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• Only the lowest carbon dioxide emitting technologies can avoid a hot end-of-century
  Could replacing coal-fired electricity plants with generators fueled by natural gas bring global warming to a halt in this century? What about rapid construction of massive numbers of solar or wind fa …
• Low-carbon technologies 'no quick-fix': May not lessen global warming until late this century
  A drastic switch to low carbon-emitting technologies, such as wind and hydroelectric power, may not yield a reduction in global warming until the latter part of this century, new research suggests. Fu …
• Engineers create tandem polymer solar cells that set record for energy-conversion
  Researchers in California report that they have significantly enhanced polymer solar cells’ performance by building a device with a new “tandem” structure that combines multiple cells with different a …
• New battery could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar energy
  Scientists have found that a new type of battery has the potential to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar power.
• New tool for analyzing solar-cell materials
  An online tool called “Impurities to Efficiency” (known as I2E) allows companies or researchers exploring alternative manufacturing strategies to plug in descriptions of their planned materials and pr …
• Biosolar breakthrough promises cheap, easy green electricity
  Scientists are turning the term “power plant” on its head. A team of researchers has developed a system that taps into photosynthetic processes to produce efficient and inexpensive energy.
• New tool determines value of solar photovoltaic power systems
  Consistent appraisals of real estate outfitted with photovoltaic installations are a challenge for the nation’s real estate industry, but a new tool addresses that issue.
• Engineer wants to 'sculpt' more powerful electric motors and generators
  A researcher is developing several technologies that could improve the performance of electric motors and generators. And that could make a real difference in building sustainable energy systems.
• In solar cells, tweaking the tiniest of parts yields big jump in efficiency
  By tweaking the smallest of parts, engineers are hoping to dramatically increase the amount of sunlight that solar cells convert into electricity.
• Researchers' refinement increases solar concentrator efficiency
  Researchers have discovered that changing the shape of a solar concentrator significantly increases its efficiency, bringing its use closer to reality.