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Harvesting Light to Grow Food and Clean Energy Together

Katherine E Kerlin — December 06, 2022 - 9:00am

A 51�ԹϺ�� Davis agrivoltaics study shows how harvesting the light spectrum can make growing food and clean energy more efficient.

Anti-Solar Cells: A Photovoltaic Cell That Works at Night

Andy Fell — January 29, 2020 - 1:51pm

What if solar cells worked at night? That’s no joke, according to Jeremy Munday, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis. In fact, a specially designed photovoltaic cell could generate up to 50 watts of power per square meter under ideal conditions at night, about a quarter of what a conventional solar panel can generate in daytime, according to a concept paper by Munday and graduate student Tristan Deppe.

Zeroing in on Our Environmental Goals

Dave Jones — October 24, 2017 - 3:17pm

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Harvesting Light to Grow Food and Clean Energy Together

Anti-Solar Cells: A Photovoltaic Cell That Works at Night

Zeroing in on Our Environmental Goals

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