
Energy
The smarter E AWARDs 2025: 3 photovoltaic innovations leading the solar revolution
Photovoltaic innovations awarded at the smarter E AWARDs 2025: Longi, 7 Second Solar, and Weidmüller lead with cutting-edge solar technologies
Editorial Team•7 May 2025

Energy
Fraunhofer ISE cuts silver use in…
Thanks to copper-based metallization, scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy…
Editorial Team•30 April 2025

Energy
Fully organic solar cells: efficiency doubles
Thanks to a transparent polymer electrode and a new lamination method, fully…
Editorial Team•29 April 2025

Energy
The new era of the battery industry: globalization and standardization
China currently produces over three-quarters of the world’s batteries at prices up to 30% lower than…
Editorial Team•14 March 2025

Energy
HPBC 2.0 by LONGi Wins the “EUPD Research Top Innovation” Award
The award was presented at KEY - The Energy Transition Expo in Rimini
Editorial Team•10 March 2025

Tech innovations and Startups
Biomass Waste Boosts the Efficiency of Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells
A new polymer derived from biomass can effectively replace fossil-based thiophene compounds in the production of…
Editorial Team•25 February 2025

Energy
Direct-contact thermophotovoltaics challenge the laws of physics
A new thermophotovoltaic device converts waste heat into electricity, defying Planck’s law of thermal radiation. With…
Editorial Team•21 February 2025

Energy
Hydrogen from Bioethanol Without CO2: A Study Paves the Way
A new catalytic thermal process converts ethanol and water into hydrogen and acetic acid at low…
Editorial Team•17 February 2025

Energy
AEM Electrolyzers: New Catalyst Promises Higher Efficiency, Lower Costs
Developed by KRISS, the breakthrough material significantly improves green hydrogen production while reducing costs
Editorial Team•12 February 2025

Energy
CO2 removal technologies: the potential to eliminate 31.5 Gt by 2100
Diversifying CO2 removal technologies (CDR) could eliminate up to 31.5 Gt of carbon emissions annually by…
Editorial Team•3 February 2025

Energy
Sodium-Sulfur Batteries at Room Temperature: Over 1,500 Cycles Thanks to Lavender
Sodium-sulfur batteries at room temperature achieve over 1,500 charge cycles thanks to a nanomaterial derived from…
Editorial Team•31 January 2025

Energy
Aluminum-ion batteries reach 10,000 cycles with solid electrolyte
Aluminum-ion batteries with a solid electrolyte achieve 10,000 charge cycles while retaining over 99% of their…
Editorial Team•29 January 2025

Energy
Natron Energy begins U.S. production of sodium-ion batteries
Natron Energy launches sodium battery production in Michigan, marking the first large-scale U.S. deployment of this…
Alessia Bardi•22 January 2025

Energy
Bio-photovoltaic systems: new insights into electron flow and optimization for improved efficiency
Thanks to the development of innovative methods for analyzing photosynthetic electron flow, internal reactions in Synechocystis-based…