by Emily | Jun 5, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Solar
A gloved hand holds a perovskite solar cell. The performance of the perovskite solar cell improved with the addition of an ionic salt. (NREL photo) Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are using an ionic salt to replace the fullerene layer in...
by Emily | Jan 29, 2025 | Clean Energy News, Solar
A new 111 MW solar power facility has been built on reclaimed land at a former coal mine site in Kentucky. Earlier this month, the facility entered commercial operation. The Martin County Solar Project (MCSP) is among the largest solar farms in the state and also one...
by Emily | Nov 26, 2024 | Clean Energy News, Solar
The Boise Airport became 100% powered by renewable solar energy in the fall of 2024 after the city began buying solar energy from Black Mesa Energy solar project in Elmore County. (Courtesy of city of Boise) The Boise Airport became powered by 100% clean solar energy...
by Emily | Dec 13, 2023 | Clean Energy News, Solar
A National Science Foundation supported process developed by Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Aditya Mohite and collaborators at Northwestern University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Rennes has yielded 2D perovskite-based...
by Emily | Nov 28, 2023 | Solar
Changes to Massechusetts fire code late last year have created frustration for solar installers, who are now working with fire officials on compromises to the rules. Included for the first time in the code are restrictions to the positioning of rooftop solar arrays-...
by Emily | Nov 13, 2023 | Clean Energy News, Solar
A once abandoned waste site in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey now has a new opportunity to serve the community. Designated a Superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Global Sanitary Landfill was closed in 1984 after a slope failure exposed...
