Source: IEEE Spectrum
In late March, solar-panel manufacturer SunPower Corp. announced that it was beginning limited production of its record-breaking crystalline silicon solar cell, which can achieve up to 24 percent conversion of the sun’s energy. That is just for i ...
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Source: IEEE Spectrum
This is not to say that nanotechnology is not improving various alternative energy solutions, in particular photovoltaics. But the process of bringing these technologies to market is much slower than many people seem willing to tolerate and ...
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Source: SciTech Daily
Berkeley Lab researchers at the Molecular Foundry have elucidated important mechanisms behind oriented attachment that drives biomineralization and the growth of nanocrystals. Image from Jim DeYoreo A team of scientists at the Law ...
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Source: optics.org
SolFocus, the US-based company at the forefront of concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) systems that generate utility-scale electricity by focusing sunlight onto very high-efficiency solar cells, has agreed a ...
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Source: EcoEarth News
Javascript is turned off. For the best experience please turn Javascript on! California Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday signed legislation clearing major obstacles in the path of a controversial project slated for the des ...
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Source: Renewable energy access
These are the Solyndras of the world. Their science may have raised the bar, but ultimately they were judged by the market, which measures the bar on cost alone. From that perspective, it’s more like a limbo line — “How low ...
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Source: Ubergizmo
The average amount of equipment our men and women in uniform have to carry around in the battlefield does weigh a considerable figure, so what are the ways that technology and science can employ in order to lessen their burden ...
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Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
Padma Nagappan SPECIAL TO THE U-T | Pyron uses water to support its solar panels, helping cool the array and make it more efficient. Pyron Solar Pyron Solar Founded: In 2006 by Johannes Laing Funding: $4 million Series A in 2007 Early investo ...
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Source: PR Newswire
FARMINGTON, Conn., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc is pleased to announce the immediate availability of two new reports on Photovoltaics Technology ...
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