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Stories tagged “renewable-energy”
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Technology
Scotland Recycles 99.9% of Its First Wind Farm
Hagshaw Hill's 26 retired turbines were 79.5% recycled and 20.4% reused, undercutting a common argument that wind power can't be recycled.
Technology
UK Solar Hits Record 14.4% of Electricity in July
Rooftop solar provided 14.4% of the UK's electricity in July — a new monthly record driven by a household installation surge at its highest rate since 2011.
Technology
The Era of Anytime Solar Has Begun, Report Finds
A 50% surge in global battery additions in 2026 is letting solar energy power the grid even after dark, says energy thinktank Ember in a landmark new report.
Technology
Germany's Wind and Solar Top Fossil Fuels for First Time
For the first time ever, wind and solar generated more of Germany's electricity than fossil fuels — a turning point for Europe's largest economy.
Technology
New Hydrogen Turbine Makes Power Without a Compressor
Scientists built a hydrogen turbine that pressurizes itself using rotating detonation waves—eliminating the compressor and unlocking a major leap in clean energy efficiency.
Technology
All-Perovskite Solar Cells Crack 30% Efficiency for the First Time
Chinese researchers have built the first all-perovskite tandem solar cell to surpass 30% certified efficiency, a milestone that pushes the cheap, flexible technology past long-time leader silicon.
Technology
Solar Panels That Generate Power From Raindrops? It Works.
Spanish researchers built a thin-film coating that lets solar panels harvest energy from raindrops too — a single drop generates over 100 volts.
Technology
Scientists Shatter the Solar Cell Efficiency Ceiling with a 130% Quantum Yield
A team from Kyushu University and Johannes Gutenberg University achieved what was long thought impossible — extracting more energy carriers from sunlight than photons absorbed.
Technology
Sodium-Ion Batteries Hit the Road: The Cheaper, Safer Power Source Going Mainstream in 2026
Named one of MIT Technology Review's 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2026, sodium-ion batteries are moving from lab curiosity to mass production — with CATL and BYD leading the charge.
Science
Slippery Nanopores Could Turn River Mouths Into Power Plants
EPFL researchers tripled the output of blue-energy systems with lipid-coated nanopores — a step toward tapping the electricity where rivers meet the sea.
News
Africa's Solar Revolution Hits Record Pace With 54% Growth in New Installations
Africa installed 4.5 gigawatts of new solar capacity in 2025 — a 54% jump that signals the continent is becoming a major force in global renewable energy.