
Tech innovations and Startups
LONGi sets new HIBC solar cell record with 28.29% efficiency
LONGi has pushed crystalline silicon solar technology to a new milestone, achieving a certified 28.29% conversion efficiency with its HIBC solar cell technology.
Stefania Del Bianco•25 September 2026

Energy
Atomic engineering could extend the life…
A new atomically engineered platinum-nickel catalyst could address one of the biggest…
Stefania Del Bianco•27 August 2026

Energy
How drones became a threat to…
Low-cost drones and missiles are exposing the vulnerability of pipelines, refineries and…
Erminia Voccia•29 July 2026

Tech innovations and Startups
Flexible solar cells in CIGS, efficiency exceeds 22%
Empa scientists make the encore and a year later exceed their own record of efficiency for…
14 October 2022

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…
14 October 2022

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…
12 October 2022

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…
11 October 2022

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…
6 October 2022

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…
3 October 2022

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…
30 September 2022

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…
27 September 2022

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…
26 September 2022

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…
22 September 2022

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…
22 September 2022

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…

