Four good news climate stories from 2023
Including a positive way to think about tipping points.
Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition
• conversation
Dec. 29, 2023 • ~8 min
Dec. 29, 2023 • ~8 min
Perovskite: new type of solar technology paves the way for abundant, cheap and printable cells
A new generation of flexible solar cells has been pioneered using a material known as perovskite,
David Beynon, Senior Research Officer at the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Swansea University
• conversation
May 2, 2023 • ~6 min
May 2, 2023 • ~6 min
Secret to treating ‘Achilles’ heel’ of alternatives to silicon solar panels revealed
A team of researchers from the UK and Japan has found that the tiny defects which limit the efficiency of perovskites – cheaper alternative materials for solar
Cambridge University News •
cambridge
May 24, 2022 • ~6 min
May 24, 2022 • ~6 min
Solar panels capture more sunlight with capsaicin - the chemical that makes chili peppers spicy
Chemicals found in food and solar cell technology have an interesting history – as my own research shows.
Jon Major, Research Fellow, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool •
conversation
Jan. 13, 2021 • ~6 min
Jan. 13, 2021 • ~6 min
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