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Rafe Chang

May 262 min read

Portugal's Renewable Transition with Hydroelectric Power Plant

In the first four months of 2024, Portugal is averaging 91% of its electricity from renewables while having the lowest wholesale...

Rafe Chang

May 212 min read

Overcoming Perovskite Solar Cells' Instability Issues

Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Venture is backing CubicPV, a perovskite solar tandem manufacturer. Perovskite is a common crystal...

Rafe Chang

May 52 min read

Electric Vehicle Charging Is Stressing the Grid

On January 11th, a polar vortex caused the average temperature across the province of Alberta to be -31°C. On that day, the province set...