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February 27, 2023 Energy Efficiency, Energy Research News, Energy Storage, Grid Technology, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Uncategorized

diagram shows how electrons travel along grain boundaries

Corralling Ions Improves Viability of Next Generation Solar Cells

By Staff The finding paves the way for a new generation of lighter, more flexible, and more efficient solar cell technologies suitable for practical use.

February 3, 2023 Energy Research News, Energy Storage, Uncategorized

Mengmeng Zhu and Rui Wang stand Aidan Lim (seated in office chair) as they all look at results on a computer monitor. In the foreground a giant tan machine with batteries and red and white cables is visible.

Undergraduate Researches Clean Energy, Gains Hands-On Experience

By Staff Textile engineering Senior Aidan Lim spent the summer working with Assistant Professor Mengmeng Zhu in her research on lithium-ion battery life prediction as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates.

January 6, 2023 Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Uncategorized

In an Advance for Solar Fuels, Hybrid Materials Improve Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction

By Staff Tech Xplore NC State researchers were part of a team that found that hybrid materials for photocatalysis could leverage the high selectivity and efficiency imparted by a molecular catalyst synergistically with the durability of a solid material support.

January 25, 2022 Energy Research News, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Uncategorized

gloved hands hold up solar cell panels of different sizes

New Technique Boosts Efficiency, Sustainability of Large-Scale Perovskite Solar Cells

By Staff The technique will reduce the cost and improve the performance of mass-produced perovskite solar cells.

July 1, 2020 Energy Research News, Energy Storage, Uncategorized

Illustration of how semiconductor properties change as grain size decreases in strontium titanate.

Researchers Develop Computational Model to Build Better Capacitors

By Staff Model aims to guide development of new energy storage devices for electronics.

April 9, 2019 Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage

Energy Storage Team and Student Energy Club Receive Campus Awards

By jmcastel NC State’s Sustainability Awards were recently announced during the Celebration of NC State Sustainability.

December 5, 2018 Energy Research News, Energy Storage

Experts Lay Out Options For Future of Energy Storage in North Carolina

By Staff A report by NC State experts details energy storage options to inform energy policy.

July 8, 2011 Energy Research News, Energy Storage

RTEC Energy Storage Workshop

By eachampi The workshop is targeted at leading PIs from Research Triangle Energy Consortium (RTEC) members that are conducting research highly relevant to electrochemical energy storage. To...