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New Efficiency Record Announced for Commercial-Sized Solar Cell

Image credit: Oxford PVOxford PV has set a new world record for the efficiency of a commercial-sized solar cell having converted 28.6% of the sun’s energy…

Offshore Wind Power

New York Opens Solicitation for Offshore Wind-To-Hydrogen Projects

New York has launched a USD 10 million solicitation for clean hydrogen research, development and demonstration projects, including clean hydrogen production and…

Solar Power Plant

U.S. Wind and Solar Combined Produced More Electricity Than Coal in First Quarter 2023 and Virtually Tied Nuclear Power in March

MIX OF ALL RENEWABLES PROVIDED A QUARTER OF THE NATION'S ELECTRICAL GENERATIONWashington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data ju…

Geothermal Power Project

Greece Launches International Geothermal Research Tender

An international tender has been launched for geothermal research in four potential areas in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Kazakhstan Research Reactor Switches to Leu Fuel

The IVG.1M research reactor at Kazakhstan’s National Nuclear Centre (NNC) in Kurchatov, has resumed formal operation using low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel…

Nuclear Reactor

Ontario Urged to ‘Seize the Moment’ for New Nuclear

As a team at Ontario Tech University launches a new "Ontario-centric" research project to evaluate the economics and environmental impacts of low-carbon energy …

Hydropower Plant

Take a hydro plant technical tour at HYDROVISION International 2023

(photo courtesy Northbrook Energy)Attendees at HYDROVISION International 2023 can access an in-the-field technical tour that visits a hydroelectric plant and th…

Renewable Diesel

ASTM Approves Low-Metals Grade in B100 Biodiesel Specification D6751

Based on compelling new biodiesel fuel-quality data from some of the nation’s top research institutions, ASTM International has approved a new low-metals …

Battery

Research Discovery Unlocks Thermal Energy Storage Optimization

Researchers at Texas A&M University have established foundational design principles for composite phase change materials to store thermal energy rapidly. This b…

Battery

Researchers Develop Calcium Rechargeable Battery With Long Cycle Life

A research group has developed a prototype calcium (Ca) metal rechargeable battery capable of 500 cycles of repeated charge-discharge—the benchmark for practic…

Energy Storage Project

A First Step to Designing Better Solid-State Batteries

Electrifying transportation is an essential step towards mitigating climate change. To improve the power, efficiency and safety of electric vehicles, researcher…

Solar Power Plant

Italy Deployed 1 GW of New Solar in Q1

Italy reached 26.1 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity at the end of March, according to Italia Solare, the nation’s solar energy association.Photo: Bo…

Geothermal Drilling

Geothermal Exploration Drilling Planned in Adana, Türkiye by the MTA

The General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration Türkiye is planning to drill a geothermal exploration well in the Adana province Karaisali district…

Energy Storage Project

WPI-Led Team Develops Dry-Print Process to Make Better, Cheaper Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries

A team led by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Yan Wang has developed a solvent-free process to manufacture lithium-ion battery electrodes that …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Kazakh Research Reactor Recommissioned After Fuel Conversion

The IVG.1M research reactor in Kurchatov, Kazakhstan, is ready to resume experiments following the completion of a project to convert it from using highly-enric…