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Solar power system installed under the railway
Swiss startup develops project to install detachable solar panels right under railways, expected to be deployed in 2025.
Solar Cell
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History
You may not know, solar batteries appeared 140 years ago!
Solar panels are one of mankind's greatest inventions and their history is more interesting than you might think.
Space science
Plan to produce solar power in space
Virtus Solis plans to use the Starship rocket to launch solar cells one kilometer wide to help produce and transmit electricity in space.
Space science
The Chinese space station was hit by space debris
The Thien Cung space station collided with space debris, causing damage to the solar battery and was successfully repaired.
Science Events
5 projects winning VinFuture 2023 awards
11 scientists were honored for pioneering research related to high-yield rice varieties, the hole in the ozone layer, solar cells, Lithium-ion battery storage, and diabe…
Science invention
Scientists invent a bifacial solar cell using the metamaterial perovskite
For a long time, perovskite has been honored as the leading supermaterial for the new generation of electrical devices.
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New solar cell performance double
Germany's Helmholtz-Zentrum Research Institute (HZB) develops Tadem thin-film photovoltaic cells for energy conversion rates of up to 24.16%.
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Solar cells can generate electricity even when it is cloudy or rainy
These solar panels can work very well even in unfavorable weather conditions like cloudy or rainy weather.
Environment
Turns out electric cars also pollute the environment: How to handle all waste batteries?
Without recycling, the waste batteries of electric cars can turn into mountains of trash.
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Organic solar cells set a new world record for performance
NDĐT - A research team from Germany and China has set a new record on the energy conversion efficiency of organic photovoltaic modules (OPV) at a rate of 12.6% over an a…
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Why do solar panels produce electricity?
The sun emits a lot of energy. Currently, many countries exploit this energy source to gradually replace other sources.
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Artificial sunflowers can bend towards the light
A team of engineers from the US has successfully designed solar panels that mimic the ability of sunflowers to direct sunlight, through the use of smart nanotechnology.
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The team of scientists who make 'reverse solar cells', in the dark, also generates electricity
Scientists have just made something impossible: reverse solar technology, because instead of using light, they use darkness to generate electricity.
Science Events
Research to increase photovoltaic battery performance
The study offers a solution to restructure solar cells to increase the performance and durability of energy systems in erratic weather conditions.
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'3 in 1' system: Using solar energy to produce electricity and desalination water
Solve three problems at once: water shortage, electricity shortage and emissions reduction.