Towards cheaper solar cells

Now developed from everyday plastic

Sunny days

How about a long drive

Chennai engineering students make efficient solar car

SUNNY DAYS

Nanowire as solar cell

Radical material for solar cells

Plants light the way

MIT unveils molecules that mimic plants to produce power

Wired to improve

New silicon-based solar cells  

Better cells

MONEYMAKERS

Obstacles

Why renewables cannot penetrate the market

New solar panel will produce 60 times more electricity

Science and Technology - Briefs

Cooling tactics

Water body and trees around the building provide cooling effect

Union Budget 2022-23 talks up energy transition but moves little funds

Blank R&D column sticks out as sore reminder of what could have been achieved

Stem cell breakthrough gets Nobel in medicine

British scientist John B Gurdon and his Japanese counterpart Shinya Yamanaka honoured

Sun City

The German capital Berlin gives a preview of the solar energy future

Use sun to make ice

Solar refrigerator to help immunisation programmes

Bidding exposes solar tariff game

The ambitious solar mission is set to start on shaky ground

Renewable spirit and purer energy

An extension of the 'pursuit of inner purity' to purer forms of energy

Largest solar plant

Sun's the limit

Solar energy is yet to reach its true potential. Engineers aim at efficiency

Hurdle race

How to make the solar mission possible  

Too little for renewables

The sector remains a low priority for government

Made in India or…

Controlling imports tightly can stifle efficiency. Laxity can compromise quality