Thinner, better and cheaper solar cells
Do better with less. That is the challenge the researchers of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have set for themselves,...
Large-area silicon solar cells with high efficiency
At the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Valencia, Spain), imec presents several large-area silicon solar cells with a conversion efficiency above 19%. Two...
Lunar Cubit Solar Powered Pyramids Project Could Supply with Renewable Energy More Than 250...
Lunar Cubit is the winner of The Land Art Generator Initiative. The project, designed by a group of artists, is truly a distinctive and...
Tata Power Company to Build 25MW Solar Photovoltaic Plant in Mithapur
The Tata Power Company has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigram for the construction of a 25MW solar power...
A novel way to capture sun’s thermal energy
Most technologies for harnessing the sun’s energy capture the light itself, which is turned into electricity using photovoltaic materials. Others use the sun’s thermal...
More efficient solar energy technology
Dr. Ahmed El-Shafei’s research group invented a new “sensitizer,” or dye, that harvests more ambient and solar light than any dyes currently on the...
Incentives System to Reward People in Oregon
The Oregon Public Utilities Commission approved new rules on Friday (June, 4) that will establish a four-year pilot program to trial a solar feed-in...
Sunlight to hydrogen system works, researchers confirms
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a biohybrid photo-conversion system -- based on the interaction of photosynthetic plant...
Solarizing Schools with Cutting-Edge Technology
Conserval Engineering is pleased to announce that they are working with the Ontario Ministry of Education, through the Green Schools Pilot Program, to install...
Eton Mobius iPhone 4 comes with a solar charging case
Nowadays the abundance of mobile solar charging options is very natural. For this reason the appearance of a solar charging case for a smart...