Rapid solar photovoltaic deployment is essential for global decarbonization, but is often evaluated only against avoided fossil-fuel emissions and technology-level lifecycle emissions. Here we argue t...

A reuse project in Kassel, Germany, has repurposed 300 used solar modules to create 150 balcony PV systems, with tiered pricing aimed at improving affordability. The 13-year-old panels were inspected ...

At least 3200 scientific publications refer to the Fab Four’s music—by far the most of any top-selling artist

Soochow University and Longi researchers developed a ZrO₂ interfacial strategy that reduces recombination and leakage while improving charge extraction in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. The re...

11,898 solar eclipses, 2000 BCE to 3000 CE, on one globe. Name a city and the atlas works out its own record: when the shadow last fell there, and when it comes back.

npj Clean Energy - Greenhouse gas mitigation potential of solar photovoltaics: a highly variable indicator within the European Union

TikTok has become a popular platform for science communication, particularly among younger audiences, allowing creators to reach broader audiences. However, concerns about the accuracy of science cont...

Registered Reports improve the credibility of scientific claims by rewarding big questions, sound methods and solid analyses. They need to become a standard tool in research.

As cities and the use of solar power expands, dust storms pose a growing risk to energy performance, air quality and economic planning.

Large-scale photovoltaic (PV) deployment in arid lands is vital for decarbonisation, yet PV-induced cool island effect (CIE) and its ecological conseq…

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The rapid growth of photovoltaic (PV) energy generation has raised concerns about premature module replacement and the resulting increase in waste wit…

10+1 practical rules to strengthen academia-industry R&D collaboration, overcome mistrust, and drive innovation, funding, and real-world impact.

This study reveals how climate change altered storm dynamics during the 2024 Valencia floods. Warmer seas fueled stronger updrafts, increasing rainfall intensity by 20% and significantly amplifying flood severity.

A precursor model for parameterizing the effects of photovoltaic powerplants on the atmospheric boundary layer is developed using computational fluid …

Solar manufacturers are facing rising cost pressure as silver paste now accounts for up to 30% of total cell production costs. OPIS analyst Hanwei Wu tells <b>pv magazine</b> that module producers cu...

Trust in climate communicators is a critical determinant of whether the public accepts and acts upon climate change information. Yet most research to …

The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

This work shows that climate change is projected to unevenly intensify extreme low-production events in solar and wind power systems worldwide, highlighting the need for mitigation and adaptation to e...

The first Nature Index table on the field shows how research in the East is focused on industrial strategy.

The Chinese manufacturer said the tandem device was developed through a dual-buffer layer strategy that improves interfacial adhesion while preserving efficient charge extraction. The efficiency resul...

In a new scientific paper, the Chinese solar manufacturer explained that the 27.81%-efficient hybrid interdigitated back-contact cell it unveiled in April is based on passivated tunneling contacts and...

Scientific Reports - Transfer learning for solar irradiation prediction in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Radiative cooling offers a zero-energy pathway to meet global cooling demands. However, its deployment is critically hampered by performance degradati…

The proposed shift-factor equation couples the independent variations of PV module's output voltage with respect to irradiance and module temperature. From the coupled voltage distribution, one can e...

Researchers in United Arab Emirates have developed a novel model that relies on either the open-circuit voltage or the maximum power point voltage to estimate PV module operating temperature without u...

Abstract. In wind energy research, scientific challenges are often associated with complex terrain sites, where orography, vegetation, and buildings disrupt flow uniformity. However, even sites charac...

Mercedes-Benz unveiled its first car prototype with a silicon-free, 20%-efficient nanoparticle solar coating that powers the vehicle even when off and uses modules thinner than a human hair.

The evaluation of degradation caused by dust accumulation on photovoltaic (PV) systems is critical to ensuring optimal energy exploitation in the Sahe…

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.

The Shockley–Queisser (S-Q) model sets a theoretical limit on the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of single-junction solar cells at around 33%. Recently, a PCE of 50%-60% was achieved for the first time in n-type single-junction Si solar cells by inhibiting light conversion to heat at low temperatures. Understanding these new observations opens tremendous opportunities for designing solar cells with even higher PCE to provide efficient and powerful energy sources for cryogenic devices and outer and deep space explorations.