Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 ESI Motion has announced SatBat, a new battery engineered for spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit. SatBat integrates a Heater and Battery Management System, aiming to improve power storage and management in orbital environments. The battery uses ESI Motion's expertise in radiation-tolerant electronics and energy management. It delivers high power density, thermal stability, and advanced battery

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 The Instrumentation and Industrial Electronics research group at the University of Cordoba has implemented a sensor-based system for monitoring solar power plants. This network collects energy and meteorological data every one-tenth of a second. The team applied new software implementations to existing measurement devices, designated as Extended Phasor Measurement Units. These units capture deta

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 Researchers in China have enhanced the performance and durability of inverted perovskite solar cells by creating two new 56pi-electron fullerene derivatives known as C60-TFB and C60-TFP for use as electron transport layers. The research team synthesized C60-TFB and C60-TFP through a 1,4-unsymmetrical addition approach, giving the molecules bulky tert-butyl, indole, and azaindole groups. Th

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 A team from the University of Arkansas and the University of Michigan has demonstrated the first use of temperature sensors powered exclusively by graphene-based solar cells, laying the groundwork for battery-free sensor systems. Using graphene's extraordinary energy-harvesting capability, these devices can capture power from their surroundings - including solar, thermal, acoustic, and kinetic s

Cambridge UK (SPX) Nov 14, 2025 Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide perovskites, creating a finely tuned 'energy sandwich' that could transform how solar cells, LEDs and lasers are made. Due to their remarkable ability to absorb and emit light, and because they are cheaper and can be configured to convert more of the solar spectrum into energ

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2025 A team co-led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has introduced a new approach to designing metal alloy negative electrodes that may deliver important advances in solid-state battery technology for electric vehicles and other high-performance energy storage applications. Focusing on lithium-aluminum alloy negative electrodes, the research group examined how lithium ions

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 Researchers at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory and IIT Madras have fabricated MoS2-coated GaN nanorods on tungsten foil to improve the photoelectrochemical efficiency of water splitting. Gallium nitride nanorods, valued for electron mobility and stability, face limitations from their wide bandgap restricting solar absorption. To address this, the team integrated molybdenum disulfide - a cataly

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 08, 2025 Perovskite solar cells are inexpensive and deliver high electricity output per surface area, yet they have lagged behind silicon standards due to stability limitations. An international collaboration led by Prof. Dr. Antonio Abate has enhanced perovskite cell stability by applying a novel fluorinated coating at the interface between the perovskite surface and the C60 top contact layer. This adva

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 Third-generation solar cell technology is seeing rapid development at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Researchers at PolyU have identified breakthrough approaches in perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells, targeting advances in efficiency, stability, and scalability. Their performance analysis and recommendations aim to drive energy conversion efficiency from around 34 percent to 40 percent

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 Idemitsu Kosan and Source Energy Company have partnered to jointly develop solar array products for use in high-LEO and MEO satellite applications. The project will combine Idemitsu's CIGS thin-film solar cell technology with Source Energy's solar module and deployable array development capacity. The announcement comes amid increasing demand for satellite power systems and shortages of hig

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University of Technology, and Northwestern Polytechnical University have published a review on the development of metal halide perovskite (MHP) heterojunctions for solar-driven redox reactions. Led by Prof. Jian Li and Prof. Xiyuan Feng, the team aims to address the challenges of MHPs, such as limited stability and rapid charge recombination,

Paris (AFP) Nov 12, 2025 Renewable energy is still expanding faster than fossil fuels around the world despite policy changes in the United States, with oil demand possibly peaking "around 2030", the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. The Paris-based IEA presented different scenarios for the future of energy in its annual World Energy Outlook - the first since coming under fire from the government of US Pr