EVs and Solar Panels: A Power Couple for a Greener Future
New study reveals how owning one makes you more likely to adopt the other, driving a cleaner energy future. A new study reveals a symbiotic …
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Bifacial Perovskite Solar Cells Show Promise for Increased Efficiency, Lower Costs, Finds NREL Study
Scientists at NREL Harness Reflected Light to Boost Energy Yields of Perovskite Solar Cells In a breakthrough study conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy’s …
Global Experts Urge Commitment to Continued Growth of Solar Power to Meet Decarbonization Goals
75 Terawatts or More of Globally Deployed PV Needed by 2050, According to Participants in 3rd Terawatt Workshop Global experts on solar power are calling …
A new approach to manufacturing perovskite solar cells has addressed previous problems
A new approach to manufacturing perovskite solar cells has addressed previous problems and yielded devices with high efficiency and excellent stability, researchers at the National …
NREL Signs MoU With UL Toward Commercialization of SolarAPP+ Automated Permitting Tool
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has announced a new initial memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the global company UL …
New Perovskite Design Shows Path to Higher Efficiency: NREL
Restructuring the way perovskite solar cells are designed can boost their efficiency and increase their deployment in buildings and beyond, according to researchers with the …
NREL Reports Sustainability Benchmarks for Plastics Recycling and Redesign
Researchers developing renewable plastics and exploring new processes for plastics upcycling and recycling technologies will now be able to easily baseline their efforts to current …
Researchers develops new material for wind blades that can be recycled
A new material for wind blades that can be recycled could transform the wind industry, rendering renewable energy more sustainable than ever before while lowering …
Sugar is Key Factor in Ideal Feedstock for Biofuels: NREL
Popular wisdom holds that tall, fast-growing trees are best for biomass, but new research by two U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories reveals the size …
End of plastic pollution? Researchers yielded insight into the workings of plastic-eating enzymes
The end of plastic pollution seems to be closers, as collaboration of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s NREL, the University of Portsmouth in …