Clean Energy
"We won't meet the climate warming goals set by the Paris Agreement unless we speed up the spread of clean technology by a full order of magnitude."
This represents a leap forward in the pursuit of clean energy.
"This is a game changer. We can eliminate environmental pollution from ships. This could have a major impact on every shipyard in the country."
New materials formed a flexible textile that researchers could cut and tailor into a "smart garment" that was fully charged by sunlight.
Combining Concentrating Solar and Thermoelectric Materials Raises Efficiency
The main drawback at present is the capital cost
A fundamental limitation of solar cells remains: the dark of night when solar cells go to sleep. Integrating them with liquid batteries may offer a solution.
"This hybrid power textile presents a novel solution to charging devices in the field from something as simple as the wind blowing on a sunny day."