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The solar cell that also shines – LED type design

Gabriel — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:16:57 +0000

To produce the maximum amount of energy, solar cells are designed to absorb as much light from the Sun as possible. Now researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have suggested – and demonstrated – a counterintuitive concept: solar cells should be designed to be more like LEDs, able to emit light as well as […]

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Solar Gen2 – Smart solar powered LED street lighting solution

Gabriel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:06:31 +0000

Philips has developed the most efficient and cost effective solar powered LED street lighting solution per km of road. Solar Gen2 innovation is developed together with NXP Semiconductors N.V. and presents a total solution for highly sustainable and efficient street lighting that is a serious alternative to grid connected systems, cutting back energy costs and […]

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Sky light in the office

Gabriel — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:28:37 +0000

Working under the open sky – it sounds enticing, but it’s seldom really a practical option. Now, a dynamic luminous ceiling brings the sky into office spaces by creating the effect of passing clouds. This kind of lighting generates a pleasant working environment. As the wind swiftly blows clouds across the sky, the light is […]

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Developing a high-performance low-cost green LEDs, the key to white LEDs

Gabriel — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:03:37 +0000

First discovered in the 1920s, LEDs – light-emitting diodes – are semiconductors that convert electricity into light. When switched on, swarms of electrons pass through the semiconductor material and fall from an area with surplus electrons into an area with a shortage of electrons. As they fall, the electrons jump to a lower orbital and […]

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LED street lighting in Russia

Gabriel — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:15:17 +0000

Reducing Russia’s primary energy consumption by 40 per cent by 2020 is one of the country’s core concerns. To help reach this goal the Republic of Tatarstan is tackling street lighting and has initiated a pilot project in its capital Kazan – a ward with around 25,000 households already benefits from the superior light quality […]

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