Solar Has Crossed a Critical Economic Tipping Point
For years, the economic case for solar came with an awkward qualification. Yes, it had no fuel bill.…
Heat-driven elastocaloric cooling with shape memory films
Device fabrication Detailed architecture designs of the prototype are provided in Supplementary Fig. 1. The heat sink in…
India Boosts Battery Investment to Cut Solar Power Waste
Solar power developers in India have started to add battery storage to photovoltaic projects to attract buyers and…
Morgan Stanley Says Load up on These 13 AI Power Infrastructure Stocks
Morgan Stanley says it’s time to buy the dip in some beaten-down AI infrastructure stocks. AI stocks across…
Climate change reshapes resource adequacy risks and optimal renewable energy siting in wind and solar energy systems
Davis, S. J. et al. Net-zero emissions energy systems. Science 360, eaas9793 (2018). Article Google Scholar Wang, Y.…
AI’s next bottleneck is power: Chart of the Day
The AI trade started with chips. Now it’s running into the electric grid. US data center electricity demand…
Rising Energy Bills Are Fueling a Global Home Battery Boom
Consumers are battling higher energy bills worldwide due to rising inflation and greater price volatility of oil and…
Everyone wants a piece of Tesla’s battery business
First Tesla, then Ford, and now GM — it seems every automaker wants a slice of the energy storage…
Improving the stability of monolithic perovskite/silicon tandems against reverse-bias stress using graded dielectric layers
Liu, J. et al. Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with bilayer interface passivation. Nature 635, 596–603 (2024). Article Google…
Scientists Unveil ‘DNA Battery’ That Charges Directly From The Sun
The massive energy needs of AI servers and hyperscale data centers are driving a boom in grid storage.…
24/7 Renewables Outcompete Fossil Fuels on Costs
24/7 renewable power optimises the use of constrained grid connections, shifts electricity production to higher-value hours and reduces…
Europe’s auspicious renewable: Hydro power – POLITICO
Nearly two months into the crisis, the troubles for Gulf oil and gas exports are far from over.…