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Unique hybrid device generates electricity and stores thermal energy efficiently and sustainably
An international research team led by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya—BarcelonaTech (UPC) has created a hybrid device that combines, for the first time ever, molecular solar thermal energy ...
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German researchers investigate molecular solar thermal energy storage
A four-year research project by several German universities is exploring the release of molecules involved in molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage. They plan to modify the molecules to ...
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Hybrid solar cell hits record-breaking 14.9% energy use with clever heat storage
BarcelonaTech (UPC) in Spain have designed hybrid solar cells that can generate electricity and store it onboard. This is the ...
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Molecular thermal energy system can store solar energy for 18 years
The generator is described as the combination of a Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage System (MOST) with a micro-fabricated system combining a thermoelectric generator (TEG) with a low ...
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Dual Energy System Hybrid Solar Device
Achieving a record 2.3% energy storage efficiency and 14.9% total solar utilization, this breakthrough promises to boost renewable energy performance while reducing reliance on unsustainable battery ...
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Batteries won't cut it—we need solar thermal technology to get us through the night
Australia's transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there's a looming problem with storage. We will need much more ...
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Solar to fuel
The Solar to Fuels and Back ... sunlight to drive the synthesis of molecular fuels. Such studies are motivated by the desire to develop an energy-storage strategy for addressing the intermittent ...