Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are a promising class of devices designed to harvest diffuse solar radiation by employing a transparent matrix embedded with luminescent materials. These ...

Since its invention in the 1970s, the luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) has aimed to enhance solar energy capture by using luminescent materials to convert and concentrate sunlight onto ...

IBM Research and Switzerland-based Airlight Energy today announced a new parabolic dish that increases the sun’s radiation by 2,000 times while also producing fresh water and air conditioning. The new ...

As the need for a swift transition to clean, renewable energy grows more urgent, scientists are racing to develop cutting-edge technologies that harness the Sun’s energy more efficiently. Among these ...

Ubiquitous Energy and Michigan State University researchers have created a fully transparent solar concentrator, which could turn any window or sheet of glass (like your smartphone's screen) into a ...

Solar-pumped laser technology harnesses concentrated solar radiation to excite laser-active media, converting direct sunlight into a coherent beam. This approach offers a renewable and environmentally ...

Researchers at the Silesian University of Technology in Poland have investigated the enhancing photovoltaic module performance using dye concentrators, finding that their use could result in an ...

Researchers from University of Genoa and University of Rome Tor Vergata are taking on two well-known metal halide perovskite (MHP) solar PV challenges, reducing the amount of lead while maintaining a ...

Colorless and Unidirectional Solar Concentrator (IMAGE) Chinese Society for Optical Engineering Caption This semi-transparent solar concentrator uses liquid crystal films to reflect and guide ...

Researchers developed a solar collector with a dielectric Bragg mirror, optimizing energy conversion by separating sunlight ...