The “Spin” Around Perovskite Solar Cells Has Only Just Begun
Spin control and chiral structures are front and center in the next generation of lower-costing, higher-performing perovskite solar cells.
Energy Efficiency
The Inflation Reduction Act: Saving American Households Money …
… While Reducing Climate Change and Air Pollution The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, extended and expanded tax credits that help households invest in residential clean energy such as solar panels, as well as home energy efficiency. New data from the Internal Revenue Service show that more than 3.4 million American families have already … [continued]
Stronger Together: Coupling Excitons to Polaritons for Better Solar Cells & Higher Intensity LEDs
In solar cells and light-emitting diodes, maintaining the excited state kinetics of molecules against annihilation is a race against time. These systems need to strike a careful balance between different processes that lead to loss of energy and those that lead to the desired outcome. A major loss mechanism especially … [continued]
Home & Utility Upgrades to Support Electrification & Clean Local Resources
Advances in electric appliances, electric vehicles (EVs), rooftop solar and energy storage — plus incentives from utilities and governments — are attracting growing consumer interest in these technologies. Consumer investments may include upgrades for electric service panels, especially when installing multiple electrification measures in older homes (see photo). In some … [continued]
President Biden Enlists Heat Pumps For National Defense
The Biden administration is deploying the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure that more US-manufactured heat pumps get into the market, more quickly.
Be Prepared: New Resource Readies States & Utilities for Grid Resilience Events
Society is increasingly dependent on electricity for essential services. The Energy Information Administration (Short Term Energy Outlook) and many utilities are projecting surging electricity demand from data centers and new manufacturing facilities, leading to expected all-time highs in nationwide electricity consumption. To effectively serve growing power needs, electricity grids must … [continued]
Should We Explore Modular Vehicles More?
When we look at the automotive market, it’s clear that every niche is served by at least one vehicle. We have motorcycles, small cars, big sedans, small crossovers, medium crossovers, large crossover, SUVs of all sizes, and trucks of all sizes. Why so many different vehicles? Because everyone wants to … [continued]
Biden-Harris Admin Invests $36 Million to Expand Innovative Weatherization Assistance Program & Cut Costs for…
As Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Funding Supports Weatherization Demonstration Projects That Will Drive America’s Clean Energy Economy and Lower Utility Bills WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that applications are open for the … [continued]
Trump Says He’ll Make So Much Electricity, We’ll Beg Him To Stop
I recently came across a hilarious clip of a speech Donald Trump made. In the clip, he’s excited about electricity, and absent context, you might think he’s made some kind of massive policy reversal. I’ll get into what he’s really saying in a bit, but let’s have a laugh first: … [continued]
U.S. DOE Announces $33M to Deploy Solar Technologies to Decarbonize America’s Industrial Sector
Nine Projects Across Seven States Will Support Solar-Powered Production of Hydrogen and Lower Emissions from the Aviation, Food and Beverage, and Other Sectors WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of the Biden–Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $33 million for nine projects across … [continued]
