Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a new way to train microbes to make n-butanol. A team of biologists and engineers modified Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 (TIE-1) so that it can produce a biofuel using only three renewable and naturally abundant source ingr

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Now well beyond the moon, the James Webb Space Telescope has begun a nail-biting series of steps to safely unfurl the observatory's fragile sunshield.

The five-layer sunshade, the size of a tennis c

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Experts across the clean energy spectrum have shared their insights, plans, and opinions with Mercom’s news team on critical issues and opportunities in the industry.

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[CES 2022] At CES, SK to outline pledge to cut 1% of Earth’s carbon emissions

Andrew Kwon, vice president and head of strategy at SK Hydrogen Biz Development Center, speaks with The Korea Herald at SK headquarters in central Seoul on Christmas Eve. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)

Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) claim to have set a new world record, creating a more efficient type of solar cell using laser processing. The researchers have produced a dual-sided silicon solar cell, meaning both the front and back of the cell generate power.

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The James Webb Space Telescope extended a four-foot tower Wednesday to give the observatory’s mirrors and instruments, designed to function at cryogenic temperatures, enough separation from the hot side of the spacecraft after the mission’s sunshield deploys over the next few days.

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Visaka Industries Limited has been granted a patent for its product "ATUM" Solar Roof by the United States of America Patent Office, which is valid for 20 years. The patent has been granted for the invention titled "Eco-Friendly Energy Generating Roofs." Since its launch in 2018, ATUM Solar

Commercial roof space in the UK could provide approximately 50% of the UK’s electricity demand.

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Almost 1,000 square miles of commercial roof space in the UK cannot support the weight of traditional solar pa

And it could work in wearables and light aircraft.

Researchers at Stanford University are developing an efficient new solar panel material that is fifteen times thinner than paper, a press statement reveals. 

Made using transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), the materia