solar energy
Hydrogen Fuel From Sunlight
In the search for clean, green sustainable energy sources to meet human needs for generations to come, perhaps no technology matches the ultimate potential of…
Efficient and Robust: Why quantum transport can be close to optimal even in disordered molecular structures
A team led by the theoretical physicist Dr. Florian Mintert and the biophysicist Dr. Francesco Rao, junior fellows of the School of Soft Matter Research at the…
NREL Report Firms Up Land-Use Requirements of Solar
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report on the land use requirements of solar power plants based on actual…
A cheaper drive to 'cool' fuels
University of Delaware chemist Joel Rosenthal is driven to succeed in the renewable energy arena. Working in his lab in UD’s Department of Chemistry and…
Borehole thermal energy storage system integrated in solar heating network
Via a heating network, the Stadtwerke Crailsheim municipal utility company has used the opportunity to provide the new Hirtenwiesen housing estate with solar…
A Solar Booster Shot for Natural Gas Power Plants
Natural gas power plants can use about 20 percent less fuel when the sun is shining by injecting solar energy into natural gas with a new system being…