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Thermal power cell harvests electricity from heat at record efficiency

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A new heat-to-energy converter has reached a record efficiency of 44% – the average steam turbine manages about 35%, for comparison. This thermophotovoltaic cell is a major step on the way to sustainable, grid-scale renewable energy storage.Continue Re… Continue reading Thermal power cell harvests electricity from heat at record efficiency→

Bizarre night-time solar cell generates power in a backwards process

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In a world first, a team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has demonstrated measurable power generation from “the inverse of a conventional solar cell.” It could eventually produce around one tenth as much power as a solar panel – but at nigh… Continue reading Bizarre night-time solar cell generates power in a backwards process→