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  Tempe AZ (SPX) Dec 09, 2020 A new system for measuring solar performance over the long term in scalable photovoltaic systems, developed by Arizona State University researchers, represents a breakthrough in the cost and longevity of interconnected power delivery. When solar cells are developed, they are "current-voltage" tested in the lab before they are deployed in panels and systems outdoors. Once installed outdoors, they aren't usually tested again unless the system undergoes major issues. The new test system, Suns-Voc, me ... read more |
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Early, steady investment in wind, solar best way to decarbonize economyWashington DC (UPI) Dec 04, 2020 To decarbonize the economy, European researchers recommend early, steady efforts to "electrify" economic sectors with wind and solar energy. ... more 
Outdoor solar testing maybe the IoT for PhotovoltaicsTempe AZ (SPX) Dec 07, 2020 A new system for measuring solar performance over the long term in scalable photovoltaic systems, developed by Arizona State University researchers, represents a breakthrough in the cost and longevi ... more  
Fikile Brushett is looking for new ways to store energyBoston MA (SPX) Dec 03, 2020 Fikile Brushett, an MIT associate professor of chemical engineering, had an unusual source of inspiration for his career in the chemical sciences: the character played by Nicolas Cage in the 1996 mo ... more 
Slimming down solar cellsParis (ESA) Dec 03, 2020 Solar cells for space are typically grown on slices of germanium metal. An ESA General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) project looked into being able to remove and recycle this rare, expensive m ... more |
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Researchers decipher structure of promising battery materialsBoston MA (SPX) Nov 24, 2020 A class of materials called metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, has attracted considerable interest over the last several years for a variety of potential energy-related applications - especially sin ... more 
Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needsLiverpool UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2020 It sounds like science fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. And for a long time, the concept - first developed by the Russian sci ... more 
Trina Solar and Tongwei join forces to further upgrade the 210 integrated industrial chainZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 20, 2020 Trina Solar reports it's agreement with Tongwei Co., Ltd. has reached a new level, with three investments and a long term procurement cooperation framework agreement now in place. Gao Jifan, C ... more 
Perovskite solar cells set to revolutionize solar sector, findsSanta Clara CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 Frost and Sullivan's recent analysis, Emerging Innovations Driving Efficiency Enhancements in Perovskite Solar Cells, finds that technology advancements are transforming the solar industry. It is wi ... more 
Trina Solar will purchase 85 million square meters of photovoltaic glass from AlmadenZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 Caption: Trina Solar signed a procurement contract for 85 million square meters of PV glass Trina Solar Co., Ltd., a leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, and its eight s ... more |
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UK government commissions space solar power stations researchLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 17, 2020 The UK government has commissioned new research into space-based solar power (SBSP) systems that would use very large solar power satellites to collect solar energy, convert it into high-frequency r ... more |
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Chinese car battery maker eyes 2-bn-euro base in GermanyBerlin (AFP) Nov 17, 2020 Chinese electric car battery manufacturer Svolt said Tuesday it will plough up to 2 billion euros into establishing a base in Germany, joining a race of Asian firms plugging into Europe's fast-growing e-mobility automotive market. ... more 
New green materials could power smart devices using ambient lightLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2020 We are increasingly using more smart devices like smartphones, smart speakers, and wearable health and wellness sensors in our homes, offices, and public buildings. However, the batteries they use c ... more 
Controlling perovskite ions' composition paves the way for device applicationsKobe, Japan (SPX) Nov 16, 2020 Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (*1) have received much attention as potential next generation solar cells and as materials for light-emitting devices. Kobe University's Associate Profess ... more 
Finland's battery plans spark environmental fearsSotkamo, Finland (AFP) Nov 16, 2020 Lines of trucks carrying piles of rock crisscross Finland's rugged Terrafame mine, which sits 300km (186 miles) below the Arctic Circle and is Europe's largest source of nickel for electric car batteries. ... more 
New machine learning program to accelerate clean energy generationMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 From 'The Terminator' and 'Blade Runner' to 'The Matrix', Hollywood has taught us to be wary of artificial intelligence. But rather than sealing our doom on the big screen, algorithms could be the s ... more |
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 Saskatoon, Canada (SPX) Dec 03, 2020 
Many have dreamed of being able to turn straw into gold like the fabled Rumpelstiltskin. While this may not be possible in the literal sense, scientists are using sunlight to turn straw into something more valuable.
With the aid of technology from the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan, Canadian researchers have made important advances to use the power of the sun ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) Dec 2, 2020 
Spain is to invest 600 million euros (725 million dollars) in developing artificial intelligence over the next two years as part of plans to transform its national economy, the premier said Wednesday.
