As solar energy rapidly expands to meet urgent climate targets and increasing demand for electricity, the key challenge is to ...

A single gold nanoparticle tends to absorb within a narrow band. Much of its strongest response sits in visible wavelengths.

Around a fifth of solar panels examined in a new study fail much faster than expected and some may last for only half their ...

A major step forward in renewable energy research took place as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette officially dedicated Antoun Hall, now one of only six U.S. Department of Energy Regional Test ...

Solar power has shifted from niche technology to a central pillar of the global energy system, and the pace of change is only accelerating. Efficiency records are falling, manufacturing is scaling at ...

Researchers report that gold nanospheres, named supraballs, can absorb nearly all wavelengths in sunlight — including some that traditional photovoltaic materials miss.

Carbon dioxide removal is most likely needed for rebalancing the climate to comply with the 1.5 C target set in the Paris Agreement, as data suggest this level has already been breached on an annual ...

Solar desalination using solar stills presents a sustainable, low-cost method to convert saline or brackish water into potable water by harnessing solar energy. This approach utilises simple ...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories designated UL Lafayette's Louisiana Solar Energy Lab as a regional test center for emerging solar technologies. The facility, whose main ...

California s solar energy boom is often hailed as a green success story but a new study reveals a murkier reality beneath the sunlit panels. Researchers uncover seven distinct forms of corruption ...

Discover the innovative zinc-ion battery prototypes developed by Hindustan Zinc and JNCASR, designed for large-scale ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Central Florida has announced dozens of job lay-offs at its Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), citing financial challenges and shifting federal funding priorities.