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    Solar panels, created from food waste, can generate energy without sunlight
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 11

    Solar panels, created from food waste, can generate energy without sunlight

    Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution. Yet, they have one great flaw: when clouds roll in their productivity dives.
    Solar cell innovation generates 1,000x more power
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 8

    Solar cell innovation generates 1,000x more power

    The result surprised even the research group: compared to pure barium titanate, the current flow was up to 1,000 times stronger.
    A 50% reduction in emissions by 2030 can be achieved. Here’s how
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 7

    A 50% reduction in emissions by 2030 can be achieved. Here’s how

    Reducing emissions will require major policy changes such as doubling the amount of electricity generated from renewables and a shift to EVs
    Low-cost, high volume distiller removes salt from seawater using solar energy
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 30

    Low-cost, high volume distiller removes salt from seawater using solar energy

    Scientists developed a new desalination technology that significantly reduces the cost of desalination and quadruple production volume.
    Solar panels, made from food waste, can generate energy without sunlight
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 11

    Solar panels, made from food waste, can generate energy without sunlight

    A new type of solar panel harvests the unseen ultraviolet light from the sun that makes it through even dense cloud coverage.
    Innovation generates 1,000x more voltage from solar cells
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 11

    Innovation generates 1,000x more voltage from solar cells

    Study findings by reasearchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg could significantly increase the efficiency of solar cells.
    Converting solar energy to electricity on demand
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 13

    Converting solar energy to electricity on demand

    New energy system makes it possible to capture solar energy, store it for up to eighteen years and release it when and where it is needed.
    Innovation generates 1,000x more power from solar cells
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 11

    Innovation generates 1,000x more power from solar cells

    The photovoltaic effect is greatly enhanced if the ferroelectric layer alternates with two different paraelectric layers.
    Solar panels, made from food waste, produce energy without sunlight
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 3

    Solar panels, made from food waste, produce energy without sunlight

    [Apr 3, 2022: Chris Young] Maigue says the system could be applied to entire buildings such as the Montreal Convention Centre. (CREDIT:...
    Solar cell innovation generates 1,000x more power
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 9

    Solar cell innovation generates 1,000x more power

    The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased 1,000x if three different materials are arranged periodical in a lattice.
    Clean Energy Revolution:  Award winning solar panels don't need sunlight to produce energy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 3

    Clean Energy Revolution: Award winning solar panels don't need sunlight to produce energy

    Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution. Yet, their great flaw is when the clouds roll and their productivity dives.
    Turning CO2 into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 2

    Turning CO2 into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste

    Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products.
    Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 20

    Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene

    Physicists have successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current
    These award winning solar panels don't need sunlight to produce energy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 30

    These award winning solar panels don't need sunlight to produce energy

    Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution. They have one great flaw: when the clouds roll in their productivity dives.
    Innovation in solar cell technology generates 1,000x more power
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 26

    Innovation in solar cell technology generates 1,000x more power

    Most solar cells are currently silicon based; however, their efficiency is limited. This has prompted researchers to examine new materials.
    Low-cost, high volume distiller removes salt from seawater using solar energy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 23

    Low-cost, high volume distiller removes salt from seawater using solar energy

    New hybrid technology increases the efficiency of evaporation inside a solar distiller by means of a rotating hollow cylinder.
    Innovation in solar cell technology produces a thousand times more power
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 30, 2021

    Innovation in solar cell technology produces a thousand times more power

    Most solar cells are currently silicon based; however, their efficiency is limited. This has prompted researchers to examine new materials.
    Solar cell innovation produces a thousand times more power
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 22, 2021

    Solar cell innovation produces a thousand times more power

    Most solar cells are currently silicon based; however, their efficiency is limited. This has prompted researchers to examine new materials.
    Simple, low-cost, high volume distiller removes salt from seawater using solar energy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 12, 2021

    Simple, low-cost, high volume distiller removes salt from seawater using solar energy

    New desalination technology will significantly reduce the cost of desalination and quadruple the volume of production.
    Can electric cars help strengthen electrical grids?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 10, 2021

    Can electric cars help strengthen electrical grids?

    Should electric vehicle (EV) owners be able to sell the surplus electricity they generate back to their local grids?
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