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Climate Change Part 16: The Ozone Layer 1987
1987 was not a good year for Earth spinning in space. The human population had…
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Sherbooke’s Hyperion Solar Boat Team at Solar Splash!
Every year at the UPS Battery Center, we like to write about a few teams…
Renewable Energy Storage
Renewable energy holds the great promise of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. However, there are…
Will New Technologies be able to Increase Solar Power Efficiency?
Despite recent progress to increase the efficiency of solar power, it still only accounts…
Solar Power Based in Space, the next Frontier
Although the concept of a solar energy station in space isn’t a new idea,…
Harvesting More of the Sun’s Energy
Solar energy is becoming a more commercially viable alternative source of electricity since solar…
First Time Ever, Researchers Obtain 40% Efficiency in Converting Sunlight to Electricity
Australia’s solar researchers have successfully converted over 40% of the sunlight hitting the solar…
Analysis States, Americans are Using More Energy
According to the most recent energy flow charts, released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,…
Harvesting Hydrogen Fuel from the Sun
There is currently a race to find a way to optimize solar energy performance.…
New Materials Set Record for Efficiency of Polymer Solar Cells
North Carolina State University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology researchers have…