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Analysis: Solar is the Equitable Energy Source

March 22, 2021February 18, 2023 Science Connectedrenewable energy, solar energy, solar power

There are potential benefits for everyone when governments support the advancement of solar technology and economic development plans for equitable energy.

Climate Change Environment Renewable Energy

Covid-19 Pandemic Could End Coal For Good

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Science Connectedfossil fuels, renewable energy, solar energy, solar power

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a horrific toll on human lives, there is at least one bright spot: a global drop in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels like coal and oil.

Biology Climate Change Environment New Technologies

Improved Solar Power with New Organic Sensitizers

June 22, 2020June 20, 2020 Science Connectedgreen tech, renewable energy, solar energy, solar panel, solar power

Cheaper, better solar power? Harnessing the power of the sun might finally become easier and less expensive thanks to new research into organic sensitizers.

Hot Towns, Urban Heat Islands. Sunlight: Solar as Equitable Energy Source.

Environment New Technologies Renewable Energy

Sunlight, the Equitable Energy Source

September 7, 2016March 6, 2021 Science Connectedalternative energy, renewable energy, solar energy, solar power

There are potential benefits for everyone when governments support the advancement of solar technology and economic development plans that encourage its distribution.

Environment New Technologies Science Policy

Chilean Solar Farm, Cheapest Power Project Ever

September 6, 2016April 8, 2021 Science Connectedalternative energy, solar energy, solar power

Chile looked long and hard for some magic to ignite the country’s sluggish economy. The spell may finally be cast in the form of a solar farm.

Environment New Technologies Physics

Spying on the Atomic Structure of Perovskites

January 25, 2016May 12, 2016 Science Connectedalternative energy, solar energy, solar power

By Jonathan Trinastic, @jptrinastic Spying on the Atomic Structure of Perovskites Perovskites are darling materials in the world of solar cells but still somewhat of a mystery to scientists. Perovskite-based photovoltaics boast a combination of high performance and cheap production that makes them an ideal candidate to lead the next solar energy revolution. Like many young and talented upstarts, however, they don’t always perform consistently, and they burn out quickly. Scientists do not yet completely understand why, but they have taken an important step by creating the first images of individual…

Engineering Environment New Technologies Physics

Solar Energy that Doesn’t Block the View

July 27, 2015April 4, 2021 Science Connectedalternative energy, solar, solar energy, solar power

A company is making completely see-through solar energy panels for our phones and tablets. Next, for our car and home windows. By Kate Stone A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that, when placed over a window, creates solar energy while still allowing people to see through the window. It is called a “transparent luminescent solar concentrator” and it can be used on buildings, cell phones, and anything else that has a clear surface. According to Richard Lunt of MSU’s College…