Energy
Tin halide perovskites: solar energy sets new global efficiency record
Solar cells made with cesium-doped tin halide perovskites deliver record-breaking efficiency and stable operation under continuous light for over 1,500 hours
Editorial Team•18 April 2025
Industry Spotlight
Octopus Energy expands in South Korea…
The investment comes as South Korea sets its sights on tripling its…
Editorial Team•18 April 2025
Scientific Reports
UV degradation in TOPCon modules? Less…
UV degradation in TOPCon modules may be overstated, says Fraunhofer ISE, urging…
Editorial Team•18 April 2025
Policy and Affairs
The peak of all fossil fuels is leading us into an unprecedented…
The International Energy Agency updates its forecasts for 2030. The peak of fossil fuels within this…
Editorial Team•16 October 2024
Markets
Grids and storage are the challenges to triple renewables by 2030
The International Energy Agency outlines the main bottlenecks to achieving the renewable energy and energy efficiency…
Editorial Team•16 October 2024
IT
UK Approves Drones for Inspecting Offshore Wind Turbines
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has announced the names of the projects that will take part…
Editorial Team•15 October 2024
Energy
The elastic polymer solar cell that stretches like rubber
The Japanese research institute RIKEN has developed an organic solar cell that can be stretched up…
Editorial Team•15 October 2024
Pollution
To reduce plastic pollution, we need to produce less and tax packaging
The OECD publishes a report proposing to reduce plastic pollution by 96% by 2040 with draconian…
Editorial Team•11 October 2024
Environmental policies
The peak of energy sector emissions will be reached in 2024
Solar power and batteries are bringing forward the peak of global energy sector emissions. However, slow…
Editorial Team•11 October 2024
Energy
A new method for recycling lithium batteries produces hydrogen peroxide
Recycling lithium batteries is not only a source of precious metals but also of important chemical…
Editorial Team•10 October 2024
Water Management
Rivers and glaciers never in such agony: the 2024 data on the…
The annual report of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights the poor state of global water…
Editorial Team•10 October 2024
Energy
Green hydrogen will never be truly competitive for the hard-to-abate sectors
The storage and distribution costs of the carrier for most end uses in hard-to-decarbonize sectors make…
Editorial Team•9 October 2024
Climate Change
Vital parameters of the Earth, 25 out of 35 reach extreme records
The “2024 State of the Climate” report highlights a deterioration, with 20 red-alert indicators in 2023.…
Editorial Team•9 October 2024
Energy
Renewables 2024 Report, the IEA estimates 5500 GW of new renewable energy…
According to the International Energy Agency, new renewable capacity is expected to grow 2.7 times by…
Editorial Team•9 October 2024
Climate Change
The LNG imported from the United States pollutes 30% more than coal
A study by Cornell University calculates the carbon footprint of liquefied natural gas by including all…