News tagged with photovoltaic system

NRL charges Marine Corps expeditionary power requirements

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Electronic Science and Technology Division are working to help the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) reduce expeditionary energy supply needs and risks and increase ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New battery could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar energy

A joint research project between the University of Southampton and lithium battery technology company REAPsystems has found that a new type of battery has the potential to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Sandia tool determines value of solar photovoltaic power systems

Consistent appraisals of homes and businesses outfitted with photovoltaic (PV) installations are a real challenge for the nation’s real estate industry, but a new tool developed by Sandia National Laboratories ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Affordable solar: It's closer than you think

It's time to stop thinking of solar energy as a boutique source of power, says Joshua Pearce.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (31) | comments 59 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop solar-powered runway anti-icing system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas are developing an anti-icing system that could make airport runways safer and less expensive to maintain during winter months. The approach ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Crystal erbium compound offers superior optical properties, can enhance energy, computer, lighting technologies

Arizona State University researchers have created a new compound crystal material that promises to help produce advances in a range of scientific and technological pursuits.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Installed cost of solar photovoltaic systems in the US declined significantly in 2010 and 2011

The installed cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2010 and into the first half of 2011, according to the latest edition of an annual PV cost tracking report released by ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Photovoltaic invention brings inventor acclaim

(PhysOrg.com) -- An invention by a South Dakota State University engineer could improve alternative energy technologies by making it easier for scientists to test new devices.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Record efficiency of 18.7 percent for flexible CIGS solar cells on plastics

Scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have further boosted the energy conversion efficiency of flexible solar cells made of copper indium gallium (di)selenide ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Berkeley Lab study finds that photovoltaic systems boost the sales price of California homes

New research by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds strong evidence that homes with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems sell for a premium over homes without solar systems.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Solar panels track the sun for more efficiency

Photovoltaic modules equipped with a moveable mounting and a new control system from Siemens are able to precisely follow the course of the sun. Thanks to a new algorithm based on astronomical data, the solar ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Study claims 100 percent renewable energy possible by 2030

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research has shown that it is possible and affordable for the world to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, if there is the political will to strive for this goal.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (60) | comments 101 | with audio podcast report

Engineers give solar power a boost

The growing popularity of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems across the United States has made it more important to maximize their power input. That's why UC San Diego environmental engineering professor Jan Kleissl is working ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Introducing the i-Cool Solar air conditioning for trucks

(PhysOrg.com) -- A solar-powered air conditioning system has been developed for use in trucks, and should be available commercially by early 2012. The "i-Cool Solar" system was the brainchild of companies ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

In Brief: 'Multiple exciton collection' could result in more efficient solar cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Wyoming professor's findings, published today in the journal Science may open the door to new designs for inexpensive and higher efficiency solar cells.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 30, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 7 | with audio podcast