Year: 2022

Solar Cell Breakthrough Could Challenge Silicon Dominance

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That’s as efficient as most commercially available solar cells, Mohite said. Mohite noted, “This is really good for flexible, bifacial cells where light comes in from both sides and also for back-contacted cells. The 2D perovskites absorb blue and visible photons, and the 3D side absorbs near-infrared.” The new advance largely removes the last major roadblock to commercial production he added. Perovskites are crystals with cubelike lattices known to be efficient light harvesters, but the materials tend to be stressed by light, humidity and heat. Mohite and many others have…

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman named prime minister by King Salman

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Saudi Arabia’s King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Tuesday issued a royal decree to appoint Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the prime minister of the country. The crown prince was earlier the deputy premier and minister of defense of the kingdom. According to another royal decree, the king has also restructured the Council of Ministers, which is headed by the crown prince. The Saudi king also issued a decree appointing the Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman as the…

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Pakistan Advertising Association (PAA) elects new Chairman and CEC

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Syed Jawaid Iqbal of CMC (Pvt) Ltd., has been elected (unopposed) as Chairman, Pakistan Advertising Association, the sole body representing the advertising profession and allied sectors, on national level. Others elected (unopposed) include Brig (R) Muhammad Zubair Rehan (Creative Junction) as Senior Vice Chairman and Mr. Jawad Humayun (Channel 7 Communications) as Vice Chairman. Mr. Fahd Khan (Manhattan Communications) has been elected as Chairman Zone “A”, Mr. Usman Attique Butt (Interlink Advertising) as Chairman Zone “B”, and Mr. Nadeem Kabir Alvi (Oktopus 360 Media) as Chairman Zone “C” while Mr.…

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SHC seeks Nepra’s comments on JI plea against fuel adjustment charges

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The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to file comments on a petition filed by the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) against ‘illegal’ load-shedding, lack of power generation and collection of different taxes by the K-Electric (KE) from its consumers through the electricity bills. Hearing the JI petition with regard to the collection of fuel adjustment charges, a division bench of the SHC headed by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi observed that the high court was aware about the miseries of citizens due to power…

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India pays double price for LNG after Russian deliveries cancelled

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GAIL India, the largest gas distributor in the country, purchased three LNG cargoes last week for over $40 per million British thermal units (mmbtu), traders familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Those are record prices for any LNG cargo to be delivered to India, more than doubling the prices paid last year. It’s also a sign the country is struggling to fill the hole in Russian supplies, as competition with energy-strapped Europe has driven natural gas prices to sky-high levels. India has become one of Russia’s largest fuel customers since the invasion…

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