University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Advanced climate simulation approach that includes vegetation response to environmental changes, used to model renewable energy impacts on the Sahara.

Solar cells manufactured using inks from semiconducting flexible polymers, printed layer by layer on a reel-to-reel printer.

A technology used to generate electricity for communities as part of the changing power infrastructure due to alternative energy adoption.

Climate modelling study simulating deployment of 9 million square kilometers of wind and solar farms across the Sahara Desert and Sahel region to assess local climate impacts.