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Honda reusing vehicle fuel cells to build 500 kW stationary fuel cell system

Honda has revealed that it is testing a pilot stationary fuel cell stationary power system in California.

Solar field robot mower receives SOLV Energy seed funds

Canada’s Swap Robotics received $7 million to scale its robotics-as-a-service offering.

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NREL Industry Growth Forum featuring cleantech startups from around the world

Now in its 28th year, the forum facilitates connections between for cleantech entrepreneurs and investors, helping to drive innovation to market.

Vertical PV for clean energy and crop production

Agrivoltaic installations with vertically oriented solar panels are increasingly being adopted and studied across the globe.

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Flexible cadmium telluride solar cell with 12.6% efficiency via lift-off method

A U.S. research team has developed a cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell through a lift-off method that reportedly ensures higher crystallinity of the cadmium sulfide film. The device has a power conversion efficiency of 12.60%, an open-circuit voltage of 0.829 V, a short-circuit current density of 23.64 mA/cm2, and a fill factor of 64.30%.

Colorado renewable energy research and commercialization center to neighbor NREL campus

The State of Colorado selected NexCore to build the 40-acre Glo Park renewable energy center.

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Interactive mapping tool for siting renewable energy projects

Argonne National Laboratory released an online geospatial mapping tool to aid siting decisions and identify areas that are suitable for solar, wind and other clean energy infrastructure projects.

Researchers develop solar-powered waste-to-fuel system

The University of Cambridge developed a device that converts plastics and greenhouse gases to usable fuels and products.

Sun-tracking vs. fixed vehicle-integrated PV

European researchers have evaluated the electricity generation, levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), and payback period of vehicle-integrated PV in EVs.

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Space-to-Earth solar power to undergo testing

On January 3, Caltech launched a PV array into orbit to test its ability to transmit electricity back to Earth.

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