New experiments by swiss researchers have show that industrial-relevant temperatures of 1,050°C can be generated from solar concentrators. Solar power for industrial heat would be able to decarbonize ...

A new world record has been set as the Starcatcher system beamed the sun's solar rays at customer satellites in space, increasing their output with lasers.

Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have investigated how free-space luminescent solar concentrators (FSLSCs) could be used to enhance bifacial PV module performance in vertical ...

The research team’s semi-transparent solar concentrator can be directly coated onto standard window glass. It uses liquid crystal films to reflect and guide circularly-polarized sunlight to solar ...

A recent study published in Advanced Optical Materials explored the potential of a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) ...

Since its invention in the 1970s, the luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) has aimed to enhance solar energy capture by using luminescent materials to convert and concentrate sunlight onto ...

IBM Research and Switzerland-based Airlight Energy today announced a new parabolic dish that increases the sun’s radiation by 2,000 times while also producing fresh water and air conditioning. The new ...

Scientists have created a transparent solar coating that turns ordinary windows into clean energy generators without affecting clarity. Using cholesteric liquid crystal layers, the coating redirects ...

While this trend is good news for the climate, it is better news for China. Just a decade ago, China supplied 40% of the ...