Solar cell keeps going after sunset
New device produces power at night thanks to an integrated thermoelectric generator
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Why we need to tackle renewable energy’s storage problem
Peter Edwards, Peter Dobson and Gari Owen say that net-zero targets can only be met if renewable energy can be stored cost-effectively
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Wind farms get noisier at night, say physicists
Studies suggest that prevailing wind and air conditions affect the acoustics of “swooshing” noises
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Protecting self-driving cars from cosmic rays, size limits for wind farms
This podcast also looks at the latest discovery in twistronics
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Optimal size for wind farms is revealed by computational study
Efficiency declines in farms exceeding 30 km in length
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Sunny superpower: solar cells close in on 50% efficiency
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
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Thin-film solar cells make champion harvesters of ambient light
Cadmium telluride photovoltaics could power Internet of Things devices
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Hydrogel helps make self-cooling solar panels
New technology could be an environmentally friendly way to cool down photovoltaics and other devices
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Cyanobacteria and nanomaterials give solar cell a boost
Photosynthesizing micro-organisms are at the heart of a new biophotovoltaic cell
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Blue energy: innovative ways of harnessing energy from the oceans
At sea the opportunities are vast but so are the engineering challenges
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