photovoltaics boost efficiency by 13% with ultrathin coating
Energy
CdTe photovoltaics, the U.S. thin-film solar…

Cadmium telluride solar cells are the most widely used thin-film solar technology…

Rinnovabili • Magnesium boosts solid-state battery performance, says U.S. study
Energy
Magnesium boosts solid-state battery performance, says…

Solid-state battery performance enhanced by magnesium, which helps prevent voids at the…


Rinnovabili • offshore wind
Tech innovations and Startups
The offshore wind giant of Siemens Gamesa marks a new world record

The prototype SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine produced 359 MWh over a 24-hour period, a…

Rinnovabili • hydrogen diesel engine
Tech innovations and Startups
Is hydrogen diesel engine the future?

A group of engineers in Australia has converted a diesel engine into a dual-fuel system capable…

Rinnovabili • micro-wind
Tech innovations and Startups
From NTU the portable micro wind that captures light breezes

The device created by scientists at Nanyang Technological University is able to produce small amounts of…

Rinnovabili • transparent-solar-cell
Tech innovations and Startups
Copper-based transparent solar cell, Toshiba continues to make progress

Japanese company announces new steps towards the development of efficient, low-cost and highly reliable tandem photovoltaic…

Rinnovabili • Perovskite solar cell
Tech innovations and Startups
Silicon Perovskite solar cell, more than 30% efficiency (once again)

TNO, TU Eindhoven, imec and TU Delft joined forces to build a 4-terminal silicon and perovskite…

Rinnovabili • solar-fuels
Tech innovations and Startups
Floating artificial leaves cross rivers producing solar fuels

Researchers at Cambridge University have designed ultra-thin and flexible devices that generate clean fuels from sunlight…

Rinnovabili • lithium-ion batteries
Tech innovations and Startups
New cobalt-free cathode developed for lithium-ion batteries

Overcome the thermal and chemical-mechanical instabilities of nickel-based cathodes. The merit is of a group of…

Rinnovabili • ocean energy
Water
Ocean Energy: flexWEC generators create snakes and elastic walls

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has brought into the water innovative energy converters, which produce electricity…

Rinnovabili • photovoltaic-roof
Tech innovations and Startups
Largest photovoltaic roof in the world: China amazes with 120 MW

Consisting of several sub-plants, the project covers an area of about 665,000 square meters in one…

Rinnovabili • Passive cooling
Tech innovations and Startups
Passive cooling, MIT system only needs a little water

A group of MIT scientists has taken passive cooling to a new level of efficiency, mixing…

Rinnovabili • bifacial-photovoltaic
Tech innovations and Startups
Bifacial photovoltaic systems, a design guide

Trina Solar Europe publishes a document, downloadable free of charge, to support the construction of photovoltaic…

Rinnovabili • accumulate energy
Tech innovations and Startups
Is it possible to accumulate energy in iron dust?

New research has evaluated the ability of iron to function as an energy storage tool and…