Nanocone – based solar cell with 80 percent conversion efficiency
With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jun Xu has boosted the light-to-power...
New Lithium-Ion Batteries in Water-Based Manufacturing Process
International Battery, a developer of large format lithium-ion rechargeable cells, batteries and energy storage systems, plans to expand water-based manufacturing process for additional lithium-ion...
Turn leaves into solar panels
Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap, easy alternative to traditional solar cells.
An entirely novel approach to photovoltaics has been developed...
New type of photovoltaic device harnesses heat radiation that most solar cells ignore
About 40 percent of the solar energy reaching Earth’s surface lies in the near-infrared region of the spectrum — energy that conventional silicon-based solar...
St. Andrew Waterloo’s Church goes on green energy
As many other old buildings St. Andrew Waterloo Church has started to generate its own green energy due to many rooftop solar panels.
Built to...
Solar Vehicle for Green Rides in the Desert
We brought in the highlights a new solar vehicle concept car. This Solar Powered Vehicle (SPV) was designed by Omer Sagiv as a perfect...
New Technique Makes LED Lighting More Efficient
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are an increasingly popular technology for use in energy-efficient lighting. Researchers from North Carolina State University have now developed a new...
Dye-sensitized solar cells more efficient than silicon cells
Dye-sensitized Grätzel solar cells have just set a new efficiency benchmark. By changing the composition and color of the cells, an EPFL team has...
Toshiba’s New Grid Charging Systems for EVs
Toshiba Corporation is proposing the development of an electric vehicle charging system—the Toshiba Charge Grid —that features the deployment of its Li-ion battery storage...
IKEA Goes on Renewable Energy
Ikea Group intends to become much greener until 2015. Their goal is to have 80% of the electricity in every store generated by renewable...