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SOLAR Molecular Lock Design Pushes Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency Past 26 Percent Apr 16, 2026 (SPX)

To achieve record efficiencies, scientists typically use self-assembled monolayers, or SAMs, just one molecule thick to extract positive charges from the perovskite layer. However, these conventional ultra-thin interfaces are extremely fragile. They are prone ... more

TECH SPACE 'Metals of the future': copper and silver flow beneath Poland's surface Apr 03, 2026 (AFP)

Whitish ore, rich in copper and silver, is extracted from the country's depths and exported around the world to fuel technological and energy transitions. "These are the metals of the future," Ariel Wojciuszkiewicz, a geologist at the Polkowice-Sieroszowice mi... more

WATER WORLD Hybrid offshore platforms boost ocean power output and stability Feb 25, 2026 (SPX)

The team carried out a comprehensive review of hybrid offshore renewable energy harvest systems that integrate multiple technologies on a single foundation. They report that these systems could help countries meet ambitious climate targets while limiting the f... more

OIL US renews threat to leave IEA Feb 19, 2026 (AFP)

Speaking on the last day of an IEA ministerial meeting in Paris, Wright said the 52-year-old agency should return to its founding mission of ensuring energy security. The IEA was created to coordinate responses to major disruptions of supplies after the 1973 o... more

OIL US energy chief says IEA must 'drop' focus on climate change Feb 18, 2026 (AFP)

Wright threatened last year to pull the United States out of the IEA -- which was founded to coordinate responses to major disruptions of supplies after the 1973 oil crisis -- unless it reformed the way it operates. The IEA was created "to focus on energy secu... more

CIVIL NUCLEAR France bets on nuclear power to phase out fossil fuels Feb 12, 2026 (AFP)

France wants to phase out fossil fuels by 2050, and is hoping consumers will switch from burning oil and gas to consuming more low-carbon electricity in order to do so. The plan for 2026 to 2035 foresees more use of the country's 57 nuclear power plants and th... more

SOLAR Solar, wind capacity growth slowed last year, analysis shows Feb 10, 2026 (AFP)

Dozens of nations agreed in 2023 to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 as part of efforts to limit global warming. But announcements and construction starts of new wind and solar projects grew 11 percent in 2025 -- down from 22 percent in the previous ye... more

TECH SPACE EU will struggle to secure key raw materials supply, warns report Feb 02, 2026 (AFP)

Raw materials such as lithium, nickel and cobalt are essential for electronic goods such as batteries and wind turbines and needed for the EU's green transition. Brussels wants more European production to avoid a repeat of the supply shocks seen during the Cov... more