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New Mexico Hits 50% Clean Energy Six Years Early

New Mexico's investor-owned utilities weren't required to reach 50% renewable power until 2030 — they got there in 2024, and the state's largest utility has kept climbing since.

Technology

ICFO Solar Cell Design Could Push Efficiency to 43%

By turning a solar cell into a mirrored optical cavity, Barcelona physicists found a new way around a 90-year-old efficiency ceiling in photovoltaics.

Technology

LONGi Solar Cell Hits Record 28.29% Efficiency

The Chinese manufacturer broke its own silicon solar cell record for the third time this year, verified independently by a German research institute.

Technology

2.2 Billion People Get a Brine-Free Desalination Fix

University of Rochester scientists built laser-etched solar panels that turn seawater into drinking water without producing any liquid brine waste.

Technology

109 Solar Mini-Grids Will Power 230,000 Nigerian Homes

Two Nigerian entrepreneurs won contracts to build the mini-grids, nearly doubling IEEE Smart Village's reach to over 4 million people served.