News tagged with photovoltaics
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Innovation puts next-generation solar cells on the horizon
In a world first, a Monash University-led international research team has developed an innovative way to boost the output of the next generation of solar cells.
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Success in 'space elevator' competition (Update 3)
(AP) -- A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter on Wednesday to qualify for prize money in a $2 million competition to test the potential reality of the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 05, 2009 |
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A delicate grip
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar wafers for use in the production of photovoltaic systems are extremely sensitive. In a test and demonstration center research is being conducted on grippers to determine the best way ...
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Will Europe Be Powered by the Sahara
(PhysOrg.com) -- Europe has long been interested in developing alternative energy sources. And, one of the more interesting places that some Europeans are looking for solar power is the Sahara. With the vast ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 04, 2009 |
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3-D system based on optical fiber could provide new options for photovoltaics
Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Installed cost of solar photovoltaic systems in the US fell in 2008
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S., showing that the average cost ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 21, 2009 |
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The easy way to go green
(PhysOrg.com) -- At last Friday's Energy Night at the MIT Museum, Dr. Keith Collins described his approach to fighting global warming with all the gusto of a really good insurance salesman. But Collins, who ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 20, 2009 |
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INL, ISU team on nanoparticle production breakthrough
Every hour, the sun floods Earth with more energy than the entire world consumes in a year. Yet solar power accounts for less than 0.002 percent of all electricity generated in the United States, primarily ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Carbon nanotubes may cheaply harvest sunlight
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new alternative energy technology relies on the element most associated with climate change: carbon.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 19, 2009 |
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More efficient solar power with space technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new system from an Italian company uses weather satellite data to estimate the potential of solar cell power plants and monitor their performance. The approach helps to give a faster return ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Scientist increase the efficiency of a type of solar cell by incorporating ionic salts
A group of scientists are working on the optimisation of a type of photovoltaic cell (Grätzel cell) that artificially mimics photosynthesis.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Harnessing the sun
The American Solar Energy Society's 2009 National Solar Tour took place Oct. 3 in 3,000 communities.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Panasonic Develops High Energy Lithium-ion Battery Module with High Reliability
Panasonic Corp. has developed a 1.5 kWh battery module from 18650-type (18 mm in diameter x 65 mm in length) lithium-ion battery cells, which are widely used in laptop computers, to provide energy storage ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Physicists create first atomic-scale map of quantum dots
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications.
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Natural Fusion: Solar-powered home designed for 'realities of life'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Long cylinders wrapped in a thin dark blue film rest atop a newly constructed home in Central Pennsylvania. Beneath the cylinders is vegetation. The arrangement is not only the engine that ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 23, 2009 |
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