The Solar Efficiency Gap

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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Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Matches Performance of Grätzel Cell

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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Berkeley Lab Reports Direct Observation of Oriented Attachment in Nanocrystal Growth

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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5MW supply deal for cell maker Solar Junction

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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Solar: Calif. desert project gets big assist from governor

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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Report: Two Solar Technologies That Will Thrive; Two On the Demise

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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Mobile solar backpack for the military

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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Will solar installations on water catch on?

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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Global Thin Film Photovoltaics CIS/CIGS Market Poised for Massive Growth Through 2017

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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