Peter Edwards, Peter Dobson and Gari Owen say that net-zero targets can only be met if renewable energy can be stored cost-effectively
Read article: Why we need to tackle renewable energy’s storage problem
Studies suggest that prevailing wind and air conditions affect the acoustics of “swooshing” noises
Read article: Wind farms get noisier at night, say physicists
This podcast also looks at the latest discovery in twistronics
Read article: Protecting self-driving cars from cosmic rays, size limits for wind farms
Efficiency declines in farms exceeding 30 km in length
Read article: Optimal size for wind farms is revealed by computational study
Multi-layered solar cells stand on the brink of 50% efficiency, but are more likely to be installed in space than on Earth, as Richard Stevenson explains
Read article: Sunny superpower: solar cells close in on 50% efficiency
Cadmium telluride photovoltaics could power Internet of Things devices
Read article: Thin-film solar cells make champion harvesters of ambient light
New technology could be an environmentally friendly way to cool down photovoltaics and other devices
Read article: Hydrogel helps make self-cooling solar panels
Photosynthesizing micro-organisms are at the heart of a new biophotovoltaic cell
Read article: Cyanobacteria and nanomaterials give solar cell a boost
At sea the opportunities are vast but so are the engineering challenges
Read article: Blue energy: innovative ways of harnessing energy from the oceans
Non-polluting, low-cost device generates electrical current from the water vapour naturally present in the atmosphere
Read article: Nanowire device generates electricity from ambient humidity