The programme would run from 2021 to 2023, starting with an initial injection of 330 million euros, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2020 
Twenty years ago, wind energy was mostly a niche industry that contributed less than 1% to the total electricity demand in the United States. Wind has since emerged as a serious contender in the race to develop clean, renewable energy sources that can sustain the grid and meet the ever-rising global energy demand. Last year, wind energy supplied 7% of domestic electricity demand, and across the ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Dec 1, 2020 
BlackBerry and Amazon on Tuesday announced an alliance to create a cloud computing platform that cars could link to for services and insights based on data from vehicles and users..
Word of plans for an Intelligent Vehicle Data Platform called "IVY" synching cars wirelessly to computing power at Amazon Web Services caused shares in Canada-based company to rev more than 50 percent to nearly n ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2020 
China successfully powered up its "artificial sun" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities.
The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device, and scientists hope that the device can potentially unlock a powerful clean energy so ... more |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Dec 03, 2020 
Framatome recently collaborated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to create a 3D-printed safety component that will be loaded in a U.S. commercial nuclear power plant. The stainless steel fuel assembly channel fasteners will be inserted in the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant during the spring 2021 refueling outage.
The fuel assembly channel fasteners w ... more |
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 London (AFP) Dec 4, 2020 
Britain insisted Friday it can meet a new commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than two-thirds this decade compared to 1990 levels, the fastest reduction target of any major economy.
The government announced the aim late Thursday to reduce UK emissions by at least 68 percent by 2030, as part of legally-binding plans for the country to become carbon neutral by 2050.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 01, 2020 
Planting trees and protecting forests are two of the myriad strategies for keeping carbon out of the atmosphere.
Of all the options, they're considered the most eco-friendly, or greenest, but new research suggests planting and protecting trees does come with costs - and those costs are quite a bit larger than has been previously estimated.
According to a new study, published Tue ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 19, 2020 
What resembles a donut or the iris of an eye is actually a liquid cell illuminated from below.
Part of the Chemo-Hydrodynamic Patterns and Instabilities (CHYPI) experiment that recently flew on the 73rd ESA parabolic flight campaign, this cell has a lot to offer the chemical solutions industry.
Researchers behind CHYPI are seeking to validate a theoretical model, developed by Anne De ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 02, 2020  Scientists have successfully miniaturized the polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, the technology that powers the most popular tests for detecting viruses and bacteria in biological samples.
PCR is usually performed in the lab, but the new lab-on-a-chip, described Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications, could allow diagnostic testing to be done on-site, returning results in a matt ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 09, 2020 
Observations conducted by the Murikabushi Telescope of Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory confirmed that dark coating can reduce satellite reflectivity by half. There are concerns that numerous artificial satellites in orbit could impair astronomical observations, but these findings may help alleviate such conditions.
Today's growing demand for space-based services has spawned a wave of ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 6, 2020 
A Hong Kong pro-democracy politician who fled overseas is being investigated for national security crimes, police said Sunday, confirming they have frozen some of his bank accounts.
The revelation comes as international banks in the semi-autonomous city become increasingly tangled up in political tensions as the US threatens to sanction businesses that aid Beijing's crackdown on dissent.
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 
Smart cities are developing around the world. In order to turn them into sustainable and livable spaces, one of the key points is that they must respond to new mobility challenges. As days go by, betting on the introduction of a reliable and safe unmanned vehicle network on its transport routes is not as impossible.
In this context, UAV Navigation and CATEC have presented a project within ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 09, 2020 
Future lunar landers might come equipped with 3D printed rocket engine parts that help bring down overall manufacturing costs and reduce production time. NASA is investing in advanced manufacturing - one of five industries of the future - to make it possible.
Through a series of hot-fire tests in November, NASA demonstrated that two additively manufactured engine components - a copper allo ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 25, 2020 
The U.S. Navy Surface War Center announced a test in which an autonomous drone was launched and landed on a moving ship as a target for laser weapons.
The tests, held last week at the NSWC Division at Port Hueneme, Calif., involved software made for the Navy by Planck Aerosystems Inc. that allow the drone to follow the ship without people controlling it, the Navy said.
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 Upton NY (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 
Three-dimensional (3-D) nanostructured materials - those with complex shapes at a size scale of billionths of a meter - that can conduct electricity without resistance could be used in a range of quantum devices. For example, such 3-D superconducting nanostructures could find application in signal amplifiers to enhance the speed and accuracy of quantum computers and ultrasensitive magnetic field ... more |
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